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 better 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. 
Transplants, i-year old, 10c each; 75c per dozen; $5.00 per 100. Tip plants, 50c 
per dozen, ?3.=;c per 100. 
Haymaker — A rival of the cardinal; large, dark red, firm and excellent. Very 
vigorous and hardy. Claimed to be the most profitable raspberry on earth. 5c each; 
50c per dozen; $3.50 per 100. 
RED VARIETIES 
These multiply by suckers and sprouts all over the ground near them, so they 
must be confined to narrow rows by running the plow through frequently during 
the growing season. With proper care and cultivation they excel all other rasp- 
berries 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 varie- 
ty forhome use. Ripens with King. 5c each; 50c per dozen; $2.50 per 100. 
King — Generally considered the best early red raspberry. Berries large, bright 
red, moderately firm. It ripens with the earliest black variety. Canes are hardy, 
productive and vigorous. 5c each; 50c per dozen; $3.00 per 100. 
Loudon — Very large, beautiful dark crimson, splendid quality and very pro- 
ductive. It endures our coldest winters without protection. One of the very best 
of the red raspberries. Same price as King. , 
June berries 
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. 20c each; $1.80 per dozen. 
Blackberries 
Practically the same general directions apply as for the raspberries. Our plants 
are root-cutting plants, and are worth tenfold more to the fruit grower than sucker 
plants from old, exhausted patches; be saire you get the genuine nursery propagated 
plants and you will succeed. The blackberry is a stronger bush than the rasp- 
berry and should be planted in rows 8 feet apart, and from 2 to 3 feet apart in a 
row; otherwise, its culture is the same as for the raspberries. 
Improved Snyder — For some time we have been working up a stock of a super- 
ior 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. 
This year, for the first time, we have a sufficient stock to offer them exclusively. 
The canes are extremely hardy and very pioductive, 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. 5c each; 50c per dozen; $3.00 
per 100. $20.00 per 1,000. 
Dewberries 
Great care and peculiar treatment are necessary ror successful dewherry grow- 
ing. They do best in high, well-drained clay soil, but can be grown with reason- 
able success on almost any good soil. Plant in rows 7 feet apart and 4 to 5 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 wfren they reach two feet. In- 
die fall prune away all but six of the best canes to each hill and these canes to 
a length of 4 to 5 feet. Press them closely to the ground lengthwise of the row 
