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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 



SCUFFEBNONG. — The Bronze Scupper- 

 nong- Grapes are native of the South, and 

 bear well here. In Mississippi, Alabama 

 and Florida, Scuppernong- Grapes are large- 

 ly planted for preserving- and wine making; 

 they are excellent for the latter purpose, 

 and will make as g^ood wine as Missouri. 

 The vines should not be trimmed. 1 year 

 old, 30e. each; 3 year old, 75c. each. 



TRIUMFH. — This is a late variety; 

 bunches very large, g-olden when fully ripe; 

 fine as best foreign, and sell equally well; 

 melting pulp, small seeds, vigorous as 

 Concord, of which it is a hybrid seedling-. 

 Rarely it rots; stands pre-eminently at the 

 head as a late table grape. Price, 25c. 

 each, $2.50 per dozen. 



BERRIES AND CURRANTS. 



Blackberries. 



ICEBERG. — This remarkable Blackberry 

 is one of Luther Burbank's productions. It 

 succeeds admirably in this climate. The 

 fruit is transparent white. The seeds, 

 which are usually small, can be seen in the 

 ripe berries. The fruit is borne in large 

 clusters. The berries are of large size and 

 grood quality. The plant is an enormous 

 bearer, and the fruit las'ts through a long 

 period. A desirable variety. Strong plants, 

 15c. each; $1.00 for 10, $3.50 for 50; $6.00 

 per 100. 



Dewberries. 



AUSTIN'S IMFROVED. — Fruit very 

 large, subacid, vinous, but of second qual- 

 ity. Enormous bearer. The most produc- 

 tive market variety we have ever grown, 

 and is eight to ten days ahead of any 

 other. Strong- and vigorous grower, and 

 stands our hottest Summers perfectly. 

 Free from rust. Twenty-five two-year 

 plants produced forty quarts of immense 

 berries. Strong plants, 10c. each, 50c. for 

 10, $1.50 for 50, $2.75 per 100. 



Gooseberries. 



HOUGHTON. — An enormously productive 

 and always reliable old sort; of vigorous 

 yet rather slender, spreading growth, not 

 subject to mildew. Fruits of medium size, 

 smooth, pale red; tender and good. Strong 

 plants, 10c. each, 12 for $1.00, 50 for $3.50, 

 100 for $6.25. 



Raspberries. 



Cultural Directions. — The same as for 

 Blackberries and Dewberries. These thrive 

 best in a deep, moist, well-drained soil; the 

 lighter loams are best for the red, and the 

 heavy loams for the blackcaps. To make a 

 success of Raspberries, the land should be 

 able to withstand drought well. Cotton- 

 seed meal, pure ground bone, or fertilizers 

 containing a good proportion of potash are 

 best, and should be liberally applied dur- 

 ing- the Winter and early Spring. To get 

 the best results and keep the plants in 

 vig-orous condition, they must be mulched 

 heavily with straw or leaves. Strong 

 plants, 10c. each; 10 strong plants for 50c.; 

 50 strong plants for $1.50; 100 strong- 

 plants for $2.75. 



Strawberries. 



Cultural Directions. — The Strawberry can 

 be grown on almost any conceivable kind 

 of land, but gives the largest and finest 

 crops on a naturally moist, but not wet 

 soil. Stable manure, at the rate of say 

 20 large loads, and wood ashes at the rate 

 of a ton to the acre, both scattered broad- 

 cast and thoroughly mixed with the soil, 

 form a perfect manure for the crop. 

 Lacking these, a g-ood fertilizer, whose 

 analysis (as printed on the bag) shows 3 

 to 4 per cent, ammonia, 6 to 8 per cent, 

 phosphoric acid and 8 to 10 per cent, 

 potash, will do nearly as well. Any quan- 

 tity up to a ton or more an acre can be 

 used, if broadcasted and thoroughly mixed 

 in. If only a limited quantity can be 

 used — say 400 to 600 pounds to the acre — 

 it should be sown in the drill and thor- 

 oughly mixed with the soil before plant- 

 ing-. Too much stable manure or ammonia 

 in any form makes plant growth at the 

 expense of fruit. For field culture set in 

 rows y2 to 3 feet apart (as it is neces- 

 sary to economize land or not), with the 

 plants 15 to 18 inches apart in row. For 

 garden culture, where space is limited, set 

 in rows 15 inches apart each way. But be- 

 tween each series of three rows there must 

 be a two-foot alley or walkway. Set the 

 'plants just deep enough to cover the roots 

 well, and no deeper. Spread out the roots 

 well. 



KI.ONDYXE STRAWBERRY.— We have 

 a fine stock of this valuable new variety 

 grown from plants derived direct from the 

 originator. We know them to be the ab- 

 solutely true and pure Klondyke. 60c. per 

 100, $5.00 per 1,000. 



I.ADY THOMFSdN STRAWBERRY. — 



The marvelous vigor and immense pro- 

 ductiveness of this berry, its ability to 

 adapt itself to all soils and all climates; 

 its apparent indifference to heat, drought 

 or flood, has rendered strawberry growing 

 profitable over the vast regions where most 

 other varieties could not be grown with 

 profit, if at all. It is an exceedingly easy 

 plant to live and is quick to grow off, rain 

 or no rain. Hence its great value, es- 

 pecially for Fall planting-. Price, 60c. per 

 100, $5.00 per 1,000. 



EXCEX.SIOR STRAWBERRY. — The most 

 profitable extra early berry grown. It is 

 four to six days earlier than the Michel; 

 firm and good shipper; stands heat and 

 drought second to none; beautiful deer) 

 blood red to center; exceedingly produc- 

 tive, thrifty and rank in growth; berries 

 large 4?«r good shape; it is a staminate or 

 self-|p<menizer. 60c. per 100; $5.00 per 1,000. 



FUR^ IMFROVED HOFFMAN STRAW- 

 BERRY. — If an experienced grower or 

 commission merchant was asked what 

 variety of strawberries, owing to its size, 

 brilliant coloring and perfect shipping 

 qualities, brought uniformly the highest 

 price on the market, there could be but 

 one answer — Hoffman. It stands drought 

 well, the berry seeming to be composed 

 more largely of solid matter than other 

 varieties. Hence its unsurpassed firmness 

 and high value as a shipping berry. It 

 has a special value to growers who have to 

 ship a long distance to market without 

 refrigeration. Its great firmness enables 

 it to carry fresh and bright a very long 

 distance without ice. Price, 60c. per 100, 

 $5.00 per 1,000. 



Nearly Fifty Years of Reliability. 



