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H. S. WILEY. CAYUGA, N. Y, 
Mulberries. 
New American. Equal to 
Downing in all respects, and a 
much hardier tree. Vigorous 
grower ; very productive ; the best 
variety for fruit; ripe from middle 
June to middle September. 
Downing' s Everbearing. \evy 
large, black, handsome, sweet, 
rich and excellent. 
Strong plants, 6 to 7 ft.. Price, 
75 cents each. 
B 1 a ckberries 
This excellent and profitable fruit should be planted for garden use in rows 
t> teet apart, with plants 4 feet apart in the rows ; for market, in rows 8 feet 
apart, witli plants 3 feet apart in the rows. Give the plants the .same culti- 
vation as Ra.spberries. If properly grown , and successive varieties are chosen , 
this fruit extends over a very considerable period, and affords a steady in- 
come from marketing. 
Eldorado. One of the hardiest and best berries $4.00 
lilttatlnny. Large, sweet, ripens gradually 3.00 12.00 
Snyder. Medium size, extremely hardy, very productive .. .. 3.00 12.00 
Taylor's Prolific. Large size, hardy and of high quality 3.00 12.00 
Kathbun. New and desirable 5 00 
Agawam. Hardy and fine quality 3 00 
Bangor. Excellent quality 3 00 
Fifty at 100 rates. 
THE PRINCE of all BLACKBERRIES. 
THE MERSEREAU, 
Named by PROF. BAILEY of Cornell University. 
See Cornell Bulletin, No. 99, Aug. '95. 
"A variety re.sembling Snyder and derived from it. Some four years age 
the originator noticed an extra large strong bush among his Snyders, and be- 
gan to propagate from it. He is now gradually changing his whole planta- 
tion over to this new variety. It is one of the most promising varieties I 
l^now." PROF. BAILEY. 
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. 
Sth, Remains in bearing as late as September 1 to 10. 
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. 
