THE LOVETT COMPANY, LITTLE SILVER, N. /. 11 



STRAWBERRY-RASPBERRY. 



3' 



The most unique and at the same time the most beautiful berry of any kind that has as yet appeared before 

 the public. In very truth the beauty of its fiery-crimson translucent berries, that glisten and sparkle like rubies, 

 is simply indescribable. It comes to us from Japan, and is said to be a hybrid between the Strawberry and Rasp- 

 berry. Whether this statement is correct or not we are unable to say, but that the plant is entirely hardy with- 

 out protection and a prolific yielder, we can bear testimony from personal observation of plants in our trial 

 grounds. In habit of growth the i^laut is distinct from both the fruits named. The root i;; perennial, throw- 

 ing up, as shown in the above illustration, numerous strong branching shoots, which are covered with its large, 

 beautiful berries the whole summer; from early in July until freezing weather, rendering it a veritable jjer- 

 petual beai'er. The canes or shoots die to the eai'th in winter, new ones being thrown up the following sjjring, 

 which begin blooming and setting fruit at once. The foliage is also peculiar, being composed of compound leaves 

 formed of five or seven leaflets that have a ridged or uneven surface, light green in color, bright, clean, cheer- 

 ful and pleasing, and exempt from attacks of all insects and diseases. The berries are globular, slightly oblong in 

 form, ranging in size from 1 3^ to 1)^ inches long and one to Ikj inches in diameter (those shown in the en- 

 graving being below the average in size) as sweet and melting and of such transcendent beauty as to cause 

 every one to shout with amazement upon first seeing a plant in bearing. The blossoms, too, should not be over- 

 looked. They resemble in appeai'ance small single 

 roses (the petals being cupped) snow white in color and 

 are as richly and deliciously fragrant as Gardenias or 

 Orange blossoms As these exquisite flowers are pro- 

 duced constantly from early spring until autumn, the 

 plant is well worthy of cultivation if it produced noth- 

 ing but flowers. But the flowers are a pleasing incident 

 thrown in in the make-up of this most novel and truly 

 wonderful fruit. Every person who has ten square 

 feet or more of this earth and fails to plant the Straw- 

 berry-Raspberry, misses a golden oppoi-tunity for both , 

 pleasure and profit and is not living up to his or her 

 privileges. 



Strong pot-ffrown plants, that we started in Green- 

 house last January, and which can be shipped with en- 

 tire safety, and will pi-oduce a full crop next summer, 

 Ea., 25c; doz., $2.50; 100, $15.00. 



