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The Elizabeth Nubseey Company. 



GRAPES— Continued. 



r — Red ; vine hardy, healthy and productive ; 

 banches and berries rather small ; ripensvery early 

 — with the earliest — and hangs well on the vine ; 

 resembles Delaware in appearance ; sweet as soon 

 as colored; skin thin ; pulp tender, rich and juicy. 

 25 cts. each, $2.50 per dozen. 

 Mloore's Diamond — Vine a vigorous grower, entirely 

 free from mildew. A prolific bearer ; bunches large, 

 handsome and compact, slightly shouldered ; color 

 delicate, greenish white, with rich yellow tinge 

 when fully ripe; pulp tender, juicy, and nearly 

 transparent, with 'very few seeds ; berry about the 

 size of Concord, rich, sprightly and sweet. Ripens 

 about two weeks before Concord. 25 cts. each, 

 12.50 per dozen. 



Moore's Early — Combining great vigor, health and 

 productiveness ; 20 days earlier than Concord ; in 

 quality hardly to be distinguished from Concord. 

 Bunch large, berries very large, black. 25 cts. 

 each, $2.50 per dozen. 



Niagara — The vine is a remarkably strong grower 

 and very hardy ; bunches very large and uniform 

 and very compact ; berries as large or larger than 

 Goacord and skin thin ; quality good ; very little 

 pulp, melting and sweet; ripens with the Concord. 

 25 cts each, $2 50 per dozen. 



P©eklington— The vine thoroughly hardy, both in 



wood and foliage. Sttong grower ; never mildews; 

 is a light golden yellow, clear, juicy and sweet to 

 the center, with little or no pulp ; bunch very 

 large, sometimes shouldered; berjies round and 

 very large and thickly set. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per 

 dozen. 



Salem (No. 22) — Bunch large, compact ; berry large, 

 of a light chestnut or Catawba color ; thick- 

 skinned, perfectly free from hard pulp; very 

 sweet and sprightly, with an exquisite aromatic 

 flavor. 20 cts. each, $2.50 per dozen. 

 Vergennes—Free from mildew ; very productive- 

 Berries large, holding firmly to the stems; color 

 light amber, rich and delicious ; flesh meaty and 

 tender. Ripens as early as Hartford Prolific, and 

 is an excellent late keeper, being two days earlier, 

 much sweeter and a larger berry. 25 cts. each, 

 $2 50 per dozen. 

 Worden— Larger than Concord, of fine flavor and 

 muchsweeter, ripening several days earlier than 

 Co D cord ; one of the choicest varieties. 25 cts. 

 each, $2.50 per dozen. 

 Wilder (No. 4) — Large bunches, which are very 

 heavily shouldered ; berry round and large, flesh 

 buttery, with a fibrous center; sweet, rather up- 

 sprightly. 25c each, $2.50 per dozen. Prices for 



3-year varieties quoted top of page. 



We can furnish the following varieties in Greenhouse Grapes, 2 year-old vines : 



Muscat of Alexander. Flame Tokay, 



Hamburg, White Sweet Water, 



Black Hamburg, 

 Lady Downs, 



White Tokay, 



Buckland's Sweet Water. 

 Price, 25c. to 50c each. 



This fruit comes just after strawberries, and when properly cultivated is quite profitable. Manure freely 

 €Hltivate well or mulch heavily. Pinch off" canes when three feet high, and prune oflT laterals the following 

 spring, withm 12 or 18 inches of the cane ; in garden culture, tie up to single wire. Out out old wood each 

 year. 



Loudon— New— Equal and similar to the Cuthbert in 

 color and quality, with a more vigorous habit and 

 hardier than the latter. It is a good keeper, and 

 very free in bearing, yielding 200 bushels to the 

 acre. Fruits later than Cuthbert, $1 per dozen, 

 $6 per 100. 



Marlboro—The best early red raspberry for the 

 North. Large, luscious, and bright crimson frait„ 

 Very hardy. 50 cts. per dozen, $3 per 100. 

 Golden Queen— The finest flavored of all the rasp- 

 berries.^ In size equal to Cuthbert; immensely 

 productive ; very strong grower, and hardy enough 

 even for extreme northern latitudes, having stood 

 uninjured when the Cuthbert sufiered. The desire 

 for a yellow raspberry of high quality, combined 

 with vigorous growth and perfect hardiness, is be- 

 lieved to be fully met in this variety. 75 cts. per 

 dozen, $4 per 100; transplanted, $1 per dozen, $5 per 



Hansell— One of the very earliest and most desirable 

 of Red Raspberries ; color bright scarlet ; quality 

 excellent; very productive, and fine shipper. 

 60 cts. per dozen, $3 per 100. 

 Miller Red-Berry is as large as Cuthbert, holding its 

 size to the end of the season ; round in shape ; 

 color bright red; core very small; does not 

 crumble, making it the firmest and best shipping 

 berry ; has a rich, fruity flavor. The time of ripen- 

 mg 18 with the earliest, the first picking being with 

 Thompson's Early, middle of June ; is prolific as 

 rSS 75 cts. per dozen, $4 per 100, $20 per 

 1,000, 



RED. 



Columbian — The berry is of the same type as the 

 8hafl"er, that is, it propagates from the tips, does 

 not sucker; is similar in color; in shape it is 

 jonger than the Shafl'er, more solid, and adheres 

 much more firmly to the stems. In quality it is 

 an improvement on the Shaffer, being sweeter 

 when ripe and of higher flavor. 10 cts. each, $1 

 per dozen. 



Cuthbert— Perfectly hardy. The canes are tall and 

 vigorous and enormously productive. Berries very 

 ]arge, conical ; rich crimson, very handscJme ; flavor 

 rich, luscious ; commences to ripen moderately 

 early. 50 cts, per dozen, $4 per 100. Transplanted, 

 $1 per dozen, $5 per 100. 



New Grape Campbell Early, 



Sec page 1 1. 



Henry Strawberry, 



Said to be the Greatest Novelty in Straw- 

 berries of the day. 



See page 16. 



Bananna Apple, 



See page 3. 



