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THE IV. F. ALLEN CO,, SALISBURY, MD. 



BLACKBERRIES 



Blowers. 



The best soil for Blackberries is a strong 

 clay loam that will retain moisture, though 

 the plants will grow and thrive almost any- 

 where if planted in fertile soil. The plants 

 should be set in rows 5 to 6 feet apart, and 3 

 feet apart in the rows. The cultivation 

 should be shallow, and three good canes 

 only should be permitted to grow in each 

 hill. After fruiting, cut out the old canes 

 and allow the new growth to come on. 

 Pinch the tips when about 3 feet in 

 height, to make them grow bushy and 

 better able to stand. Sometimes it is 

 advisable to offer support to the canes, and 

 for garden culture a line of chicken-wire 

 netting offers a good support. In field 

 culture it is not usual to support the canes, 

 although along the Hudson and in New 

 England Snyder is trellised extensively. 



Berries are large, jet-black in 

 color, of the finest flavor and 

 present a very tempting appearance. The 

 plants are upright in growth, perfectly hardy, 

 very rust-resistant and exceedingly productive. 

 It begins to ripen during July, and has quite an 

 e.xtended season. It is appreciated in western 

 New York, and the Long Island Experiment 

 Station says of it: "Delicious, free from hard 

 core and a good bearer through a long season." 

 Berries of medium size, bright, glossy black, very juicy and 

 sweet. _ The plants are upright in growth and produce 

 enormous quantities of berries ver>- early in the season; in fact, this variety is 

 recognized as the earliest standard variety of Blackberries. It was found growing 

 wild in southern Illinois, and is not hardy in the far North; it seems, however, 

 to enjoy great popularity throughout .x Eldorado ^^'■'''^' '^''Se'' ^^^^ Snyder, 



glossy black and are unequaled 

 for flavor. The plant is very hardy and has 

 not been known to winter-kill in any 

 berry-growing district of the country. 

 It is claimed by prominent 

 growers that it enjoys entire 

 freedom from 

 orange rust. This 

 is an excellent va- 

 riety for home use 

 and while claimed 

 hv some to be too 



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Eldorado. A Blackberry 

 unequaled for flavor 



Early Harvest. 



the middle and southern states anii 

 on the Pacific Coast. 



Blowers is delicious, free from hard core, and a good bearer 



