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BRIDGMAN NURSERY COMPANY, BRIDGMAN, MICHIGAN 
RED RASPBERRIES — Continued. 
CUTHBERT. Late market variety, strong 
grower, immensely productive, fruit firm, large 
size, ot finest quality; season medium to late; 
hardy, yielding immense crops wherever plant- 
ed'; a general favorite for an all-round berry. 
Plant it for home use or market. 
MHjIiER red. An early berry, does not 
winter-kill. We think it is the best shipping 
berry grown; makes a nice growth of canes; for 
best medium season berry, set Miller Red; 
keeps its bright color a number of days after 
being picked; a good, hardy all-around berry. 
Purple Cap Raspberries 
COIiUJVtBIAN and HAYMAKER. Are neither 
red nor black, but seem to be half of each. The 
berries are covered with bloom and present a 
very enticing appearance when picked. Of very 
pleasing flavor, good size, and prolific bearer; 
fairly hardy, succeed on all soils; have met 
with great favor here. The purple caps pro- 
duce an enormous quantity of fruit, and since 
they are becoming better known, are selling 
well in the large markets. 
Everbearing Raspberries 
ST. REGIS EVERBEARING RED RASP- 
BERRY. The most valuable of all the late in- 
troductions in the line of red raspberries, and 
do well upon light or heavy clay, sand, loam, or 
gravel. If you will give them clean cultivation 
and keep down the extra plants you will be well 
paid for your work. A patch ofi St. Regis pre- 
sents a beautiful view when in full leaf, are al- 
most as attractive as a hedge of ornamentals; 
the habit of growth is of a bushy nature, and 
with their large dark green leaves, which com- 
pletely cover the bush, they look as proud as a 
peacock, and the leaves remain on them until 
cold weather comes. The plants are marvelous- 
ly healthy and productive; will produce berries 
the first year in the fall, and a full crop the 
following spring and again in the fall. We have 
met many commercial growers who say St. 
Regis is absolutely the first berry in spring and 
have no competitor in the fall. Try St. Regis 
St. Regis. 
and see what they will do with you. Will grow 
as well North as South. We have a fine stock 
of plants which we are offering at very low 
prices. 
St. Regis berries sold for us in the open mar- 
ket, Chicago, last September for $7.00 per 24- 
pint case. 
Blackberries 
Should be planted in light, dry soil, about 4 
feet apart and with rows 7 feet, requiring about 
1,800 plants per acre. The blackberry root likes 
to get down in the ground away from the sur- 
face, where it gathers those elements that are 
necessary for a crop of berries. If the soil is 
wet, its roots can only be on top, and a little dry 
spell cuts the crop. Can be grown without much 
trouble, are very easy to start. Simply make a 
hole with a spade and set the plant; put it in 
the ground fully as deep or a trifle more than it 
had been; it is not advisable to let them grow 
too high. When about 2% or 3 feet high, pinch 
out the centers. This will give you the growth 
on a stronger stalk and help the plant about 
keeping up. Your laterals will also be nearer. 
For nice, fancy fruit it is quite necessary that 
you do not leave too much wood. A good picker 
can pick from 100 to 1.50 quarts per day, and the 
crop is a good paying one. The blackberry has 
many u-ses, is one of the rare gifts of nature. 
Blackberry Wine, Cordial, Blackberry Pie, are 
just a few of its uses. A nice large patch will 
bring you many friends. 
WIIvSON'S EARL/Y. The largest and most 
productive of the blarkbtrry family, produces 
fruit in large clusters, holds its color better 
than any berry th.Tt is put upon the market, 
and brings the highest pricp at any and all 
times. It is a berry that can be shipped thou- 
sands of miles, and reach its destination in good 
shape. It is a berry that is always firm and 
can hang on the^ bushes for eight or ten days 
after ripening. In localities where it is known 
and its culture understood it is preferred above 
all others. The Wilson Blackberry plant is 
somewhat tender and needs to be protected 
from severe cold weather. , 
BIjOWER BIjAOKBERRY. A very large 
blackberry of delicious flavor, jet black in color 
and a thrifty, upright grower. This variety is 
very hardy, very productive, and we recom- 
mend it for the home garden. It is not quite 
as firm as some, still firm enough for shipment 
to near markets. A great many Blower Black- 
berry plants that are offered for sale are mixed. 
EARLY HARVEST. If you want a black- 
berry that is sweet, ripens early, and produces 
great crops, has the exact flavor and looks of 
the wild berry, which it resembles in growth 
and size, grow this one. Not very hardy. 
MERSEREAU. Mammoth early ironclad 
Blackberry. Will stand 15 to 25 degrees of cold; 
needs no winter protection. Free from blight, 
rust and other diseases. Exceptionally sweA, 
rich and luscious. Canes of strong, upright 
habit, always strong enough to support the 
great crop of berries; bears regularly every 
year in any climate. A mldseason berry, follow- 
ing Early Harvest; should be in every field. 
