BRIDGMAN NURSERY COMPANY, BRIDGMAN, MICHIGAN 
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Cumberland B 
the top of the market. Cumberland is very hardy 
and will stand many degrees below zero without 
injury. 
We have fruited all of the other varieties, but 
they all fall away behind the Cumberland. We 
have fruited it for a number of years, and if you 
will trim them back so the stalk will be not more 
than 2'/4 feet high and cut the laterals off to six 
inches in length, then you will get fruit that will 
surprise you and give you the largest picking 
season of any black raspberry. Cumberland sets 
so many berries that it is absolutely necessary 
to give it a severe trimming. It is covered with 
berries and could not hold up the immense load 
if they should all attain their proper size. Trim 
them. 
k Raspberries. 
GREGG. Has been the leading market variety 
all over the country for years. A standard late 
Black Cap. It is of good size, has a slight bloom, 
fine flavor, carries well, is easily picked. Plants 
are fairly hardy. 
KANSAS. Entirely healthy, with tough, clean, 
hardy foliage. The fruit is large, of black, glossy 
color, entirely free from bloom. Firm and of best 
shipping qualities; wonderfully productive and 
has an extra long picking season. 
PLUM FARMER. Very good cropper. Nice, 
large berries, but somewhat soft. This variety is 
not gaining in popularity as it promised a few 
years ago. Experienced growers do not favor it 
very strongly. It comes a few days ahead of 
Cumberland. 
Red Raspberries 
Red Raspberries are recognized as a great money 
maker. An acre planted to assorted varieties will 
make an income of several hundred dollars per 
year, and come in a season when you have time to 
look after them. 
They will grow in any soil where water does not 
stand. On high or low land great crops are grown. 
They should be planted in six feet rows, plants 
about three feet apart, to get nice large berries. 
Should be trimmed down to about 2% feet high. 
King 
This variety is rapidly replacing the Cuthbert 
berry in all sections where the former has become 
known. Being a perfect beauty when picked, com- 
ing early and fruiting long, it is an immense crop- 
per and becoming more popular each season. The 
bright red berries, as large as a copper penny 
very firm and fine flavor, pick nicely and do not 
crumble like some berries. Becoming too ripe 
does not aff'ect the color at all. They are indeed 
a showy fruit, perfectly hardy and healthy in 
every way. There is more money in raising King 
Red Raspberries than any cane fruit we know of. 
One of our neighbors made $3,500 on six acres of 
Kings the past year. We certainly cannot recom- 
mend the King too highly. If they were as well 
known as some of the older varieties our stock 
of plants would not last long. All growers should 
have the King. 
CUTHBERT. Late market variety, strong grow- 
er, immensely productive, fruit firm, large size, of 
finest quality; season medium to late; hardy, yield- 
ing immense crops wherever planted; a general 
favorite for an all-around berry plant. Plant it 
for home use or market. 
THOMPSON EARLY RED RASPBERRY. Has 
been a favorite with many growers for a long time, 
and on account of its earliness and the consequent 
high prices it continues to hold its own. Were it 
better known it would be more generally planted. 
The worst objection is its size, but you can remedy 
this by good cultivation and cutting out canes, 
leaving but three to five in a hill. 
