Reid’s Nurseries — Catalogue of Small Fruits, Etc 
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JAPANESE GOLDEN HAYBERRY. 
A Raspberry which ripens its fruit before strawberries. This is a decided and valuable novelty, 
originated by the celebrated Luther Burbank, of California. 
We give his description of this wonderful berry as follows : 
' ‘ The earliest Raspberry ever known. The berries are 
of a golden straw color, as large as Cuthbert, and ripens 
here in April, a month before Hansel/, before strawberries, 
and before the earliest of the standard Raspberries of the 
past have hardly awakened from their winter rest. The 
bushes are distinct from all others, growing like trees, 6to- 
8 feet high, with spreading tops, and all along the branches 
’.-.rge, white, bell-shaped blossoms are pendent, which are 
soon followed by the great, sweet, glossy, golden, semi- 
translucent berries. 
“ The plants, when well established, will surprise one 
with their abundance of fruit. 
“ The history of this variety is as follows : Some ten 
years ago I requested my collector in Japan to hunt up the 
best wild Raspberries, blackberries and strawberries that 
could be found. Several curious species were received the 
next season, among them a red and also a dingy yellow, 
unproductive variety of Rubtts palmalus. One of these- 
plants, though bearing only a few of the most worthless, 
tasteless, dingy yellow berries I have ever seen, was 
selected solely on account of its unusual earliness, to cross 
with Cuthbert and other well-known Raspberries. Among 
the seedlings raised from this plant was this one, and, 
though no signs of the Cuthbert appear, yet it can hardly 
be doubted that Cuthbert pollen has effected some of the 
wonderful improvements to be seen in this new variety.” 
20 cento each, $1.50 per dozen, $10 per 100. 
JAPANESE GOLDEN MAYBERRY. ( Burbank's .) 
fore I discovered that it was a perpet- 
ual ; and during the seven years since 
I discovered it I have frequently been 
surprised by new points of merit. 
1 1 The first crop commencesripening 
about the time of Gregg, is more abun- 
dant, and continues in bearing for three 
or four weeks, by which time the new 
canes begin to fruit, and continue until 
checked by frost. This lattercropdoes 
not consist of a few scattering berries 
at the axils of the leaves, but immense 
clusters, often numbering ioo berries 
on a single cane. While many of these 
clusters seem immense, yet they do not 
exhaust the vitality of the wood, for the 
same cane will bear a full crop next 
tear. The young sets, when planted 
n the spring, will bear fruit in the fall of the same 
season. Many persons have visited my grounds and 
examined the vines and fruit, and unite in testifying 
that the reality exceeded their expectations. They 
must be seen to be appreciated.” 
These plants last season retailed readily at *i 
each, or $ro per doz., until the stock was exhausted. 
This season, having grown a large and fine stock, we 
can afford to place them within the reach of every one, 
and will fill all orders, while the stock lasts, at the 
following rates. 
$1.50 per dozen, $10 per 100. 
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GAULT. 
This is what fruit-growers have for many years been look- 
ing for — an everbearing blackcap of large size, hardy, good 
grower and productive. On the originator’s grounds and 
elsewhere, so far as tested, the Gault meets all these re- 
quirements. Having carefully watched it now several sea- 
sons, and knowing it to be a good thing, we have no hesi- 
tancy in recommending it to all small-fruit growers. The 
following are the introducer’s history and description of this 
berry : 
r< This berry was a stray seedling I found by the road- 
side. The vinesgre extremely hardy, and the berries of deli- 
cious flavor. As to size, they are immense, some crown 
berries having measured three inches in circumference. 
When I found the plant it was quite small, and had but 
three clusters of berries on it. The size of the fruit was 
that which attracted my attention. It was a year later be- 
gault. 
