FRUITS 



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WHITE GRAPES 



Green Mountain. Vine hardy, vigorous and 

 productive; skin thin; ripens early. 



Moore's Diamond. Vine a vigorous grower and 

 prolific; bunches large and compact; color delicate 

 greenish white, with rich yellow tinge when fully 

 ripe. Ripens before Concord. 



Niagara. A strong grower and hardy; bunches 

 large and compact; berries as large as Concord; 

 quality good. Best all-around white Grape, 



GOOSEBERRIES 



Require the same treatment as Currants; good 

 high culture, and relentless warfare against the 

 Currant worm. 



AMERICAN VARIETIES 



Downing. Fruit large, roundish, light green, with 

 distinct veins; juicy and good; vigorous and pro- 

 ductive. 



Houghton's Seedling. Medium size, bears abund- 

 ant and regular crops; fruit smooth, red. 



Red Jacket. A new Gooseberry of high promise. 



ENGLISH VARIETIES 



The varieties of English Gooseberries are almost 

 innumerable; the fruit large and handsome and of 

 high quality. We offer only the sorts best adapted 

 to our climate, most of them being unreliable be- 

 cause of mildew. 



Industry. Vigorous upright growth; very pro- 

 ductive and a good market variety. Color dark 

 red; of agreeable flavor. 



White Smith. Fruit large, roundish, oblong; 

 best quality. 



RASPBERRIES 



Cumberland. The best blackcap Raspberry. 

 Size large; of highest quality. 



Cuthbert. Queen of the Market. Red; very pro- 

 ductive. The standard red Raspberry. 



Golden Queen. Hardy, vigorous, productive 

 and of good quality. 



Japan Wineberry. A showy plant. It bears 

 large crops of fruit of exceptional value for jams 

 and jellies. 



Kansas. A superior blackcap. 



St. Regis. A variety said to produce fruit for four 

 months. Brilliant crimson; good quality. 



STRAWBERRIES 



Layer plants in April, October and November. 



Pot-grown plants in August, September and April. 



Plant in April, September to November, in good 

 ground, deeply worked and well manured. Set in 

 rows 3 feet by 15 inches for field culture, and 15 

 inches each way for garden, leaving a pathway at 

 every third row. Cultivate clean, mulch late in 

 the Fall, uncover crown early in the Spring. Make 

 new plantations annually in rich, well prepared 

 soil. 



Those marked (P) have pistillate or imperfect 

 flowers and must be planted near perfect-flowering 

 kinds, in order that the flowers may be fertilized 

 to obtain fruit. 



Brandy wine. The berries are large, glossy red, 

 and of excellent quality; season medium to late. 



Bubach (P) . Strong grower, productive of large, 

 bright scarlet berries. 



Gandy. One of the standard market berries; 

 ripens late; firm and of good quality. 



Glen Mary. A superb variety which unites large, 

 size, great productiveness and good quality. 

 Early. 



Marshall. An exceedingly handsome, high-col- 

 ored large berry of extra fine quality; ripens early. 



ASPARAGUS 



To make a good Asparagus bed the plants may be 

 set in the Fall or early Spring. Prepare a piece of 

 fine, loamy soil, to which has been added a liberal 

 dressing of manure. Select two-year or strong one- 

 year plants, and for a garden set in rows 20 by 12 

 inches. 



We offer Barr's Mammoth, Conover's Colossal 

 and Palmetto. 



RHUBARB OR PIEPLANT 



This affords the earliest material for pies and 

 tarts; continues long in use and is valuable for 

 canning. Make the border very rich and deep. 



Cuthbert Raspberry 



