Blackberries are easy to raise and yield bountifully. 
BLACKBERRIES 
IN planting your Blackberry patch, select land 
that is full of humus and retains moisture well, 
for this crop ripens at a time when we can natu- 
rally expect dry weather, and if your patch is on 
land that quickly dries out, the crop will suffer. 
Culture for Blackberries is the same as Raspberries, 
only they need more room and should be set 3 to 4 
ft. apart in the row and the rows from 7 to 8 ft. 
apart. 
Eldorado — Has been cultivated many years, and under careful 
test at different Experiment Stations has never winter-killed or 
failed to produce a full crop of the finest fruit. The vines are 
very vigorous and hardy, enduring the winters of the far North- 
west without injury, and their yield is large. 
Berries are very large, jet-black, borne in large clusters, and 
ripen well together ; are very sweet, melting, pleasing to the 
taste, and have no hard core ; quality unsurpassed ; mid-season. 
Merscreau — Originated in northwestern New York. Ironclad 
in hardiness ; has a combination of the desirable qualities of a 
good Blackberry ; exceptionally sweet, rich and melting, nearly 
without core. Canes very strong ; vzpright grower, attaining a 
height of 7 to 8 feet. The yield is simply enormous, and 
affords heavy picking from the first until all the crop is 
matured. Season late. 
Snyder — This variety is hardy everywhere, also a heavy yielder 
of medium sized berries. The quality is good but the kernels 
of the berries often turn red after picking which injures the 
looks of the fruit. Except where it is very cold we advise 
planting Eldorado or Mersereau in preference to Snyder. 
Lucretia Dewberry — The best of the Blackberry family and 
decidedly the most productive. The berries are far large? and 
incomparably better than any Blackberry, and of unequalled 
excellence : sweet and luscious throughout. Should be covered 
like Strawberries in winter. 
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