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FERRY & GO'S 



Smith's improved. 



plant a free grower, and 



Seth Boyden.— A very general favorite; medium 

 early, large size, bright crimson, firm, juicy, rich, and 

 immensely productive. 



Triomph de Gand.— An old, well established favor- 

 ite ■ large, firm, sweet, rich ; continues a long time in 

 bearing, almost covering the strawberry season. 



Warren. — Plant vigorous, moderately productive ; 

 fruit of large size, fine form and color, and delicious 

 flavor. " 



Windsor Chief (p).— A vigorous grower with healthy 

 foliage, and immensely productive ; fruit of large size 

 to the end of the season. 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



Downing. — Very 

 large, handsome, pale 

 green, and of splen- , 

 did quality for both 

 cooking and table i 

 use ; bush a vigorous 

 grower, very produc- 

 tive, and usually free 

 from mildew. 25 cts 



Houghton Seed- 

 ling. — Small to me- 

 dium, roundish oval ; 

 pale red, sweet, ten- 

 der, verj' good; plants 

 spreadingshoots slen- 

 der, enormously pro- 

 ductive. 15 cents. 



Mountain Seed- 

 ling—Large, jound- 

 ish oval ; pale red ; 

 skin thick ; medium quality 

 very productive. 25 cents. 



Smith's Improved. — Large, pale greenish yellow; 



skin thin ; of very excellent quality, being unsurpassed 



by any other variety for table use or cooking ; bush 



moderately vigorous, and excessively productive. 25c. 



ENGLISH VARIETIES. 



Strong, two year plants. 40 cents each. 

 Crown Bob, Sulphur, 



Golden Lion, Warrenton, 



Hedge Hog, White Smith. 



Montrose, 



RASPBERRIES. 



The Raspberry should be planted in good, rich soil, in 

 rows about five feet apart, and three feet apart in the 

 row, with three or five canes to the hill. As soon as 

 they have done bearing, cut out the old wood to give 

 more vigor to the young canes. Price, unless noted, 10 

 cents each ; 50 cents per 10 ; $3.50 per 100. 



Amazon —A very large and fine flavored berry, and 

 one of the most vigorous of grovv'ers. 



Antwerp Red.— An old variety, originally from Ant- 

 werp : fruit large, conical, dull red ; flavor rich and 

 sweet ; leaves large and plaited. 



Antwerp Yellow.— Large, pale yellow, of excellent 

 quality. 



Brandywine. — A large, bright red berry, of very 

 beautiful appearance, which makes it a favorite market 

 variety, although not of the highest quality. It does 

 well on nearly all soils, and endures the drought and 

 heat of the south better than most varieties. 



Catawissa. — Dark crimson, covered with a thick 

 bloom ; flavor sprightly ; canes vigorous and productive. 



Clarke. — Large, conical, bright crimson, juicy, sweet, 

 and excellent, but rather soft for long shipment. 



Cuthbert. 



Cu t h b e r t, or 

 Queen of the 

 M a r k e t.— A re- 

 markably strong, 

 hardy variety, said 

 to stand the north- 

 ern winters and 

 southern summers 

 better than any 

 other variety ; ber- 

 ries very large, 

 measuring three 

 inches around; con- 

 ical ; rich crimson, 

 very handsome, 

 and so firm they 

 can be shipped 

 hundreds of miles by rail in good condition ; flavor is 

 sweet, rich and luscious. 15 cents each ; 15 for $1.00. 



Delaware. — Medium size, bright red ; originated in 

 New Jersey, where it is spoken of as one of the most 

 delicious of berries. 



Davidson's Thornless.— One of the earliest and 

 best of the Black Caps, and nearly exempt from spines. 



Doolittle's Improved Black Cap.— Although one 

 of the first introduced, it still holds its place as one of 

 the most valuable 



Gregg. — This 

 is decidedly the 

 largest and most 

 prolific BlackCap 

 that we have ever 

 seen, far surpass- 

 ing in size the fa- 

 mous jMam&ioth 

 Cluster ; averag- 

 ing, when grown 

 side by side, with 

 the same treat- 

 ment, from one- Gregg, 

 third to one-half larger. 15 cents each ; 15 for $1.00. 



Great Western.— A Black Cap from Pennsylvania, 

 resembling the Gregg very closely ; thought by some to 

 be identical. 15 cents each ; 15 for $1.00. 



Herstine. — Very large, bright crimson ; fine flavor- 

 ed ; a strong grower and abundant bearer ; one of the 

 very best berries for home use. 



Highland Hardy. — An early, strong growing and 

 very productive variety, thriving in almost any soil ; 

 berry medium, bright red ; its earliness, great product- 

 iveness, and bright, handsome appearance, make it a 

 favorite naarket variety. 



Kirtland.— An excellent red variety; perfectly hardy. 



Lum's Everbearing. — Raised by H. B. Lum, of 

 Sandusky, Ohio. It is similar to the Ohio Everbearing, 

 but of larger size and more productive. 15 cents each. 



Mammoth Cluster. — One of the largest, latest and 

 best of the Black Caps ; juicy and sweet. 



Miami. — Large, juicy, sweet ; very productive. 



Philadelphia. — Dark red, good size, flesh moderate- 

 ly firm : plants hardy and enormously productive ; val- 

 uable for market. 



Reliance, — A new red raspberry of superlative excel- 

 lence ; firm, beautiful fruit ; hardy, and an immense 

 bearer. 15 cents each ; 15 for $1.00. 



Seneca Black Cap.— Larger than Doolittle, a week 

 later in ripening ; firm, sweet, rich, hardy and very pro- 

 ductive. 



Thwack. — This new variety appears to be gaining 

 in favor. The canes are short (3i^2 to 4 feet), are as 

 hardy as the hardiest, producing large crops of beauti- 



