R. M. KELLOGG'S GREAT CROPS OF 
sides and ends of roots so that when planted out 
where they are to fruit in the spring myriads of 
roots will start at one time and at the end of the 
season the ground will be full of fine feeding roots 
as above described. In keeping them in the cal- 
lusing cellar it should be supplied with ice, for if 
perchance the cellar gets too warm the plants will 
grow and be lost. We are able to send them 
to customers wh'le dormant early in the spring. 
The common way is, as in the case of raspber- 
ries, to let a patch fruit as long as it will and then 
mow off the tops and let suckers come up from be- 
tween the rows arid the next season dig them up 
to start a new patch. Of course the weakness 
and exhaustion of the old patch is carried into the 
new. The roots on the plant are few and com- 
mence growing always from the end, and I have 
seen them extend several rods away, while near 
the canes the ground would not be occupied at all. 
The sap having to come through these long roots 
to the leaves for assimilation they are continuously 
sending up suckers which become a nuisance. 
Digging sucker Plants destroys a plantation very 
quickly and causes the sucker nuisance to increase, 
and cutting the roots thus depriving the plant of its 
feeders when soon to be loaded with fruit, ex- 
hausts and renders it unfruitful. Treat all suckers 
as weeds and cut them off a little under the surface. 
The location should not be on low or marshy 
ground. High ground is better. 
VARIETES OF BLACKBERRIES. 
Price List on Page 30. 
We are able to furnish two-year blackberry root 
cutting plants, which will produce the next year 
fully half of a large crop and second year be in 
full bearing. 
All the plants here offered are large root cut- 
ting plants, re-callused, and under good treatment 
will produce double the fruit every year of those 
grown from common plants. The callusing pro- 
cess is a great triumph in blackberry culture. 
The Western Triumph. On my farm at Ionia it 
has been the leading berry for twenty years, and 
has never failed to yield a large and profitable 
crop. I have never given it winter protection, and 
have never known of a failure if properly cultiva- 
ted. It is of good size, free from coreandhasa 
delirious flavor. Season early. 
Taylor Prolific. Follows the Western Triumph 
in sea,son. It is regarded as very hardy. In qual- 
ity it is probably the richest berry grown, having 
that sweet aromatic flavor peculiar to wild ber- 
ries. It prolongs the season to the early grapes. 
Snyder — that old iron clad, which succeeds any- 
where a blackberry can be grown. If properly 
pruned and cultivated, the berries are good size 
and fine. Like all other blackberries under neg- 
lect and not pruned, it overbears and berries are 
sma'l. 
Ancient Briton. The leading berry in the north- 
west, where it grows to great perfection. Its canes 
atid flexible roois render it easy to lay down for 
winter protection. Its berries are fine; season 
medium early. 
Eldorado. Has now been thoroughly tested and 
is meeting with much favor. The demand for 
plants will exceed the supply. Canes are strong and 
entirely hardy ; berries good size sweet and rich. 
Early Harvest. The earliest blackberry grown, 
ripening with first raspberries. The berries are 
not large but so very even in size and beautiful 
they sell fast. It comes in long in advance of 
other varieties. It is not classed as hardy but its 
long slender growth makes it easily laid down for 
winter protection. 
DEWBERRIES. 
When properly propagated and grown the dew- 
berry is very profitable and a ready seller. It 
comes on the market two or three weeks ahead of 
high bush blackberries and always commands a 
high price. If left unpruned they soon fruit them- 
selves into impotency and then produce only a few 
small deformed berries. 
When propagated from plants in full vigor and 
pruned as directed the berries are very large, 
shiny black and deliciously sweet. Our berries 
this year averaged an inch and a half in length 
and an inch in diameter. Everybody wanted 
them and they sold at a high price. 
Prepare ground as for strawberries. Set plants in 
rows five feet apart and three and a half feet apart 
in the row. Drive a good stout stake every twenty 
feet and put one wire twenty inches from the 
ground and the other about twelve inches above it 
and prune to five or six canes shortened to about 
four feet, and tie to the wires, spreading them out 
fan shape and then you can cultivate the entire 
surface. 
If too many new "second" canes appear cut 
them off so as to throw all the strength of the 
plant into forming large canes for next year's 
fruiting. 
The work required is not so much as you may 
suppose. It can be done very rapidly. Grown in 
this way you will be astonished at the size ot ber- 
ries and the amount and quality of fruit you will 
gather. In the north the canes can be easily laid 
on the ground and given a little winter protection 
by turning a light furrow over them. For this 
latitude it is sufficient to lay them on the ground 
late in the fall. 
We can furnish the largest and finest plants this 
spring I have ever seen. All are grown from two 
year old Pedigree Plants in full vigor. 
Lucretla. This is the leading and most popular 
dewberry yet discovered. It succeeds everywhere 
and is not particular about kind of soil. Berries 
are very large, bright glossy black and of fine 
flavor. It should not be picked oftener than 
twice a week when it is very sweet and rich. It 
ripens with the last strawberries. 
Austins Improved. This is still a comparatively 
new berry, but of much promise. The berries are 
extra large and fine. It has the same season as 
the Lucretia. 
HARDINESS OF RASPBERRIES AND 
BLACKBERRIES. 
The hardint^ss of all berry bushes can be great- 
ly increased by proper cultivation. The term 
'•winter killing" is a misnomer. It should be call- 
ed swmncr killing ior while the killing is actual- 
ly done in the winter it is made possible by the 
lack of proper cultivation during the summer. 
The ground Is allowed to dry out in mid-summer 
and the plants stop growing and proceed to ripen 
their wood and buds and prepare for winter. Later 
on fall rains come and a late growth sets in which 
does not ripen before the leaves are killed by 
frost and then the whole process of growth of wood 
and buds is stopped an<I the plants reach heavy 
freezing weather full of sap and arc injured or de- 
stroyed the first cold snap. 
How this can be prevented. Start the cultivator 
early in the spring while the subsoil is full of 
water to prevent evaporation. Cultivate every 
week and always after every rain. When berry 
picking commences the ground is tramped down 
hard making capillary action perfect so water 
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