FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 
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Highland Hardy. — Very early, hardy and productive. Fruit of medium size j qual- 
ity not the hest. A favorite in some places. 
Mammoth Cluster — The bush a very rank, upright grower, with but few thorns; 
fruit large, black, with a rich purple tint or bloom. 
Marlboro. — Large size, light crimson color; good quality and firm. Plant vigorous 
and productive. The first berries ripen quite early, but the entire crop covers a period of 
four or five weeks in ripening. 
Rancocas. — The bush is very vigorous, throwing out numerous fruiting branches, 
giving it the appearance of a miniature tree; its productiveness cannot be excelled, and 
it has that most valuable quality in a market berry, of ripening its fruit in a short space of 
time. Two weeks from the first picking finds the crop gone. As a shipper it is perfect; 
in its season of ripening, it must be ranked with the earliest — ten days ahead of the Brandy- 
wine; the color is a bright red; size medium to Large; quality best. 
Reliance. — A seedling of Philadelphia, and superior to its parent in every respect. 
Hardy and productive. Fruit large, good, and carries well. 
Souhegan. — A prodigious bearer, of most excellent quality, jet shiny black, and 
large size. The bush is as hardy as could be desired. It is the earliest Black Cap with 
which we are acquainted. 
Turner. — The Turner is valuable on account of its early ripening and fine quality. 
It is full medium size, and of a fine red color. The bush is very hardy, standing un- 
injured where many varieties have winter killed outright. Too soft to ship. 
STRAWBERRIES. 
It being about impossible to ship strawberries with safety by freight, with our other 
stock, we do not catalogue them nor offer them through our salesmen. 
ASPARAGUS. 
Conover's Colossal. — Highly recommended for its immense size, and being re- 
markably tender and high flavored. It can be cut off one year sooner than other varieties. 
Giant. — The well known popular sort. 
RHUBARB. 
My alt's Linnaeus. — This is, without doubt, the best variety in cultivation; stalk 
long and heavy, without being in the least stringy or tough, with a mild sub-acid flavor. 
