FRUIT DEPARTMENT 
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Raspberries, St. Regis 
RASPBERRIES 
One of those fruits which are adapted to a great range of soils, giving abundant crops with compara- 
tively little care, the quality of which, however, is in accordance with the care and cultivation accorded. 
For garden culture, plant in rows 4 feet apart,, plants 2 to 3 feet apart in the rows. For field culture, plant 
in rows 4 feet apart and the plants 3 feet apart in the rows. In trimming in spring, depend upon the strong 
canes for fruiting purposes, shortening back the laterals to within 6 or 8 inches of the stock, and cut away all 
old, useless wood J ; 
Strong Plants $1.00 per dozen; $5.00 per 100. 
Cuthbert, (Queen of the Market). Large, dark crim- 
son berries of firm texture; sprightly acid and of 
excellent quality; a certain cropper, always to be 
recommended. 
Golden Queen. Large, yellow fruit of highest quality 
and best size; hardy and productive; fine either 
for home use or shipping purposes. 
Gregg. Most prolific; berries black, of high quality 
and good size; productive and hardy. 
Herbert. A superior variety. In hardiness it easily 
takes first place, standing a lower temperature 
than any other kind. The cane is very strong and 
Vigorous, leaves large and healthy, and has never 
been affected by disease of any kind. Fruit 
bright red, somewhat oblong, the largest of all red 
Raspberries. Flavor very sweet and juicy, the 
very best for table use. Enormously productive. 
Season five' to six days before Guthbert. This 
Raspberry holds its size well to end of season. 
Marlboro. Large bright crimson fruit of splendid 
quality; very early and hardy. 
St. Regis Everbearing (New). Red; berries of large 
size, and of a bright crimson color. Flavor very 
sweet and rich; excellent quality. Highly pro- 
ductive and very hardy. Producing abundantly 
throughout the entire summer. 
BLACKBERRIES 
The ideal crop for obtaining money returns from poor lands. Yet the cultivation of the vines should 
not be neglected, and liberal fertilizing should be accorded. Mulching is of great advantage, especially in 
poor soils. Plant in rows 6 feet apart, the plants 3 feet apart in the rows. Trim with a view to obtaining 
a crop of excellent berries from a few strong shoots to a plant rather than from many weak ones. 
Strong plants $1.00 per dozen; $5.00 per 100. 
Agawam. Fruit medium size, jet-black, sweet, tender 
and melting to the core; a very valuable Variety 
for home use, being sweet throughout as soon as 
black; very hardy, healthy and productive. 
Eldorado. This splendid variety, is perhaps the best 
ever introduced. It stands when other varieties 
are winter-killed, and has never failed to produce 
enormous crops of its very large, jet-black fruit, 
Which are sweet and melting and keep well after 
picking. 
Erie. Fruit very large, excellent quality, handsome 
and firm and ripens early; fruit uniform, both in 
size and shape; there is no other berry that rivals 
it in combining hardiness, large size, earliness and 
productiveness. 
Rathbun. The tips touch the ground and root, thus 
propagating themselves like the blackcap Rasp- 
berry; the fruit is borne in clusters and is easily 
gathered; berries very large, color intense black, 
with a high polish; pits very large, with small 
seeds; flesh juicy, high-flavored, sweet and de- 
licious. 
Snyder. A marvel of productiveness; fruit medium 
size, sweet and melting to the core; its value is its 
extreme hardiness. 
Wilson's Early. Very large, shining black; retaining 
its color well after picking, and fine for the table 
as soon as full colored; quite firm, sweet, rich and 
good; ripens mainly together, and two weeks be- 
fore the height of the blackberry season. 
