Center Point, Iowa 
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Purple Cap Varieties 
Cardinal — Large; dark red, firm, with an 
agreeable rich flavor which develops to 
perfection in cooking. There is no bet- 
ter variety for canning or jam; it ripens 
rather late. The canes are very strong 
and vigorous, with few thorns, and very 
free from diseases. One of the hardiest 
and most productive of all raspberries. 
Haymaker — A rival of the Cardinal; large, 
dark red, firm and excellent. Very vig- 
orous and hardy. Claimed to be the 
most profitable raspberry on earth. 
Red Varieties 
These multiply by suckers and sprout all 
over the ground near them, so they must 
be confined to narrow rows by running the 
plow through frequently during the grow- 
ing season. With proper care and cultiva- 
tion they excel all other raspberries in 
quality and equal them in productiveness. 
Colorado Ironclad — Medium to large; bright 
red, sweet and delicious, but too soft for 
market use. Canes are very healthy, 
vigorous and hardy. A splendid variety 
for home use. Ripens with King. 
KinsT — Generally considered the best early 
red raspberry. Berries large; bright red 
and moderately firm. It ripens with the 
earliest black variety. Canes are hardy, 
productive and vigorous. 
Loudon — Very large, beautiful dark crim- 
son; splendid quality and very produc- 
tive. It endures our coldest winters 
without protection. One of the very best 
of the red raspberries. 
Sunbeam — A variety produced by Profes- 
sor Hansen after much experimenting to 
find one hardy enough to stand without 
protection through the trying winter 
of South Dakota. The fruit is of fair 
size and quality. Its chief value is in 
its extreme hardiness. 
Cumberland 
Improved Snj-der — For some time we have 
been working up a stock of a superior 
strain of this variety which is in every 
way superior to the common Snyder. 
Several years' experience with this new 
strain leads us to believe them to be 
hardier, more vigorous and to produce 
more and better fruit than the common 
Snyder. The canes are extremely hardy 
and very productive, the fruit is medium 
to large in size, contains no hard, sour 
core, and is sweet and Juicy, but firm. 
We have shipped them over 500 miles in 
good condition. 
