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MAY'S NORTHERN GROWN FRUITS, BEST FOR ALL CLIMES. 
BLACKBERRIES. 
These should be planted in rows 6 to 7 feet apart, 
and S to 5 feet in the rows. Keej) the ground light and 
rich. Pinch the canes back whi n they have reached 
4 feet in height. Price, unless otherwise noted, 
ISc each; SI.SO per doz., postpaid; S5.O0 per 
100 by express. 
Anrienf Rrifnn perfectly hardy va- 
r^llCIClIU L>I1LUU> riety, one of the best 
grow n. Plant very vigorou-s and healthy. Bears im- 
mciiso crops of medium size fruit of tlie moft lascious 
flavor, tliat ijear shipping well and bring the highest 
marliet price. W'e do not claim this berrv to be the 
largest or r)u: earliest grown, but we do consider it the 
hardiest, Ijest flavored, best shipper and the best all- 
round blael<l>erry for general culture in all sections 
ever introduced. It stands our cold winters perfectly 
without protection, never freezing baclj the least. 
This feature alone should recommend it highly to all 
large planters in the North. ISc each, SI.SO per 
doz., SS.OO per 100 by express, 
psiflv H*ll"Vf«f The earliest riijening va- 
M^aiiy llctlVCdl.. ri^ty grown. An enor- 
mous Ijearer and a eoo<l .shipper. Fruit medium size 
and of fine quality. Requires winter protection in the 
North. ISc each, $1.50 per doz. 
Pldorado Avery vigorous-growing, perfectly 
M^Mvavri uuv. hardy variety, enduring our severe 
winters without injury. Fruit very largo, borne in 
clusters whidi ripen very evenly, quality unsurpa,ssed 
and an excellent sliipper. 
Frie Avigorous.liardy variety,. succeeding well everywhere. Foliage 
•_«• clean, healthy and free from ru.st. Fruit largo, nearly round 
and of flne quality. A good se<*.ond early variety. 
IccbGrO" '^his is the most wonderful fruit novelty of the century. 
»• A white blackberry seems a contradiction on its face.and 
a few years since was considered an impossibility, but thanks to the inde- 
fatigable industry of the hybridist through ceaselc-ss vears nt e.^cperiment- 
ing, itisnow a reality. A most magnificent, large white berrv, of deli- 
cioas flavor. The bu.shes are strong and thrifty, and lx>ar abundantly very 
early m the season. The fruit, although extra large and melting, is very 
firm and wonderfully .sweet. It is without exception the grandest novelty 
m berries ever introduced. Strong, healthy plants, 25c each, $2.50 
per^doz. 
n/l inn f^w/n cW ■ one of the largest, hardiest, and most productive. 
* ^ • Fruit glossy l,lack, tender, juicy and sweet, with 
a line aromatic flavor. Ripens early. 
Ohm<»r A strong grower, hardy and productive. A late ripening 
VIIIIICI . variety, fruit large and of flne flavor. 
Snvriff Extremely hardy, onormou-sly productive, finest flavor, 
OII^UCI. ripening early. ' 
^Sfonf'« Hiirrlv Originated in Wiscon-sln, and is very hardy, 
o IlctlU^. sweet and productive, weighing down its 
strong canes with immense crops of delicious fruit. One of the very best 
for cold climates. 
Tavlnr ^"ry Imrdy and productive. Berries large and of flne flavor, 
•"J • cjine,s of strong growth and ironclad h.irdiness, season medium. 
\V}i/->h|lcp+-<- A very hardy, vigorous variety, very free from 
av-ii U9«,. 1. 1., thorns, producingfruit of medium size, oblong-oval, 
sweet and good. It is a long keeper and a good shipper. 
Lucretia Dewberry. ^MrA'^s, fe-frSi?"^' si™"iSI 
quality ©gimling any of tho taU-Rrowing sorts. Tlie plant in porfectly 
hardy and remarkably productive, with large, showy flowers. The fruit 
Ancient Briton. 
is from 1 to l}4 inches long by 1 inch in diameter, soft, sweet and luscious 
throughout, riiK'nin^ very early, before raspberries are gone. Plants 
should be well muiohed %vith straw to keep the fruit from the ground. 
The Everbearing: Tree Blackberry, Se°n° can atfo?d 1o^ 
without it. Unlike others it requires no stakes, and is by far the 
most productive, hardiest, finest flavored and handsomest black- 
berry we have ever grown. It ^tows in upright tree form to a height 
of six or seven feet, and produces its large, atlicious berries in the great- 
est almndimce for several weeks during the summer. No person who has 
a few feet in his yard to spare can afford to lie without this splendid fruit. 
It Is ornamental as well as useful, and its habit of growth, hardi- 
ness and enormous yield make It a most desirable variety. A few 
of these trees will itet^p a fjimily supplied with delicious l>erries the entire 
sea.Mon. The immense sale of this grand frmt has comjielled us to grow an 
enormous stock the past season, and this also enabk-s u.m to offer them at 
a low jirice, .so that they are now ^Wthin the reach of nil our friends. Our 
stock is extra strong, and will generally fruit heavilv the first year, and 
Ls always certain toliear abundantly of its mammoth, delicious berries the 
second season. Don't fail to order the Everbearing Tree Blackberry. 
20o each, $2.00 per dozen. 
Japan Golden Hayberry. 7iptnTng Tn 'adva'ncTS} 
the strawberry. A most novel fruit, forming a shrub-like bush six 
to eight feet high, producing all along its liranches large, white blos- 
soms, which are .s<x>n followed i)y large, sweet, glossy, golden, semi-trans- 
parent lK?rries. The bashes do not die down after Ixiaring, like the canes 
of the raspl>erry and blackberry, but continue to bear fruit for many years, 
like the Currant and Gooseljerry. Produced by Luther Burbank, of Cali- 
fornia, and is siipposed to be a hybrid of a .TajKinese species of Raspberry 
(Rubu.i jxilmalis) and the Cuthbert. Tho original stoclc, consisting of six 
large plants and forty-eight small ones, was sold for $80O,00- Fine 
Plants. ISc each, $1.50 per doz. ( 
New varieties appear so rapidly, and are usually such a slight 
improvement on the standard sorts, that caution is necessary, 
but after a trial of tliis we are .so impressed liy its great value that we unhesitatingly recommend it. 
Tile plant is very vigorous, branching naturally, producing an abundance of fruiting canes, and an 
abundance of large, luscious fruit. The fruit is very large and handsome, intense black, with a very high 
polish, and without any hard <'ore, juicy and high flavored. 25c each, $2.50 per doz. 
Thp llinphpl*!^ "^^^^ rapid-growing fruit has become exceedingly popular in the past two 
I 11^ ouii&LT^i I J', years. The fruit, which is of a deep purplish shade, is of the most delicious 
flavor. In addition to its value as a fruit, it makes one of the handsomest flowering shrubs we have ever 
seen. The beautiful, snowy-white lilossoms are produced in the greatest profusioiT during the early 
spring months, covering the plant from top to bottom in a robe of pure white. Don't leave tliis off your 
order. ISc each, $1.50 per doz. 
Rllff ?1 In RpffV ^ magnificent, hardy fruit, discovered on the banks of the Missouri, in the 
ulAHCiiyj u^iiy* Dakotas. It is as hardy as an oak and makes a handsome shrui), as well as a 
splemlid fruit. It grows to a hi'iglit of from 8 to 12 feet, and can be raised with success in anv section of 
the United Htatc-s. Early in the spring it begins to blossom, and its beautiful appearance never fails to 
attract attention. Later comes the fruit, which is borne in great liunches, resembling somewhat a great 
(bluster of currants. The fruit is simply dolicioiLs, and for making presiTves, jellies, pies, etc., notliing 
can surpass it. It continues fruiting all summer, and can be gathered at any time you wish them. ISO 
each, $1.50 per doz. 
InnJinf»CP> Winfhf»l*fV This interesting fruit belongs to the Ra.spl>errv family, and is a 
tttxyail^a^ TT iiis^i^fci 1 ^. splendid grower, hardy and very prolific. The canes are covered 
with purpli-sh-rcd hair. , The fruit is liorne in clusters, and each berry is at first tightly enveloped by a 
large calyx, forming a sort of burr, which is also covered with purplish- 
red hair so thickly as to present the appearance of moss rose buds. 
When the fruit matures, tliis bud pops open and displays the fruit. In 
color it is a bright red, and the plant is beautiful. Very productive. 
Berry is firm, thus being a good shipper. In season very late, ripening 
after all other Raspberries are gone. 25c each, $2. SO per doz. 
Rathbun Blackberry. 
Our Family Collection of Small Fruits for $5.00. 
To intro<luce these fine new fruits into every garden in America- 
we make the low price we do, feeling tliat we will gain customers 
thereby and provide an aijundance of delicious fruit at small expense. 
14 Loudon Raspberry — 1.75 
6 Fay's Prolific Currant .50 
4 White Wine Currant... I.OO 
Slay's Everbearing Tree Blackberry, 
I Cambridge Grape $0.35 
I White Diamond Grape .30 
7Whinham's Gooseberry 2.25 
6 Tree Blackberry 1.00 $7.15 
The above collection sent by express for $5. OO. This will 
give a family an abundance of fruit dviring the season and will be 
worth many times its cost. 
