THE RUSHIRE FRUIT FARM, IONIA, MICH. 
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foliage is very vigorous and when kept in 
hills or semi-matted row is one of the most 
productive on the farm. On account of its 
great vigor and deep rootage it does 
especially well on light land, or where not 
especially rich. It is strong in pollen and a 
good pollehizer for Haverland and other 
medium late varieties. I cannot resist the 
temptation to urge growers to test this 
variety. 25c per dozen; 75c per 100; $2.25 
per 500; and S4 per 1,000. 
Sliuckles.s. This is a novelty. It is so 
nice for the good wife to step into the gar- 
den and pick large, luscious berries, already 
hulled. The shucks or hulls always remain 
on the vine. It does not bleed as most 
berries do. It is one of the most produc- 
tive varieties, considerably above medium, 
quite firm and good. Its foliage is vigorous 
and succeeds on any soil. Season medium. 
30c per dozen; $1 per 100; $2.75 per 500; 
and $5 per i.oco. 
The Epping. 
Lovett. As a heavy fruiter, of good 
large berries of rich flavor and general good 
quality, vigorous in foliage, it stands the 
highest among perfect flowering sorts. As 
a poUenizer for all medium late berres it 
has no equal. Its potency is high and will 
not disappoint. Haverland and Bubach and 
all medium late pistilates are its com- 
panions. 25c per dozen; 75c per 100; $2.25 
500; and S4 per 1,000. 
BaiKiuet. This berry was tested by the 
Agricultural Department at Washington 
and accorded a colored plate in the annual 
report. Its great value lies in its quality 
and more nearly approaches the wild berry 
flavor than any other berry ever introduced. 
Its season is medium early. For the home 
garden it should not be omitted. 75G per 
dozen; S2.50 per 100. 
The Marshall. This is the coming 
big berry. No berry has been introduced 
in recent years that created such a furore 
as this berry, and it is worthy of all that 
has been said about it. It has an immense 
foliage and the berries are hardly exceeded 
by the Dew, very regular, rich, wild straw- 
berry flavor, deep blood red to the center, 
and as solid as a brick. It has taken the 
highest awards wherever exhibited, and the 
plants the coming year will be in the great- 
est demand. Season late. Si per dozen; 
$5 per 100; $11 per 500; and S20 per 1,000. 
Cyclone. We have this berry as it 
came from the introducer and plants are 
probably as fine as are obtainable. We 
have not fruited it or improved it by selec- 
tion. It has shown so many good qualities 
and is so highly praised by all who have 
fruited it that we place it here. It is de- 
scribed as large, dark, glossy, red to the 
center, very firm, rich in flavor and one of 
the most vigorous on the farm. 40c per 
dozen; $1.00 per ico; SS-oo per 500; and $5 
per 1,000. 
Aroma came from the same source as 
Cyclone, and has not fruited here. Re- 
ported by originator as above mediurn in 
size, very high flavor and good. Certainly 
has fine, healthy foliage and is now show- 
ing immense crowns and buds. 40c per 
dozen; $1 per 100; §2-75 per 5°°: S5 per 
1,000. 
Burt Seedling has made many friends 
here as a fine market berry of good size 
and very uniform, and will ship anywhere. 
Its foliage is rank and free from spot or 
rust. Season early. We notice the Geneva, 
N. Y. experiment station places it at the 
head for firmness and productiveness. 25c 
per dozen; 75c per 100; $2.25 per 500; and 
$4 per 1,000. 
The Robinson. It has not been "ped- 
igreed" here, nor have I fruited it. I pro- 
cured plants from the originator last spring. 
It has made a wonderful growth and has 
clean, bright foliage and splendid crowns. 
It is leported a strong fruiter of the crescent 
style, but is larger. 30c per dozen; $1 per 
100; $2. 75 per 500; and S5 per 1,000. 
The following varieties are pistilates or 
female plants and will not fruit unless there 
are some of the perfect flowering varieties 
set near them. Those classed as early 
should have early varieties for a companion. 
I set every fourth row if the rows run north 
and south, and every third rbw if they run 
east and west. This is on account of the 
prevailing west wind which carries the pol- 
len across the rows. 
T/ie object of using pistilates is, they being 
relieved of the pollen bearing throw their 
whole energies into producing fruit and are 
therefore much more productive. 
