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H. S. WILEY & 50 A, CAYUGA, N. Y. 
Mersereau Blackberry. 
THE PRINCE of all BLACKBERRIES. 
THE MERSEREAU, 
Named by PROF. BAILEY of Cornell University. 
See Cornell Bulletin, No. 99, Aug. '95. 
" A variety resembling Snyder and derived from it. Some four years ago 
the originator noticed an extra large strong bush among his Snyders, and 
began to propagate from it. He is now gradually changing his whole plan- 
tation over to this new variety. It is one of the most promishtg varieties I 
know." PROF. BAILEY. 
iTS POINTS OF SUPERIORITY ARE: 1st, Extreme Hardiness; 2d, 
Larger size and greater productiveness ; 3d, Less tendency to turn red after 
being picked than Snyder; 4th, Delicious (Juality ; Sth, Remains in bearing 
as late as September 1 to 10 ; Gth, Selling two or three cents higher per 
quart than any other v^lriety. 
