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Reid’s Nurseries — Catalogue of Small Fruits, Etc. 
RASPBERRIES, continued. 
MILLER. 
This new Red Rasp- 
berry originated in Sussex 
county, Delaware, and is- 
very popular with a few 
fruit growers in that sec- 
tion, who have preferred 
to market the fruit rather 
than sell the plants. Berry 
is as large as Cuthbert, 
holding its size to the end 
of the season ; round in 
shape; color bright red, does not fade, but will hold 
its color after shipment longer than any other red 
variety ; core very small ; does not crumble, mak- 
ing it the firmest and best shipping berry in exist- 
ence ; has not the flat taste of some varieties, 
but a rich, fruity flavor entirely its own. The timeof ripen- 
ing is with the very earliest, the first picking being with 
Thompson’s Early, June nth, the Miller producing double 
the quantity of berries at each picking that Til mipson’s did, 
in the same field under the same conditions, continuing until' 
August 3— Thompson having been gone three weeks ; fully 
as prolific as Cuthbert. It does not seem particular as to 
soil, having been fruited on light sandy, gravelly and heavy 
clay soils with equal success. To sum up, it possesses the fol- 
lowing points of superiority as compared with other varieties: 
1st. Ripens with the very earliest. 2d. Productiveness equal 
toany. 3d. Has no equal as a shipper. 4 th. Perfectly hardy. 
5th. Quality unsurpassed. 6th. Attractive color. 
I SI per dozen, S 3. 50 per 100 , S 25 per 1 , 000 . 
COLUMBIAN. 
This is anew berry, believed to be a cross between the Cuthbert and Gregg, and is claimed to be superior and 
larger than the Schaffer’s Colossal, of which it is about the same type and cslor. From the comments of the press 
and many growers, we believe this berry has some de- 
cided merits, and can recommend it as worthy of a trial. 
We append the originator’s description, as follows: 
1. It is a most vigorous grower, its canes from 10 to 16 
feet in length, and are often an inch in diameter near 
their base, very woody and with little pith. 
2. Its roots are very large and run very deep and 
spreading, enabling it to successfully resist drouth. 
3. It has a very handsome and healthful foliage, light 
green in color, which retains its vigor until killed by the 
autumn frosts. 
4. It propagates readily from the tips, and never suck - 
ers from the roots. 
5. It is perfectly hardy. It has gone through winters 
when the temperature reached 28 degrees below zero, 
coming out unharmed in the spring. 
6. The fruit is very large, often an inch in diameter 
and three-fourths of an inch in length. In color it is a 
dark red, bordering on purple. It adheres firmly to the 
stem, and will not drop off, drying up if not picked. It is 
not seedy, but is juicy and sweet, making it a delightful 
table fruit. The berries grow on separate stems, making 
picking easy, and they never crumble in picking. 
7. The fruit is in season from about July 12 to the mid- 
dle of August, and it is remarkably uniform in size and 
quality, holding out well to the last. 
8. Toillustrate its productiveness, the following facts 
aresubmitted: The first plants produced from the origi- 
nal plant made a row no feet in length. Estimating the 
rows to be 7 feet apart, the following figures show die pro- 
duction per acre: The first season ( 1889) there were picked 
48 quarts, at the rate of 2,72oquarts to theacre. The sec- 
ond picking in 1890 was 130 quarts, or at the rate of .7,350, 
quarts to the acre, and in 1891 it was 100 quarts, or 5,660 
quarts to the acre. The lighter crop in 18131 was due to a 
severe drought, which nearly ruined other fields of berries. 
The Rural New- Yorker sent a representative to visit 
the berry in the season of 1892, who spoke of it highly in 
his report in that careful and conscientious journal, sum- 
ming up as follows: 
"‘In all, it is most promising, and The Rural predicts 
for it a great future if it shall succeed abroad as it does at 
home.” — Rural ]Veiv- Yorker. 
For canning purposes, it is undoubtedly the very best 
Raspberry in cultivation. Unlike the Shaffer, it does not 
go to pieces in the process, and it does not shrink. 
25 cont3 each, $2 50 per dozen. 
COLUMBIAN. 
