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H. L. McCONNELL & SON, PT. BURWELL, ONT. 
The Purple sorts are rapidly coming to occupy the place they deserve. They are by far 
the most vigorous and productive of all Raspberries. The fruit is excellent for canning and 
especially so far jams and preserves, being of a richer flavor and color than the reds. The 
unreasonable prejudice that has existed against them because of their purple color is fast disap- 
pearing. Our canners and jam makers import great quantities of these berries from the United 
States, «rhich could just as well be supplied by our own growers. 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 
Raspberries will succeed on any soil that will produce a good crop of corn. Land should 
be rich and well prepared. We set Reds two feet apart in rows 6 feet apart; Blacks 3 feet apart 
in rows seven feet apart and Purples 3i feet by 8 feet. To plant one acre at these distances it 
requires about 3,500 Red, 2,000 Black, or 1,500 Purple. Set Blacks or Purples five or six inches deep 
as the canes are liable to break off at the ground if set too shallow. The land must be kept 
free from weeds the first year by cultivator and hoe, after which most of the work can be done by 
cultivator or one-horse plow. A grape hoe drawn by one horse is also a most useful implement 
for this work, as it will throw the earth either to or from the rows. 
RED VARIETIES 
CUTHBERT— Too well known 
to need lengthy description, be- 
ing one of the oldest and most 
popular of all red raspberries. A 
strong grower and very produc- 
tive of very large, firm berries 
of excellent quality. Not quite 
hardy enough for Northern Ont- 
ario and the Western Provin- 
ces. 75 cents per 12; $1.00, 25; $1.75, 
50; $3.00, 100; $11.00, 500; $20.00, 
1000. 
EATON— Originated in Indiana 
and is becoming very popular. A 
good grower and very produc- 
tive. 
HERBERT— An all Canadian 
berry being originated near Ot- 
tawa. Perfectly hardy and of 
great value especially for the cold- 
er parts of our country. Very 
strong grower and immensely 
productive of very large, firm,- 
dark colored berries of excellent quality. Is be- 
coming more and more popular every year, and 
anyone wanting a good red raspberry will make 
ST. REGIS gives you raspberries nearly all summer and fall. 
HERBERT— One of the finest 
no mistake in or<lering this variety. 75 cents 
per 12; $1.75, 25; $2.25, 50; $4.00, 100; $16.00, 500; 
$30.00, 1000. 
MARLBORO— An early variety 
of great value, ripening a week 
earlier than Cuthbert. A vigorous 
grower, fruit large, and of finest 
quality. Cannot be equalled for 
clay soils. 
PERFECTION— Great things . 
are claimed for this new berry. 
The fruit is certainly fine, but 
with us it is hardly vigorous 
enough. $1.00 per 12; $5.00, 100. 
RENERE— After further test 
wc find it to be so near like the 
St. Regis that we are discarding 
it. Can supply it this year how- 
ever at $1.25 per 12. 
ST. REGIS (Everbearing)— Has 
become immensely popular and 
the detnand nearly always exceeds 
the supply. A strong grower and 
its very luxuriant foliage seems 
'to defy fuugns and insect enem- 
ies. Bears a heavy crop in the 
regular season and is one of the 
earliest to ripen. Shortly after 
the berries are done on the old 
canes, berries begin to ripen on 
the new canes and continue to 
