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WILEY db CO., CAYtJGA, N. Y. 
ITS POINTS OF SUPERIORITY ARE : 
Jst, Extreme Hardiness. 
2d, Larger size and greater productiveness. 
3d, Less tendency to turn red after being picked than Snyder. 
4th, Delicious Quality, 
5th, Remains in bearing as late as Sept. I to JO. 
6th, Selling two and three cents higher per quart than any other variety. 
7th, No other variety during the past summer carried and developed its 
crop through the extreme drought as did this variety. 
Mersereau Blackberry. (See cut, natural size.) Largest, sweet- 
est, hardiest and best in all points. Fruited for eight years. Main 
crop, season of Snyder, but continues in bearing as late as September roth ; 
several crates picked this last season after September nt, selling at fabulous 
prices. We exhibited trusses of the fruit at New York State Fair, first week in 
September, in fine condition, which attracted universal attention. 
Price, No. I plants, $1.50 dozen; f 8.00 hundred. 
Price, smaller plants $1.10 dozen, $6. i;o hundred. Post paid at dozen rates. 
Auburn, N. Y.. Jan. 2d, 1900, 
To Wiley & Co.: I am very gU d to learn you are disscminatinj; the Mersereau 
blackberry plants. Its large size, handsome appearance and excellent quality, make 
it the best seller we have. We handled a good many the past summer and lound ready 
sale at two to three cents per quart over anv other variety — A. K. Andrews, Grocer, 
6 South St. 
"I hope you will succeed in Celling many plants of the new blackberry, Mersereau — 
We find nothing to equal it in size, beauty and quality, it commands a much higher 
price among our customers than any other kind. Our customers want the best and 
they get it always in the Mersereau." Fred WESTOviiR. buyer for B. N. Ross, whole- 
sale and retail grocer, Auburn, N. Y. 
t^Our Premium Offer hi Seeds, ^ 
This should have some attraction for you. 
/~\T TTD OPPPR is this: For every order amounting to $4.00, reaching 
^^^^'^ Wr F J_<1V before April ist, cash to accompany the order, we 
will mail either of the collections named below. You will note this is giving 
practically a discount of thirty per cent. Think of this Bargain ! All this ! 
VEGETABLES. 
I pkt. Beet. Crosby's Egyptian,.. 5c. 
" Cabbage, Early Winuing- 
stadt, 5c. 
" Carrot, Imp. Long Orange, 5c. 
" Celery, White Plume, --. 5c. 
Sweet Corn.- First of All, ..loc. 
Evergreen, loc. 
Cucumber, Early Russian,. 5c. 
" Lettuce, Early Prize Head, 5c. 
" Muskmelon, Ce 1 eb ra t e d 
Rocky Ford, 5c. 
Onion, Red'Wethersfield, . . 5c. 
Peas, Earliest and Best, loc. 
■' Parsnip, Hollow Crown,... 5c. 
" Radish, White Tip Scarlet,- 5c. 
" Spinach, Victoria, 5c. 
" Squash, Summer, Crookneck 5c. 
" •' Warted Hubbard,.. 5c. 
Salsify (Vegetable Oyster), 5c. 
Tomato. Trophy Red 5c. 
Turnip, Strap Leaf Purple, 5c. 
Ruta Baga, Hammond's 
Imp., 5C. 
2opkts. Vegetables worth, $1.15 
FLOWERS. 
T pkt. Aster, good mixed sortsi... 5c. 
Ageratum 1'.. 5c. 
Alyssum, Sweet, 5c. 
Antirrhinum (Snapdragon), 5c. 
Bachelor Button (Feverfew) 5c. 
Balsam, Hammond's Superb 5c. 
Calliopsis, 5c. 
Canary Bird Flower....... 5c. 
Canna, 5c, 
Candytuft, Dwarf 5c. 
Cosmos Hybridus, 5c. 
" Chrysanthemums, Annual, . 5c. 
Carnation, Marguerite, 5c. 
Dahlia, Double, 5c. 
Dianthus, Chinese Pink, ... 5c. 
" Four O'clock, Marvel of Peru 5c. 
" Gourds, Mixed, 5c. 
Hollyhock, Double, 5c. 
Marigold, Tall, 5c, 
Mignonette, Giant 5c. 
" Morning Glory, Japanese,. 5c. 
" Nasturtium, Dwarf, 5c. 
" Pansy, Hammond's Prem- 
ium, - .. 5c. 
Sweet Peas, Eckford's 5c. 
Wild Flower Garden 5c. 
25 pkts. Flowers worth $1,20 
