THE M. H. HARMAN COMPANY 
Victoria. Large, bright red, long bunch; late in ripen- 
ing and hangs long on the bush. One of the best; very 
valuable for its lateness. Spreading growth, very 
productive. 
White Grape. Very large, yellowish white; sweet or a 
very mild acid; excellent quality and valuable for the 
table. The finest of the white sorts. 
Wilder. A new red currant, fruit large, fine flavored,^ 
great yielder, very profitable for market. 
ASPARAGUS 
To make a good asparagus bed the plants may be set in the fall or early spring. Prepare a place of fine loamy soil 
to which has been added a liberal dressing of good manure. Select two-year or strong one-year plants, and for a garden, 
set in rows 18 to ^ inches apart, with plants 10 to 12 inches in the row. 
The roots should be spread and planted so that the crowns, when covered shall be three inches below the surface of 
the ground. If planted in the fall the whole bed should be covered before winter sets in with two or three inches of stable 
manure which may be lightly forked in between the rows as soon as the ground opens in the spring. 
Conover’s Colossal. Highly recommended for its 
immense size, and being remarkably tender and high 
flavored. 
Donald’s Elmira. Color a delicate green, different from 
other varieties, while the stalks are more tender and 
succulent. Its mammoth size always commands a fancy 
price. 
Palmetto. It sells at quite an advance over other varie- 
ties on account of its mammoth size. Quality not excelled 
by any. 
RHUBARB OR PIE PLANT 
Linnaeus — Large, early, tender and fine. The very best of all. This is the great “Wine Plant." 
JUNE RASPBERRY 
RASPBERRIES 
For field culture raspberries should be planted in rows four to six feet apart, two and one-half to three feet in rows, 
depending on the character of growth of sorts planted. 
The first year after planting cut the canes about two feet from the ground and when grown eighteen inches pinch 
off the ends which will cause them to branch, repeat this when a new growth comes to make stocky plants. The follow- 
ing spring shear off a third of the wood leaving a round bush. 
Only five or six shoots should be left on sorts that sucker. Cut off all others. 
Red and Purple Raspberries 
Cardinal. The best of the purple raspberries and a most 
desirable variety for home use. Vigorous in growth, 
ornamental in appearance and enormously productive. 
Columbian. A new variety of great proinise. It is a 
very vigorous grower and very hardy. Fruit purple and 
delicious for table or canning, and an excellent shipping 
variety. 
Cuthbert, or Queen of the Market. Fruit is large, 
luscious, and produced in the greatest profusion. Color 
deep rich crimson; fruit very firm. Ripens from July 10 
to and continues a long time in fruit. Entirely hardy 
and yields heavy crops. Follows the Marlboro in season 
of ripening. 
Herbert. Fruit large, bright red, somewhat oblong, the 
largest of red raspberries, very hardy. Flavor sweet and 
juicy. Season five or six days before Cuthbert. 
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