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Linn County Nursery 
Dewberries 
Great care and peculiar treatment are necessary for successful dewberry grow- 
in-' They do well in higli, well drained clay soil, but can be grown with good success 
on almost any good soil. Plant in rows seven feet apart and four to Ave feet in the 
row Begin pruning by pinching out the ends of the canes as soon as they reach a 
length of three feet, and of the laterals when they reach two feet. In the fall prune 
away all but six of the best canes to each hill and these canes to a length or tour 
to live feet. Press them closely to the ground lengthwise of the row and cover with 
three inches of forest leaves or by throwing a light furrow upon them. Uncover in 
spring when all danger of freezing is past and tie to a wire trellis. 
I.iiorrtia — Claimed to be the best of the 
blackberry family and as productive as 
any. The berries are far larger and in- 
comparably better than any blackberry, 
and of unequalled excellence; soft, sweet 
and luscious throughout; of brightest 
glossy color. The Lucretia dewberry has 
received the indorsement and praise from 
the best horticulturists in the country. 
Its eminent success in all soils, from 
Maine to California, from Minnesota to 
Florida, is something phenomenal In 
small fruit culture. 
Asparagus 
Asparagus is one of the earliest and Hnest of spring vegetables; so easy of cul- 
ture, profitable and wholesome, that every family garden should have a liberal supply. 
Choose well drained, fertile soil, work it up fine and deep, and place the plants 
in rows four feet apart and eight inches apart in the rows; spread out the roots in a 
trench made deep enough to permit their crowns to be covered with three or foui 
inches <S mellow soil- give the rows a liberal dressing of well rotted manure at least 
oiico a year, and fifteen pounds of salt per rod length early every spring. Do no cut- 
ting the first, season. 
favorable weather remain white until 
two or three inches high, or as long as 
fit for use. Market gardeners and those 
growing for canning will find this a 
profitable variety. 
Coiiover'H Colossal — A mammoth variety 
of vigorous growth; tender and excel- 
lent quality. Sends up fifteen or twenty 
very large sprouts each year. 
Juneberries 
Improved Dwarf — This is one of our most 
wholesome fruits. A delicious fruit to 
eat out of hand, or for pies and canning. 
Perfectly hardy and never fails to bear. 
Fruit resembles the blueberry and is 
borne in attractive clusters. Should be 
in every garden. 
A,para.u, RHubarb or Pie Plant 
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ducing very large white shoots that in quality. 
Strawberries 
No one owning a home, or for that matter, one who is renting for a term of years, 
can put a little money to a better use than to buy three or four hundred strawberry 
plants Nothing will bring quicker and greater satisfaction to the planter more ke^en 
delight to his children, or lessen the burden of his good wife in providing for the table 
than a well kept strawberry bed. 
The best time to plant strawberries is in early spring, and on fertile, new soil, or 
old land brought to a high state of cultivation. If horses are to be used in cultivation 
plant in rows three and one-half to four feet apart, and one to three feet in the row, but 
foi hand culture, one to two feet will answer. 
Here is the plan we have found the most profitable and which always gives large, 
fine fruit Set the plants as early in the spring as the season will permit, and pinch off 
all the blossom stalks which appear the first season; this throws all the strength into a 
good stand of new plants for the next year. About November 1 cover with rye or wheat 
