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W. F. ALLExN, SALISBURY. MARYLAND 



Dewberries 



Do not plant Dewberries on too rich garden soil, as they go too much to vine, with a corresponding 

 loss of fruit. For fertilizer use a small percentage of ammonia and a large percentage of potash. The plants 

 may be set in rows 5 to 6 feet apart and about 3 feet in the row. 



Some growers let their Dewberries 

 trail on the ground and keep the 

 vines cut back to 2 or 3 feet in length; 

 but much better results are obtained 

 if the vines are given some support, 

 either by trellis or by stakes driven 

 between every alternate hill, tying 

 one hill from each side to the top of 

 the stake, which should be notched 

 at the top to prevent slipping down. 

 Cut off all surplus vines 18 inches 

 beyond where tied. 



Atlantic. The really good va- 

 ^— ^^^— ^— rieties of Dewberries 

 have been very limited in number 

 until the advent of the Atlantic. I 

 have tried a number of varieties of 

 Dewberries, and have invariably gone 

 back to Lucretia and Austin as the 

 only two worthy of cultivation. In 

 the Atlantic we have something de- 

 cidedly new and exceptionally valua- 

 ble. This is a very strong-growing 

 variety, and, for that reason, should 

 be planted wider apart than either 

 Lucretia or Austin. I am preparing 

 to plant about twenty acres of At- 

 lantic this fall or winter, and will 

 make my rows about 7 feet apart and 

 5 feet apart in the row. The berries 

 are about the size of Snyder black- 

 berry, of good quality and excep- 

 tionally firm, in fact it is the firmest 

 Dewberry or blackberry that I have 

 ever seen. It is firm enough for long 

 shipments and will carry in excellent 

 condition. The Atlantic is also en- 

 tirely free from rust, and one of the healthiest plants of the blackberry family. While the vines are well 

 supplied with thorns, the berries are easily picked, owing to the fact that the large, productive clusters 

 are held well above the bushes and, in gathering the fruit, it is not necessary to come in contact with the 

 thorns; for this reason it is as easily picked as any other variety. The berries are jet-black and fine keejjers, 

 commanding the highest prices of any variety on the market. The season of ripening is another very im- 

 portant point in its favor, the main crop here is ripened in August running until September, or after all 



other Dewberries and blackberries are gone, except the 

 Nanticoke blackberry, which is too soft to ship a long dis- 

 tance. To sum up, we have in the Atlantic Dewberry the 

 most vigorous, the most productive, the blackest, the firmest 

 and the latest Dewberry in existence. 



AUSTIN (Mayes). An early Dewberry of excellent qual- 

 ity, berries arc large and thick, but not so firm as those of the 

 Lucretia. It is very hardy, and seldom fails to give a good 

 crop. I always plant a part of my field in Austin in order to 

 start the season at the earliest date. The Austin ripens with 

 me about a week earlier than the Lucretia, and for this reason 

 it is valuable to grow in connection with that variety. While 

 not quite so firm, if they are kept picked up close as soon as 

 ripe, and not allowed to remain too long on the vines, they 

 may be shipped a reasonable distance. 



LUCRETIA. Earlier than the earliest blackberry, as large 

 as the largest, and the most largely grown of all Dewberries 

 for market. Of a slender, trailing habit and entirely free from 

 diseases and insect attacks, the canes are very hardy and 

 exceedingly prolific, thriving almost everywhere; the fruit is 

 superb, large and handsome, of rich black, and the quality 

 is very fine. It is undoubtedly the best shipping varietyof 

 all the Dewberries in cultivation except the Atlantic, which 

 Lucretia Dewberries I am offering this season for the first time. 



Atlantic. Free from rust 



