R EID’S NURSERIES . . 
. 33 . . . SELECTED TREES, PLANTS, ETC. 
Blackberries. 
CULTURE. — The culture of these is about the same as that of the raspberry, but if the soil is not very rich 
plants may be set 5 by 2 feet in the row ; on rich soil, 6 % by 3 feet. It requires about 3,000 plants per acre. They 
should be topped two feet from the 
ground for laterals ; do not let 
more than three canes grow to the 
hill. The last season has proved 
to us that there is as much profit in 
■Blackberry culture as in any other 
branch of fruit-growing. VVe gath- 
ered enough fruit from vines this 
season to almost pay for the ground 
they grew on— getting $4 per bushel 
for fruit at a home market ! The 
culture of Blackberries is not so 
general as the profits would justify, 
the demand being always good in 
the larger cities. 
ELDORADO. This is un- 
doubtedly one of our finest Black- 
berries. After fruiting it again this 
season, we are more favorably im- 
pressed with it than before. Its 
large size and delicious quality put 
it iar in advance of any of the 
standard varieties. It is the hardi- 
est Blackberry in cultivation, have 
never known it to winter-kill, and will 
stand the climate of Minnesota un- 
injured. It has been very productive 
and has not failed to ripen a crop since 
' its introduction, so we have confidence 
in recommending it as far superior to 
anything we know on the market. 
VVe are confirmed in this by endorse- 
ments of nearly all the agricultural 
experiment stations, and the U. S. 
Department, Washington, D. C., which 
has tested the variety and reported it 
as follows: “Sweet, rich and very 
good. It is certainly far superior to 
the Snyder, and we have never tested 
anything to equal it.” 
Description.— Like many of our 
best fruits, Eldorado is an accidental 
seedling, and takes its name from the town 
close by where it was found in Preble Co., 
Ohio. It has been cultivated 12 years, and 
under careful test at different experiment 
stations for four years has never winter-killed 
or failed to produce a full crop of the finest 
fruit. The vines are very vigorous and hardy, 
enduring the winters of the far northwest 
without injury, and their yield is enormous. 
The berries are very large, jet-black, borne 
in large clusters, and ripen well together ; 
they are very sweet, melting and pleasing to the taste, 
have no hard core, and keep for 6 or 10 days after 
picking with quality unimpaired. 75 cts. per doz., 
$4 per 100, $25 per 1 ,000. 
Agawam. Fruit of fair size, jet black, sweet, 
tender and melting to the very core ; for home use it 
has no superior, being 
sweet as soon as black ; 
it is extremely hardy 
and healthy and very productive. As an eminent small-fruit-grower says: “It 
stands at the head for hardiness, fruitfulness and sweetness.” No well-regulated 
fruit garden should be without this excellent variety. 50 cts. per doz., $1.50 per 100, 
$10 per 1,000. 
Ancient Briton. One of the best of hardy varieties ; in Wisconsin and other 
northern states it is superseding all other kinds. Very vigorous, healthy and hardy, 
producing large fruit stems, loaded with good-sized berries of fine quality, that 
carry well ana fetch highest price in market. For general planting for home or 
market in all sections subject to severe winters, this is recommended as a first- 
class variety. 50 cts. per doz., $.150 per 100, $10 per 1,000. 
Early King. An extra-early and exceedingly hardy variety of great merit. 
Canes of strong growth, as hardy as Snyder, and very prolific. It is larger and 
earlier than Early Harvest, and its delicious sweetness renders it of special value 
for the home garden. It is also free of double blossoms, rust or other disease. It 
has been thoroughly tested at the north, and has given very general satisfaction. 
75 cts. per doz., $2.50 per 100, $20 per 1,000. ancient briton. 
