i 1 DREER S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



distinct culture is indispensable, otherwise they will speedily cover 

 the whole ground with a mass of foliage and runners, and produce 

 little if any fruit. Beds for propagating should he planted solely for 

 that purpose. Mulching during summer when the fruit is ripening, 

 will assist greatly towards a heavy continuous crop, and a sprinkling 

 of litter should he thrown over them about the middle of December, 

 to protect the buds during winter. 



Among the most prolific of all Strawberries, is Wilson's Albany 

 Seedling, and among foreign varieties, the Triomphe de Gand is the 

 best for general purposes. Downer's Proline is a good fruit, and a 

 most robust grower. The finest flavored is, perhaps, Yicomptesse Heri- 

 caurt de Thury, the Hooker and Fillmore are also excellent varieties. 

 Hovey's Seedling is still a great favorite with many, and for earliness, 

 size, color, flavor and productiveness none can excel the new variety 

 introduced into notice by us last fall, called 



FRENCH'S SEEDLING. 



This variety originated on the grounds of Mr. French, near Moores- 

 town, X. J., and the fruit was introduced into our market last season, 

 commanding the highest price, and attracting universal attention, for 

 its beautiful bright scarlet color, form, and excellent qualities. 



Price of plants, $1.50 per dozen ; S3. 00 per hundred. 



THE RASPBERRY. 



Owing to the fact that the winters, more or less, injure all Rasp- 

 berry plants, and many of the best sorts are much cut by the frosts, 

 the Raspberry has not been so extensively cultivated as its importance 

 demands. Laying down the canes and covering them lightly with 

 soil, is the most prevalent, as it is the most simple and efficient method 

 of protection. This is, however, attended with considerable trouble; 

 and through neglect such choice and tender varieties as the Orange, 

 Fastoljf, Franconia, Hornet, and others, fail producing a crop. We 

 have, however, at length the pleasure of offering a Raspberry which 

 combines with great productiveness extreme hardiness. Is also of 

 good size and excellent flavor, and having originated near this city, it 

 has been named the 



•'PHILADELPHIA RASPBERRY." 



We have tested this variety thoroughly in our own nursery grounds, 

 and unhesitatingly endorse the character given to it by Mr. Parry (an 

 extensive fruit grower near this city,) who states — ;i Having had the 

 severe test of ten years' practical trial, side by side with all the lead- 

 ing varieties, the conclusion arrived at is, that it is the largest, most 

 productive, and best hardy Raspberry in the world.'' 



We will furnish a limited quantity of plants, at the following ra(es : 

 82.50 per dozen : Sl5per hundred. 



