J. T. Lovett 



Small Fruit Plants 



3. It gives a crop of fruit all summer and autumn, fruiting on the old canes in generous quan- 

 tities until late in August. By this date berries begin to ripen upon the young, i. e., current year's 

 canes, which continue to produce berries in increasing numbers until late autumn. 



4. The berries are of a bright crimson, of large size and of surpassing quality — rich, sugary with 

 full raspberry flavor. They are of exceeding meaty, firm texture and keep in good condition longer, 

 after being gathered, than any other red raspberry. As a shipper it is unexcelled. 



5. The canes are of stocky, strong growth with an abundance of dark green leathery leaves that 

 never scald nor sunburn. 



6. It succeeds upon all soils, whether light and sandy or cold heavy clay and the canes are abso- 

 lutely hardy. 



Unlike all other Raspberries, the St. Regis yields a crop of fruit the first season. Plants of it 

 put out in April gave ripe berries on June 20th of the same year, and continued to do so, without 

 intermission, untU late in October. Raspberries for four months! That's what everybody gets who 

 jdants the St. Regis. Moreover, they are raspberries of the very highest grade — in size, in brilliant 

 crimson color, in firmness, in flavor. 



During the forty years I have been engaged in the nursery business, many valuable Raspberries 

 have been placed upon the market, but during that long period there has not been introduced by me, or 

 anybody else, a kind of such great value, all things considered, as the St. Regis Raspberry. It is 

 paying off" mortgages and otherwise bringing prosperity to fruit growers in all parts of the country 

 and will continue to do so until the markets of this great land are fully supplied with its fruit- 

 many years in the future: and not only is it an unqualified success in Xew Jersey, but I have letters 

 from almost every State in the Union attesting its great value. 



When introducing the Cuthbert Raspberry in 1878 and the Golden Queen in 1885, I said they were 

 good varieties. Was I not right? St. Regis is a much finer raspberry than were these in their 

 palmy days; in a few words, the most meritorious and valuable raspberry, by far, to date. Any one 

 who plants this variety will waste space and time to plant any other red raspberry; for it is unsur- 

 passed in excellence of fruit and covers the whole season — from earliest until latest.' It is not a joke 

 but the exact truth to say " it is the whole thing." 



It is sad, however, to be obliged to state that like all good things in this age, it has not escaped 

 the attention of the rogue; who, not unlike a counterfeiter, is sending out spurious and mixed plants 

 for the St. Regis and which cannot fail to bring loss and disappointment to those who plant them. 

 And these worse than worthless plants are being shipped to fruit growers by the thousand and tens of 

 thousands. 



Xow having a large and fine stock, I have decided to place St. Regis within the reach of all and 

 to ofi"er plants of it at the following greatly reduced rates — and I solicit an opportunity to give special 

 prices to those who wish to plant it largely: 



Selected plants, dozen, oOc; 100, $2.50; 1.000, $15.00. 



Transplanted plants, dozen, 75c.; 100, $.3.50. (Too large for rnailhuj.) 



OTHER RED VARIETIES 



CARDINAL (CAP).— A giant variety in cane 

 and berry. Berries purple-crimson, of high qual- 

 ity; excellent for jellies and jams. Very hardy 

 and very prolific. Midseason. Haymaker and Co- 

 lumbian are similar to it but no better. Suc- 

 ceeds at the south. Dozen. 35c.; 100, $1.50; 

 1,000, 812.00. 



CUTHBERT.— An old and well-tried variety, in- 

 troduced by me in 1878. Berries of large size, 

 deep crimson, moderately firm and high quality, 



being rich and 

 sprightly. Canes 

 of strong growth 

 with large healthy 

 foliage but not en- 

 tirely hardy of late 

 years, at the far 

 north in winters 

 of unusual sever- 

 ity. Ripens in 

 midseason until 

 late and succeeds 

 everywhere, even 

 at the south. 

 Rapidly being su- 

 p e r s e d e d by St. 

 Regis. Dozen, 35c.: 

 100. 81.50; 1.000, 

 $10.00. 



KING. — A most popular variety that unites 

 earliness, large size, bright color,* firmness and 

 excellent quality of its berries with vigorous 

 growth, productiveness and hardiness of cane. 

 Its crimson berries are exceedingly bright and 

 lively in color and so firm as to endure long ship- 

 ment without change, and its canes are very 

 hardy in winter and heat-resisting in summer. 

 The berries drop quickly when ripe : a property 

 disliked by some growers and regarded as de- 

 sirable bv 'others. Dozen, 35c.; 100, $1.50; 1.000, 

 810.00. 



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