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ALBANY NURSERIES 
RASPBERRIES, Continued. 
Souhegan. (Tyler.) A new variety, 
commended very highly as a market sort 
by those who have grown it. The bush is 
said to be productive, perfectly hardy and 
free from disease. 
“We have raised the Souhegan for a 
great many years and never have had a 
failure of crop. They are earlier than the 
larger varieties, juicy, excellent flavor 
and of a finer texture than any of the 
other varieties; resemble the wild rasp- 
berry very much in appearance and flavor. 
They do not winter kill nor are they sub- 
ject to blight. They are not ordinarily a 
large berry but if they are planted on 
good ground and properly cultivated they 
will grow quite large. They grow in clus- 
ters of from five to seven berries each, 
turning red first and then black when ripe. ’’ 
H. W. SAVAGE & SON, 
Salem, Oregon 
BLACKBERRIES (Rubus, or Rubus villosus) 
T HESE require the same kind of soil and treatment as raspberries, ex- 
cept that they should be planted in rows eight feet wide and four feet 
apart in rows. For self-sustaining bushes clip off the points of the grow- 
ing canes as soon as the plants are about four feet high, and repeat the 
operation several times until they assume the form of a bush. Mulching 
is of great advantage to both raspberries and blackberries. 
Cazadero. A blackberry similar in ap- 
pearance to the wild blackberry (Rubus 
Vitifolius ) , and possessing the wonder- 
fully rich, snappy flavor of that great 
blackberry. There is no berry its superior 
or equal for home canning, jellies, jam, 
etc. Its freedom from the big thorns so 
prominent on most blackberries, makes it 
easy to pick with the bare hands. The 
vines carry berries virtually from the 
ground to the tip of the two-year-old cones. 
Begins to bear in ordinary years about the 
first of June, several weeks earlier than 
the common wild blackberry. 
Early Harvest. Early in time of ripening 
and always reliable. The canes are strong 
and upright in growth, branching, stout 
and vigorous. Hardier than Kittatinny or 
Lawton; an enormous bearer. The berries 
sweet and of the highest quality, though 
not so large as some varieties. 
Era. Free from rust and other diseases, 
and wonderfully productive (exceeding 
even the prolific Lawton) . Fruit large, 
excellent quality, handsome and firm, and 
ripens exceedingly early; fruit uniform 
both in size and shape. 
Eldorado. Vines are vigorous and hardy, 
enduring the winters of the far northwest 
without injury. The berries are large, 
jet black, borne in large clusters, and 
ripen well together. Sweet, melting and 
pleasing to the taste, have no hard core, 
and keep eight or ten days after packing 
with quality unimpaired, combining nearly 
all the good qualities found in a blackberry. 
Evergreen. Introduced from Oregon, 
origin unknown; beautiful cut-leaved foli- 
age which it retains during the winter; 
berries large, black, sweet, rich and deli- 
cious. It continues to ripen from July to 
November, which makes it one of the best 
berries for family use; excellent trellis 
and arbor plant. 
Himalaya Giant. Vigorous grower; canes 
sometimes reaching 30 or 40 feet; must be 
trained on trellis. Fruit large, black; 
abundant bearer, excellent shipper; shape 
more round than Kittatinny or Lawton, 
more juicy and smaller seed. Mr. Brodie, 
Superintendent Experimental Station, at 
Puyallup, states that it has yielded at the 
rate of 400 crates (9,600 quarts) per acre, 
and thinks it might be made to yield 600 
crates per acre on proper soil. 
Iceberg. The fruit is white, transparent; 
The Iceberg Blackberry. 
