CURRANTS 
Hardy, easily cultivated, standing neglect 
well, and liberally responding to cultiva 
tion and generous treatment; Indispensable 
for Jelllee, table use. etc. No garden Is 
complete without them, and large quantities 
ire required for market. Set four feet 
ipart In rich ground, cultivate well, or 
mulch heavily; prune out old wood so tha; 
each remaining shoot will have room to 
grow. If the current worm appears, dust 
with helebore. 
Cherry. — ^Berries sometimes one- 
half Inch In diameter, bunches 
short, vigorous and productive, 
when grown on good soil and well 
cultivated. 
Fay’s Prolific. — The leading 
market variety. Extra large stems 
and berries. Uniform size, easily 
picked, exceedingly productive; no 
variety ever made as quick a 
jump in popular favor, the de- 
mand being. In most seasons. In 
excess of the supply. 
Victoria. — L a r g e , light red. 
bunches extremely long. Berries 
medium size of excellent quality 
Ripens late. 
Red Dutch. — An old well known 
sort. Good quality, berry medi- 
um, long bunch, very productive. 
Whit© Grape. — ^Very large, yel- 
lowish white; sweet, or very mild 
acid. Excellent quality and val- 
uable for table. Very productive. 
Dee’s Prolific. — T his Is a 
black currant: extra quality, 
strong grower. Productive. 
Wilder. — One of the strongest 
growers, and most productive. 
Bunch and berries very large; 
bright, attractive red color, even 
when dead ripe. Hangs on the 
bushes in fine condition for han- 
dling, as late as any known va- 
riety. Compared with the cele- 
brated Fay’s. It Is equal in size, 
with longer bunches; better in 
WILDER. 
quality, with much less acidity. 
Ripens at same time, continues on 
bush much longer, fully as pro- 
lific, in some trials, largely out- 
yielding It. 
London Market. — For many 
years this variety has been fruit- 
ing in Michigan where It is now 
planted extensively and regarded 
as the best market variety of 
ihat great fruit state. Plant is 
extremely vigorous, with perfect 
foliage which it retains through 
the season, an enormous cropper. 
Ripens with Victoria, is larger In 
both bunch and berry, a better 
bearer. For any use — home gar- 
den or market— one of the best. 
North Star. — The strongest 
grower among the red varieties; 
should be given plenty of room 
and ground kept well enriched; 
bunches average 4 Inches in length 
and are freely produced. Com- 
bines extreme hardiness, vigorous 
growth, extra quality and great 
productiveness. 
Price of Curranta 
2 yr. No. 1, 15 cts. each; $1.50 
per 12; $4.00 per 100. 
I yr.. No. 1, 10 eta each; $1,00 
per 12; $3.00 per 100. 
Potter Hill, R. I., 
Aug. 27, 1908. 
Grand Mere Plant Farms. 
Stevensvllle, Mich. 
Dear Sir: — Please send me your 
fall catalogue of 1908 and spring 
1909 now. or as soon as it Is 
ready. In am Intending to buy 
some strawberry plants to set out 
next Spring, and I think I shall 
send for them to you, as I have 
had some good recommendations 
of your plants and trees. 
Tours truly, 
Herbert K. Crandall. 
ASPARAGUS 
No garden is too small to have a bed of this 
earliest and finest of spring vegetables. Pre- 
pare ground by trenching to depth of two feet, 
mixing each layer of soil as turned over with 
two or three inches of well rotted manure. This 
is one of the most profitable crops to grow, 
and one that Is easily handled. A field well 
planted will last a lifetime. Plant rows from 
three to four feet apart. 12 to 15 inches apart 
In a row. Do not cut for use until the plants 
have grown two seasona 
Palmetto. — This is a new sort, which is be- 
coming quite popular. It produces shoots of 
the very largest size. It Is very early, w'hlch 
makes It very valuable for market or home use. 
Conover’s Colossal. — A standard variety of 
large size, tender and of excellent quality. 
2 years, 30 cents per 12; $1.00 per 100; $6.00 
per 1000. 
1 year. 25 cents per 12; 75 cents per 100; $5.00 
per 1000. 
Send for special prices in large lots of sev- 
eral thousand. 
RHUBARB 
A deep, rich soil is indlspensible to secure 
large, heavy stalks. Plant In rows four feet 
apart, with the plant three feet distant. Set 
so that the crowns are an inch below the sur- 
face. Top-dress annually in the fall with sta- 
ble manure and fork under In the spring. 
Queen. — Strong, vigorous grower, producing 
extra large stalks of finest quality, of a de- 
cided pink color. For canning or cooking In 
any way, its quality is unsurpassed. 
.Myatt’s Linnaeus. — Popular, and the best for 
general use. Early, very large, productive, ten- 
der, and delicately flavored. Requires less su- 
gar than other sorts. 
Price, each, 10 cents; dozen. 75 cents; one 
hundred, $4.00. 
