■Catalogue of Small Fruits, Etc. 
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Reid’s Nurseries — 
BLACKBERRIES. 
CULTURE. The culture of these is about the^ame as that of the raspberry, but he soil h 
row; on rich soil, 6 by 3 feet. It 
requires about 3,000 plants per 
acre. They should be topped 2 
feet from the ground for laterals ; 
do not let more than 3 canes grow 
to the hill. The past seasons have 
proved to us that there is as much 
profit in Blackberry culture as in 
any other branch of fruit-growing. 
We gathered 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 Black- 
berries is not so general as the 
profits would justify, the demand 
being always good in the larger 
cities. 
ELDORADO. We are more 
than ever impressed with the con- 
viction, after fruiting this berry 
another year, that we have in this va- 
riety the best Blackberry ever intro- 
duced. Wherever it has had a trial, 
its merits appear at once, and hence 
its quick popularity where tested, so 
much so that we have already had 
to decline orders in large quanti- 
ties, as it is our intention to have this 
worthy berry distributed as far as 
possible amongst our patrons. The 
past winter was thehardest on Black 
berries in all our experiences, but this 
variety came through all alive to the 
tips, when most other hardy varieties, 
such as Snyder, were winter killed. 
If you want something superior to 
anything before seen in a Blackberry , 
get some of this variety. 
Description. Like many of our 
best Iruits, Eldorado is an accidental seed- 
ling, 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 4 years, has never winter-killed or failed 
toproduce a full crop of the finest fruit. The 
vines are very vigorous and hardy, enduring 
the winters of the far northwest without in ■ 
jury , and their yield is enormous. The ber- 
ries 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 8 or io days after picking with 
quality unimpaired. , , 
We quote words of commendation from the fol- 
lowing high authorities : 
From Dept, of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 
This berry was noted last year, and is of much promise 
so much so that a special colored plate has been made flavorVwee^ and very 
der hairy spikes, with few thorns. Color black; flesh deep crimson, with ten , H E van Dkman 
^LETTER NO. 1. Dear Sir: 1 find the Eldorado to be a richT ' WE&lr” TCErtS'S 
sma’l seed, and adherent to a very small core. - he berry is juicy, and the fla jj. j?, Van Deman. 
inU LETTER NO. 2. Dear Sir: Samples of Eldorado at hand , and ^^® 1 ce ^f e d a cquisition f the clu5te ' ’ h* if S VanDeman^ 
superior to the Snyder in size and Quality, and ,f as hardy wd be a v ahis ibl «qmsi ' ° • and , delighted with the 
LETTER NO. 3. Dear Sir: Specimens of Eldorado came air ght Thi is just wnaiw n |mder (he most favor _ 
variety. The hemes have n > core, and are as sweet and d cJ' c >ous ■ as _a V , , ^ but never have I tasted anything to equal 
able circumstanes. Since my boyhoo I I have gathered wild berries in many s , H. E. Van Dkman. 
those specimens of Elodradoyou have sent. Rural New-Yorker , June 15 , 1895 . Reports on Eldorado 
From the Ohio Experiment Station. , hardiness : "Nearly every variety of our collection or 
Eldorado is the most promising Blackberry. It appears ■ - • -- • • - 
. t 1 - . Cmrdov io find of better ( 1 U 3. 1 1 1 V . 
IQ or HCi O 1 S LUC 1 UU 3 t- A 171 IX ‘ ‘“b , 7 . ... 
to be as hardy as Snyder, is larger and of better quality. 
Snyder, Ancient Briton and Eldorado are the only perfectly 
hardy sorts in Central Ohio. W. J. Green, Horticulturist. 
From the Minnesota Experiment Station, 
Eldorado will bear a small amount of fruit this year, which 
is just ripening. Fruit large and plants healthy ; they came 
through the winter in good shape. Sam t B. Green. 
for hardiness: nearly eveiy «<ui»y v. «... ■ / -.T 
Blackberries was more or less cut back, except th^ El- 
dorado.” 
From the Pennsylvania Experiment Station. 
Eldorado is an immense producer. The berries ripen 
evenly, are very sweet and of good size: the yield was 
greater than of any others on our ground^ ^ Rutz 
SI per dozen, 85 per 100, $40 per 1,000. 
