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W. F. ALLEN, SALISBURY, MARYLAND 



The Watt is a splendid market sort 



WARD. This variety seems to be very extensively 

 grown in New Jersey, where it was found growing 

 wild, although it is said to be a seedling of PCitta- 

 tinny. The plant is a very vigorous grower and bears 

 enormous quantities of fruit. Perhaps no other va- 

 riety of recent introduction has attracted so much 

 attention as this one. The berries are large, rich, 

 sweet, tender and without a hard core. The Ward 

 is an excellent Blackberry. Try it. 



WATT. The fruit of this variety is large, jet- 

 black, glossy and of excellent quality. The plant 

 is a strong grower, fully equal to Blowers, and while 

 not entirely immune to plant diseases it is a very 

 strongly resistant variety. The wood is tough 

 enough to hold the fruit without splitting. Its season 

 of ripening begins soon after the earliest and extends 

 late into the season, when there are usually few 

 varieties on the market. It is a strong grower and 

 has great productiveness, which, together with its 

 high quality, make it one of the most valuable 

 Blackberries, either for market or table use. Anyone 

 not experienced with Blackberries, or one set- 

 ting a commercial plantation, would choose 

 well if they use this variety, as it responds very 

 readily to what attention may be given it. 

 I have a very fine stock that I am sure will 

 please anyone. 



Likes Method of Packing 



The Blackberry plants arrived on the 3d in good con- 

 ition; I am well pleased with them. I like ycur method 

 of packing, as it makes low express charges. Many thanks. 

 — E. Westfield, Gallia Co., Ohio, April 7, 1913. 



Raspberries 



Raspberries are divided into three general classes: The reds, blacks and the purples. The red Rasp- 

 berries thrive best in a strong soil which is inclined to hold the moisture. They have been grown success- 

 fully on sandy soil when highly cultivated and liberally manured with stable manure so that the moisture 

 may be retained. It is customary to set the plants in rows 6 feet apart and about 3 feet in the row; but, 

 in highly fertilized soil, it may be necessary to give a little more space between the rows. The best fertilizer 

 is well-rotted stable manure, but if this can not be obtained, a high-grade commercial fertilizer may be 

 freely used. Bone meal seems to be especially suited 

 to the needs of the plants. Clean cultivation through 

 the whole season is especially important, and the 

 cultivator should be set rather high so as to prevent 

 the formation of too many suckers. In cold climates 

 it may be necessary to protect the canes in winter, 

 and the simplest plan is to bend them down along 

 the row and cover with soil. This can be done late 

 in the fall. 



Black Raspberries should be planted in rows 5 to 

 6 feet apart, and 3K to 4 feet apart in the rows. 

 They are more hardy than the red Raspberry and 

 seldom need winter protection. The ends of the 

 long canes should be pinched back to promote the 

 production of side shoots and an increased crop of 

 fruit. 



The cultural directions for the other class will 

 apply equally well to purple Raspberries, but the 

 canes need not be pinched back in the spring. They 

 are ven,' vigorous and, if permitted to grow, will 

 often produce a good crop when both the red and 

 black varieties fail. 



CUTHBERT. Red. This variety is to the red 

 Raspberries what the Concord is to the grapes — 

 the standard main-crop, market variety. It is very 

 productive of large, rich,' crimson berries, and alto- 

 gether it presents a very handsome appearance. 

 The flavor is rich and delicious, and the fruit as a 

 market berry and a shipper has no superior in red 

 Raspberries. The Cuthbert is endorsed by the New 

 York Agricultural Experiment Station, which says, St. Se^is. Two crops in one season (see page 28) 



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