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E. W, REID’S CATALOGUE OF SMALL FRUITS, ETC. 
THOMPSON’S EARLY PROLIFIC RED RASPBERRY. This is a seedling 
found among a number of 
others from selected seed 
gathered from the earliest red 
berries we could hud on our 
grounds. Its early ripening, 
line, lai’ge, bright berries, 
along with its productiveness, 
attracted the attention of M. 
T. Thompson, the originator, 
it ripened very early, being the 
earliest red raspberry in the 
neighborhood, even ripening 
before the blackcaps. This 
year, the season being late, 
the first were picked the 19th 
of June on our grounds, and 
as we have no eai’ly ground, 
we know that anything that 
will ripen early on our own 
grounds will be sure to ripen 
early almostanywhere. Every 
fruit-grower knows the neces- 
sity of having a red raspberry 
that will come on, with good 
picking, just as the strawberry 
season is over. We have the 
Marlboro, Raneocas and sev- 
eral others of the early red 
berries, but they cannot come 
up to this berry. It has stood 
twenty-two degrees below 
zero and without injury in the 
least, and we don’t know how 
much more it will stand. This 
last spring we had a very late 
frost, after the buds were 
nearly all leaved, but still it 
was not hurt, while Outhberts 
were badly damaged and our 
Brandywine killed nearly to 
the ground. We planted out 
one acre last fall , and this sea- 
son they were loaded down to 
the ground with the weight of 
berries about the size of Bran- 
dywine, and from two to three 
weeks earlier. There is more 
money in an early red rasp- 
berry with us than any small 
fruit we grow. While the late 
varieties are sold at half the 
price, or even less than that, Thompson’s early prolific red raspberry. 
we say to one and all, don’t 
miss planting a dozen at least of these berries. We don’t want any one to plant more un- 
til they are as well satisfied as we are; and then you will want to plant all vou can 1 SI 
per doz., $3 per 100, $40 per 1,000. 
CARMAN. One of the very best, and very productive. For family use we think 
there is none better ; but for market it comes at the wrong period of the season in this 
locality, between Souhegan and Gregg. Good size, productive, jet black, and stands the 
winter well. Where the Gregg will not stand the winter we can highly x’ecommend it 
$1 per doz., $4 per 100, $30 per 1,000. 
EARHART. An everhearer, introduced by Hale Bros., of Connecticut. A good 
grower, and produces fruit from June until October ; and when a market can be had at a 
high figure, will pay. It is also valuable for the home garden, as it gives fruit throughout 
the fall. $2 per doz., $8 per 100, $30 per 1,000. 
HILBORN. Of superior quality; very hardy, coming from Canada. Fruit not as 
large as Gregg, but will stand cold weather much better. It is highly recommended by 
state horticultural societies, and is becoming very popular with commercial growers. It 
will stand drouth better than any other variety. 50 ets. per doz., $2 per 100, $10 per 1,000. 
JOHNSON’S SWEET. From New York, and highly recommended by parties in 
that locality. We have not seen enough to tell much about it, but what fruit we have had 
was fine. Good grower. We have a large stock of plants, and on large lots can give 
special rates. 75 cts. per doz., $2 per 100, $15 per 1,000. 
