BLACKBERRIES. 
Our Blackberries quoted herein are extra- selected stock, grown from root cuttings. This insures an abundant supply of fine, ilbrous 
roots, which it is ini])ossil)le to obtain in the ordinary sucker plants, 'i'liey are consp(|uently raiich stronger, possess greater vitality, and are 
more certain to brini,'' the desired results at the earlit'st possible moment. Light plants at one-third less than prices quoted. Special quota- 
tions by the thousand. 
Plant in good soil, in rows 5 or 6 feet apart, the plants H or 4 feet apart in the rows. Soon after the fruiting season, or in early spring, 
cut out all tlu' (lead wood. Blackberries should be planted early in the spring, before the buds start. A good top-dressing of stable nianure, 
ap])lied aujttially, will be eoudticive to large crops. Keep the ground worked and clean. 
Eldorado. A .seedling foaud near El Dorado, Preble county, Ohio, i 
for which the introdticer claims superior flavor, large size without 
core, great hardiness and productiveness. Fruit jet black, borne in 
large chisters, ripening well together; keeping qualities unsurpassed. 
75 cts. per doz., $4 per 100. 
Erie. From the shores of Lake Erie. Claimed to l)c tlie best 
hardy variety yet inti'oduced. As hardy as Snydi r, .-is \ i^ui-ous as 
Kittatinny; A^ery productive; fi-ee from rust or double blossoms ; 
quality good; fruit as large as Lawton, and ripens between Early 
Harvest and Wilson .Jr. The berry being round, gives it at once a 
characteristic and very attractive appearance. 7.") cts. per doz., $'3.50 
per 100. . 
Early Harvest. Tliis is one of the earliest Blackberries yet pro- 
duced, ripening two weeks bef<n-e Wilson's Early. The lierry is of 
fair size, not large, long; a splendid shipper and of good (luality. It 
is hardy and excessively prolific, its greatest fault being its (lis))osi- 
tion to overbear. While a good berry in other res])ects. its distinctive 
value is its earliness, ripening, as it does, with the Turner raspberry. 
75 cts. per doz., ^3.50 per 100. 
Kittatinny. Ijarii-e. juicy, sweet and excellent; hardy and produc- 
tive. Believed to be the bi st and mo.st isrofltable late berry grown. 
75 cts. per doz., $0.30 per lUO. 
Minnewaski. Hardy, vigorous, and very productive. Fruit large, 
fine, very early; a great market variety. 75c. per doz., $3.50 j:>er 100. 
RATHBUN. New and decidedly distinct. Makes few suckers, 
propagates mosth^ from the tips, and is a strong grower. Fruit large, 
glossy black, melting, of sttperior qtiality; seeds very small, (iood 
for all purposes, and commands the highest prices. $1.25 per doz., 
$5 per 100. 
Snyder. Berries medium or small, but of excellent quality, rich, 
and free from the sour core of many sorts; hardy, of strong growth 
and enormouslv productive; ripens early. 75 cts. per doz., $3.50 
per 100. 
Rathbun Blackberry. 
Taylor. Very hardj' and productive ; ripens later than Snyder, with 
berries larger and finer flavored. A valuable variety for the north, 
75 cts. per doz., $.3.50 per 100. 
Wilson Jr. A seedling of Wilson's Earh'. Of large size, unsiir 
l)assed productiveness, line fl;nor and early ripening. Proliably the 
largest and best cai ly B]a( kl)ei-ry yet introdtieed for localities where 
Wilson's Early succeeds. 75 cts. per doz., $3.50 per 100. 
RASPBERRY-BLACKBERRY, or 
LOGAN BERRY. 
Originated in California. It 
ben-y. $1 per doz., ,$0 per 100. 
is a cross between the red raspberry and a black- 
A Cluster of Logan Berries. 
LUCRETIA DEWBERRY. 
The best of all Dewberries. Earlier than Early Harvest Blackberry, and larger 
than the Erie. It is a didicious, large, handsome berry of shining jet black color: free 
from core. A healthy, strong grower; very productive. 75 cts. per doz.. $3 ]ier 100. 
BUFFALO BERRY. 
(Shepherdia Argentea.) 
Dwarf tree of compact, symmcti ic.il babit. Foliage silvery white; fruit a bright 
crimson, growing in cluster.s resembliim- cinrants. After being frosted, it lieconies 
rich and palatable, making a fine dessert for midwinter; it is also highly reconnnended 
for nuiking jellies. A gi-eat uoveltv and a decided acquisition. Very ornamental, and 
will doubtless become very popular for lawn planting on account of its beautiful 
foliage and rich, dense clusters of crimson fruit, borne from early summer through 
the fall and winter. 2 to 3 feet, 40 cts. each, $4 per doz. 
FIGS. 
This delicious fruit can be grown as far north as New York if grown in pots and 
wintered in the cellar or securely protected in open ground. Figs usually bear some 
I'riiit the first summer. Their large, luxuriant leaves make them very attractive when 
growing. In pots they should lie pruned to a bushy liabit, and not allowed to get too 
irge for convenience or looks, (live them a rich, sandy soil. We offer several of the 
best varieties adapted to this section. 75 cts. each, $7 per doz. 
