NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES. 



STRAWBERRY-RASPBERRY. 



THE NEXT GENERATION. 



Indeed a remarkable fruit, which comes to us from Japan. Said to be a hybrid between the 

 Strawberry and the Raspberry; and the plant and its fruit present strong evidence that this statement 

 is correct. In habit it is a spreading, low-growing bush, producing its fruit 

 in branching clusters of three or more at the ends of tlie stems. The fruit in 

 form and appearance, is about as good a combination of a Strawberry and 

 red Raspberry as one could well imaa^ine— in size about midway between the 

 two, and the form of neither, but half way batween each, being formed of 

 drupes like a raspberry, but in color a crimson, equalling in brilliancy the 

 most beautiful strawberry. Said to be entirely hardy and of delicious flavor. 

 It is in great demand and a fruit so unique, so beautiful, luscious and prolific 

 cannot fail to delight all who plant it. Fine, well-established plants like 

 shown in accompanying figure; doz., $1.00; 10), $5.00; 1000, $45.00. 



LOGAN BERRY. 



A. hybrid between the blackberry and red rasp- 

 berry produced in California and the most valu- 

 able addition to the list of small fruits that has 

 appeared during the 

 past fifty years. The 

 berries are very 

 large, fully equaling 

 in size the largest 

 blackberries, which 

 they resemble in 

 form and structure, 

 but are deep reddish- 

 maroon in color; 

 melting, without 

 core, and of rich fig. 2174. 



sprightly flavor— a mingling of the red raspberry and blackberry, mellowed and refined — as luscious 

 as it is novel; and as firm as a blackberry. 



The canes are of strong, vigorous growth with an abundance of large, dark green leathery foliage, 

 resembling that of the raspberry more than the blackberry and are Kemi-trailing in habit; are without 

 the large sharp thorns of the blackberry, but with numerous fine red spines like those upon red rasp- 

 berries. They are entirely hardy without protection and enormously prolific. A delicious fruit for des- 

 sert that cannot fail to please the popular palate, and equally desirable for canning. For jellies and 

 jams it is said to be unequaled. What adds special value to this unique fruit is its season of ripening, 

 maturing as it does in advance of raspberries, far in advance of blackberries — and at the close of the 

 strawberry season. At Monmouth the past summer it was fully ripe on June 24 — before we could 

 gather the first red raspberries — and continued for a long season, perfecting its last berries and bring- 

 ing them up to full size. 



Having fruited this new fruit in field culture we speak from experience as to its hardiness and 

 other valuable properties. By reason of its many merits we are convinced it is of the greatest value, 

 both for the home garden and for profit. 



Strong, well established plants, {see fig. 2174), doz., $3.50; 100, $25.00; 1000, $200.00. 



