This fruit comes just after strawberries, and when properly cultivated is quite 

 profitable. 



Plant on strong soil, manure freely, cultivate well or mulch heavily. For field, rows 

 seven feet apart, four feet in a row. Pinch off canes when three feet high, and prune off 

 laterals the following spring, within twelve to eighteen inches of the cane ; in garden 

 culture, tie up to single wire. Cut out old wood each year. , Cover tender varieties in 

 winter by bending down and throwing on earth. 



BI/ACK CAPS. 



* Gregg— The leading late Black Cap and a popular market sort. Canes of strong, vig- 



orous growth and very productive ; berries very large, covered with heavy bloom, 

 firm, meaty, and of fine flavor. It requires good, strong soil to produce best results, 

 and responds liberally to generous treatment. 



* Kansas— Strong, vigorous grower, standing extremes of drought and cold, and bear- 



ing immense crops. Early, ripening just after Palmer. Berries size of Gregg, of 

 better color ; jet black, and almost free from bloom ; firm, of best quality ; presents 

 a handsome appearance and brings highest price in market. The best Black Cap 

 on our grounds. 



Ohio (Alden) — Hard v, vigorous and productive, berry of fine quality, good size, bright 



color and remarkably firm. For canning and evaporating one of the most profitable. 

 *Pahner One of the best and most productive early Black Caps. Large size, fine 



quality, strong grower, hardy s productive, often bending the canes to the ground 



under the weight of fruit. 

 Souhegan or Tyler — One of the earliest black raspberries arid leading earl}- market 



sort. It ripens its entire crop within a very short period, a desirable feature when it 



precedes second early sorts. 



RED. 



* Cuthbert, or Queen of the Market— A remarkably strong, hardy variety ; stands 



the northern winters and southern summers equal to any. Berries very large, meas- 

 uring three inches around ; conical ; 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. The leading market variety for main crop. 

 Columbian (New) — Purple. Very vigorous grower ; canes often ten to sixteen feet in 

 length and more than one inch in diameter. Very hard}' ; fruit large and delicious 

 for liable or canning. Excellent shipper. 



* London— The best red midseason berry. Its points of superiority are vigor of growth, 



large fruit, beautiful rich, dark crimson color, good quality and marvelous produc- 

 tiveness and hardiness, enduring winters without protection and without injury to . 

 the very tips. It stands shipping the best of any variety, and will remain on bushes 

 the longest without injury. 



Marlboro Fruit of the very largest size, of a bright scarlet color, excellent flavor ; a 



good shipper, canes very long and strong; foliage dark green, perfectly hardy. Early. 



* Miller Red Raspberry— Berry 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, mak- 

 ing it the firmest and best shipping berry. The time of ripening is the very earliest. 



