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RASPBERRIES 

 Strawberry Raspberry— This fine and beautiful look- 

 ing dwarf raspberry grows only 15 to 18 inches 

 high. The plant itself is handsome, its bright 

 green foliage resembling that of the rose, and,with 

 its many pure, snow-white, rose-like flowers, is 

 sufficiently showy to be grown as a flowering plant. 

 The fruits, produced very early in the season, stand 

 well out of the foliage, and are thus easily gath- 

 ered. They are of the size and shape of a large 



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strawberry, and entirely distinct from any other 

 raspberry. These beautiful berries, glowing against 

 the handsome green foliage, produce a most; 

 striking eflTect. 10 cts. each, |l per doz. 

 Superlative — New — Of European origin. Fruit large 

 and conical ; dull red ; stout canee and very pro- 

 lific, besides being quite hardy. As berries are 

 very handsome and keep well, it is a valuable 

 variety. 25 cents each ; |2.00 per dozen. 



JAPANESE WINEBERRY. 



Japanese Wineberry— This ma^niticent fruit has excited a great deal of interest and wonder. This intereftin^ 

 plant belongs to the Raspberry family ; perfectly hardy and prolific. The fruit is borne in large clusters', 

 atid each berry is at first tightly enveloped in by the large calyx, forming a sort of bur, which is covered 

 with purplish-red hairs so thickly as to present the appearance of a moss rose-bud. These open and turn 

 back, exposing the fruit in all its beauty, ripening in July, and lasts for two months. 10 cts. each, |1 per 

 doz ; extra size, transplanted plants, strong, 15 cts. each, |1.50 per doz. 



BLACK CAPS. 



Gault— New. An ever-bearing berry of large size ; 

 hardy ; a good grower and productive. It ripens 

 its first crop with Gregg, which is followed by 

 another large crop on the new' canes. An unusu- 

 ally fine and profitable berry. 30c. each ; $2.00 per 

 dozen. 



Gregg -This is decidedly the largest Black Cap 

 grown, far surpassing in size the famous Mammoth 

 Cluster ; it is a very good grower, juicy, of high 

 flavor. 50c. per doz., |3.00 per 100 ; extra size 

 transplanted, 75c. per doz., 15.00 per 100. 



Johnston's Sweet — Remarkably sweet and of great 

 value for evaporating and canning purposes. The 

 canes are of strong, vigorous growth, with healthy 

 and clean foliage, hardy and productive. The ber- 

 ries are of a deep black wine color, quite firm, very 

 sweet and delicious in flavor. Ripens early. 



Mammoth Cluster (McCormick)— The bush is a strong 

 upright grower; foliage a rich, dark green; fruit 

 large, and holds out large to the very last picking ; 

 black, with a rich purplish bloom ; very juicy, high 

 flavored and delicious ; perfectly hardy, the sur- 

 face sufficiently firm to bear transportation to dis- 



tant markets. 50 cts. per doz., |3.00 per 109 ; extra 

 size, transplanted, 75 cts. per dozen, $5 per 100. 

 Ohio (Alden) — Hardy, vigorous and productive, berry 

 of fine quality, bright color and remarkably firm. 

 For canning and evaporating, one of the most 

 profitable. 



Palmer — The best and most productive early Black 

 Cap. It ripens at the same time as Souhegan, 

 yields more fruit at first picking, completes ripen- 

 ing its first crop in a shorter time, and commands 

 the highest price in the market; large size, fine 

 quality. Strong grower, hardy, productive, often 

 bending the canes to the ground under their 

 weight of fruit. 



SchafFer's Colossal — Colossal both in bush and berry. 

 Carries to market well; excellent to dry, and un- 

 surpassed for canning. Berry dark crimson in 

 color and excellent in quality ; a very valuable va- 

 riety. 50 cts. per doz , $3 per 100. 



Souhegan — A variety of the most positive value, of 

 excellent quality, about as large as the Gregg, and 

 astonishingl}^ prolific, exceeding in this respect any 

 raspberry known. A perfect ironclad in hardiness 

 and extremely early, at least two weeks earlier 

 than the Doolittle. 50 cts. per doz,, $3 per 100 ; 

 extra size, transplanted, 75 cts. per doz.. |5 per 10()[ 



BLACKBERRIES. 



NEW VARIETIES. 



Rathbun — This berry has already become known and 

 has established a high reputation locally. The 

 fruit has brought a much higher price than any 

 other blackberry in the market at the time. The 

 plant is a strong, erect grower and, unlike most 

 varieties, produces but few suckers. It sends up a 

 strong main stem which branches freely, and these 

 branches curve over and bend toward the ground, 

 and later in the season the tips touching the 

 ground send root down into it, thus propagating 

 themselves in the manner of the black cap rasp- 

 berry. It is quite hardy at its home, where it has 

 sustained a temperature of 15° or 18° below zero 

 without harm. The fruit grows on long stems in 

 clusters which enabies it to be easily gathered. 

 The berries are large with large pips and small 

 seeds. They have no hard core, in fact, no core is 

 perceived in eating them, all is soft, sweet, lus- 

 cious, with a high flavor. It is superior to all the 

 well-known varieties of blackberry in cultivation, 

 in quality. The fruit is jet black in color with a 

 high polish, and sufficiently firm to handle and 

 carry well. A large proportion of the berries will 

 measure from an inch and a quarter to one inch 

 and a half in length, and the whole crop is uniform 

 in size. 25c. each, $2.50 per doz. 



Eldorado — The vines are very vigorous and hardy. 



enduring the winters of the far northwest without 

 injury, and their yield is enormous. The berries 

 are large, jet black, borne in large clusters, and 

 ripen well together ; they are very sweet, melting 

 and pleasing to the taste, have had no hard core! 

 10c. each, |1.00 per doz. 



GENERAL LIST. 



Ancient Briton— One of the best and for planting in 

 cold climates is recommended on account of its ex- 

 ceptional hardiness Prolific and of high quality. 

 75 cts. per dozen, |4 per 100. 



Early Harvest — One of the earliest blackberries in 

 cultivation, dwarf grower; fruit medium size and 

 fine quality ; an enormous bearer. 50 cts. per 

 dozen, $3 per 100. 



Erie— This superb fruit originated in Northern Ohio. 

 It is hardy, very productive, not having failed in 

 producing a fine crop each year since it was origin- 

 ated ; fruit large, about the size of Lawton ; good 

 quality ; ripens early. 75 cts. per dozen. $4' per 

 100 ; extra size, $1 per dozen, |5 per 100. 



Kittatinny — Commences to ripen after the Wilson's 

 Early, and continues longer in bearing ; is ripe as 

 soon as black, and much earlier, sweeter and better 

 in all respects than the Lawton, which it resembles 

 in plant ^nd fruit. 50 cts. per dozen, $2.50 per 100 ; 

 extra size, 75 cts. per dozen, |4 per 100. 



