WESTBURY STATION, N. Y. 
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Fruits for Long Island 
RLD AND YLLLOW RASPBERRIES, continued 
Shaffer's Colossal. Very large, dull purplish ber- 
ries, soft and rather acid. It is the most prolific 
and vigorous variety we have tested. 
Columbian. A new variety, resembling the last, 
but sweeter. 
Golden Queen. Yellow, soft, juicy, sweet fruit. 
Resembles Cuthbert in form and flavor, and 
therefore is an excellent dessert variety. 
BLACK-CAP RASPBERRIES 
These ripen earlier than the red kinds, and fol- 
low Strawberries. 
Souhegan. Fruit large and handsome ; plant a 
strong grower and hardy. Ripens early. 
Gregg. One of the largest of the black-cap family ; 
fruit large, black, with a slight bloom ; moder- 
ately juicy, sweet and rich. Ripens late and 
evenly. 
BLACKBERRIES 
Price, 50 cts. per doz., $4 per 100 
Being easy to grow, Blackberries are a valuable 
fruit for home use. As they ripen from early July 
to the middle of August, they complete the season 
of small fruits until the peaches begin to ripen. To 
avoid too strong a growth and straggling habit, the 
ends of the shoots may be cut off at 3 feet in mid- 
summer. Plant 6x3 feet. 
Lucretia Dewberry. Large, coreless, juicy, sweet 
fruit ; most delicious for the table. Ripens be- 
fore all the others. A running Blackberry that 
can be trained to a trellis. 
Erie. A valuable new variety ; large, very early 
and productive. Desirable as a market berry. 
Eldorado. Large berries, borne in large clusters ; 
vines are vigorous and hardy. One of the best 
for table use. 
Early Harvest. Of medium 
size, good quality and 
prolific ; very early. It is 
firm, and therefore a 
good shipper. 
Agawam. A large berry of 
excellent flavor. Hardy 
and productive. 
Snyder. Berries of medium 
size, nearly globular, of 
good flavor ; very hardy. 
STRAWBERRIES 
Price, $1 per 100 ; in Aug. 
and Sept. $2 per 100. 
A garden without Straw- 
berries is incomplete. If 
Strawberry plants are put 
out in August and Septem- 
ber they will bear fruit the 
following June. They may 
be planted in April and May, 
and each plant allowed to 
make a dozen or more run- 
ners and young plants, 
which bear freely the follow- 
ing season. The beds had best be allowed to fruit 
only two years and then be renewed. Free cultiva- 
tion should be followed the first year, and the plants 
covered with straw, manure, or salt hay for the 
winter. In spring, as the growth commences, this 
litter may be raked off between the rows to form a 
mulch, which prevents the growth of weeds and 
conserves the moisture, as well as protects the 
ripening berries from the soil. Clippings from the 
lawn make an excellent mulch for this purpose. 
By planting four or six varieties, early, medium 
and late, and giving them good cultivation, the 
fruiting season will extend from the last week in 
May to the first week in July. 
Per. indicates perfect-flowered. 
Imp. indicates imperfect-flowered. Plant with 
perfect-flowered varieties near. 
Excelsior. Per. A firm, productive, high-colored 
berry ; the chief quality is earliness. 
Sharpless. Per. Very large, conical or wedge- 
shaped ; white at the tip when not fully ripe ; 
good flavor. 
Bubach. Imp. Fruit of largest size and excellent 
flavor. A prolific grower with vigorous foliage. 
A standard sort. 
Bismarck. Per. This resembles the Bubach in its 
excellent qualities, and is slightly smaller. 
Beecher. A vigorous, strong-growing variety with 
healthy foliage. Good flavor and size. 
Glen Mary. Per. A long, tapering fruit of mild, 
sweet flavor. 
Clyde. Per. Fruit large, abundant, mild flavor. 
Foliage not so strong as some others. 
Nick Ohmer- Per. A vigorous grower ; hand- 
some berries of good market quality. 
Gandy. Per. One of the latest, if not the latest 
in cultivation. 
