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OUNT HOPE NURSERIES - ■ • BLACKBERRIES. 
BLACKBERRIES. 
These require the same kind of soil and treatment as raspberries, except’ that 
they should be planted in rows 8 feet wide and 4 feet apart in the row. For self-sus- 
taining bushes, clip off the points of the growing canes 
as soon as the plants are about 4 feet high, and repeat the 
operation several times, until they assume the form of a 
bush. Mulching is of great advantage to both rasp- 
berries and Blackberries. 
Ancient Briton. Upright grower ; berry large. 
An old and reliable variety, which for years has been 
noted for its hardiness ; fruit large, sweet, little to no 
core. Ripens about midseason. 
Early Harvest. This is the earliest of Blackberries, 
and an old and well tried sort. The fruit is of medium 
size, glossy black, and firmer than any other Blackberry 
known. 
Erie. 
Erie. Cane strong ; berry large, almost round, of 
rich quality, handsome and firm. Plant hardy, vigorous 
and productive, bending its canes with fruit. 
Kittatinny. Begins to ripen soon after Early 
Harvest and continues long in bearing; is ripe as soon as black, and is much 
earlier, sweeter and better in all respects than the majority of Blackberries. The 
great fault of Kittatinny is the rust, which sometimes will destroy a whole planta- 
tion. When it escapes rust, the best Blackberry known. 
Snyder. Extremely hardy, enormously productive ; fruit of medium size, with 
no hard, sour core ; half as many thorns as Kittatinny, and those it has are 
straight and short ; most prolific Blackberry grown ; comparatively free from rust ; 
a safe and profitable berry to plant. Has been a standard market berry over a wide 
range of country for years. Succeeds and yields well everywhere ; is a great favorite 
with growers in the north on 
account of its hardiness. 
Taylor, or Taylor’s Pro- 
lific. Strong, upright grower ; 
berry large, late ; should be 
planted with an early for a suc- 
cession of fruit. The strong 
point with Taylor is endurance 
and heavy crops. Verj' suc- 
cessful in bleak New Hamp- 
shire and Canada. The berry is 
very sweet and rich in flavor. 
Can furnish fine Taylor plants 
grown from cuttings. These 
have more roots, are stronger, 
and of more robust growth, and 
bring fruit quickly. 
LUCREXIA 
DE'WBER.RV. 
Fruit very large, luscious 
and handsome; perfectly hardy, 
a strong grower and enor- 
mously productive; a superb and 
very profitable market fruit. 
The vines should be allowed to 
remain on the ground during 
winter, and be staked up early 
in the spring. 
Lucretla Dewlierry. 
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