/. r. LOVETT, LITTLE SILVER, N.J, 



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DEWBERRIES. 



These should be more largely planted than they are, being so wholesome and delicious. They ripen 

 their fruit between raspberries and blackberries and are much larger than the latter. The vines or canes 

 are of trailing habit and difficult to keep from the ground, but this may be readily accomplished by 

 planting in hills and staking the plant. Set the plants six feet apart each way, putting two plants in a 

 hill ; although in thin land they may be planted as closely as four feet by four. When tying up to the 

 stakes in Spring, ciit back to four or five feet according to the growth of cane. For best results a liberal 

 top dressing of manure or fertilizer should be applied in early Spring. 



PREMO, 



A new extra early Dewberry as large 

 and fine in fruit as the standard Lu- 

 cretia and of even better quality, 

 ripening earlier — from seven to ten 

 days — and so fast that its entire crop 

 may be picked and marketed before 

 the second picking of Lucretia has 

 begun. Fruit growers will appreciate 

 the advantage of thus disposing of 

 the whole crop at two or three pick- 

 le ings and so obtaining the top market 

 price before lyucretia comes in. The 



S fruit of Premo is very large, long, 

 glossy jet black, firm, sweet and fine 

 in quality. The canes are strong 

 I growers, hardy and prolific; foliage 

 I dark, tough and healthy, enduring 

 [ hot suns without burning. The blos- 

 som is pistillate, requiring every third 

 or fourth row to be planted with Lu- 

 cretia to thoroughly fertilize the 

 flowers and ensure an abundant crop. 

 Premo is of the same general charac- 

 ter as Lucretia, which it resembles, but differs especiallv in its early ripening, that being the great point 

 of superiority that will render it popular. It will not, however, displace Lucretia, inasmuch as that va- 

 riety follows It and continues the supply until blackberries come in. For market growing there is no 

 question but that Premo will prove immensely profitable ; and now is the time to plant it and so be the 

 first m market. A few hundred planted now will make many plants for next spring. In the family 

 garden it will prove a great acquisition, continuing the supply of small fruits and pleasing all with its 

 delicious berries. Doz., 75c. ; 100, 84.00 ; 1000, §30.00. 



LUGRETIA. By far the best of the standard 



Dewberries, 

 largel3'planted 

 for market, 

 succeeds every 

 where and al- 

 ways profita- 

 ble. The canes 

 are of vigorous 

 growth with 

 abundant foli- 

 age, of iron- 

 clad hardiness 

 free from dis- 

 ease and i n - 

 sect attacks, 

 and excess- 

 ively prolific. 

 The berries are 

 of great size, 

 of a beautiful 

 glossy black , 

 so firm that 

 they ship 

 and keep well, 

 and of very 

 fine quality. The fact of its ripening its crop 

 before any of the blackberries are in sight makes 

 it immensely profitable and the berries are so 

 large and attractive that they always command a 



high price. I cleared twice as much money the 

 past season from my crop of Lucretias as I did 

 from any of my other small fruits acre for acre 

 (and I had nearly ten acres of it in bearings) ; 

 the Mersereau blackberries being the only excep- 

 tion. The market fruit grower who fails to plant 

 Lucretia largely makes a big mistake. It is of 

 the easiest culture, needs no petting or coddling, 

 and yields immensely everywhere. Doz., oOc. ; 

 100, $1.00; 1000, $6.00. 



AUSTIN'S IMPROVED. Ripens nearly 

 a week earlier than Lucretia and though not so 

 fine in fruit is profitable where earliness counts. 

 A very strong grower with large and stout canes 

 but of the usual trailing habit, and of great pro- 

 ductiveness. The berries are large, sliort and 

 thick, of excellent quality but lack firmness, be- 

 ing much softer than Lucretia. In the home 

 market it will be profitable for its earliness and 

 yield. Doz., 3oc. ; 100, $1.25; 1000, $8.00. 



Essex Co., Mass. 



King Raspberry I bought of you has done finely. 

 It is a vigorous grower, ripens early, is good in 

 quality, large and handsome. I liked its behavior 

 so well last year that I ordered more last Spring. 

 I have bought plants of you for a long time, and 

 I must say that they have alzvays been true to 

 name, always came in good condition and never 

 failed to grow. O. F. Brown. 



