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Blackberries 
Blackberries do best on good soil, clay 
and sand mixture preferred, set in rows 6 
feet apart and 2 feet apart in rows. 3,500 are 
required per acre. Blackberries are in great 
demand now at 20c per quart. Give the 
boy a chance to try his mettle by letting 
him start a patch. He wont have any de- 
sire to leave the farm if he is successsful in 
raising fruit. The varieties here given arc 
perfectly hardy and will prove a source of 
profit. Beware of the Erie, Wilson, Jr., Law- 
ton and their like; they will not stand our 
winters. 
Eldorado. Largest hardy Blackberry grown. 
Free from rust and the best money maker 
here. Berries of the Eldorado bring 50c 
per crate more than Snyder on the local 
market. 50c per doz.; $3.00 per 
100; $18.00 per 1000, prepaid. 
Blowers. Very large, finest flavor, and jet 
black. Canes grow upright, perfectly 
hardy. This variety is one of the most 
productive under cultivation. Begins to 
ripen in July and continues late. Sells 
for the highest market price. 75c per 
doz.; $3.00 per 100; $20.00 per 
1000, prepaid. 
Eldorado Blackberries. 
Currants 
Fay’s Prolific. Berry averages large, juicy and less 
acid than Cherry; bush not quite so strong a 
grower. 10c each; $6.00 per 100, pre¬ 
paid. 
London Market. Bush vigorous, upright; fruit 
medium to large; color dark red, with spright¬ 
ly acid flavor; very productive. 12c each; 
$6.00 per 100, prepaid. 
Perfection. The latest introduction, being a cross 
between Fay’s Prolofic and White Grape, com¬ 
bining the best qualities of both. Berry bright 
red and large. The clusters average longer and 
the size of berry is maintained to the end of the 
bunch. Its quality is said to be superior to any¬ 
thing on the market today, being a rich, miid 
sub-acid flavor with plenty of pulp and few 
seeds. 15c each; $10.00 per 100, pre¬ 
paid. 
Cherry Currant. Red, sub-acid, very large. Is pro¬ 
lific and a good variety for home use or market. 
2-yr. vines, 15c each; $10.00 per 100, prepaid. 
Wilder Leading Currant in Southern Michigan where it is largely planted for commercial 
uses. 2-yr. vines, 15c each; $10.00 per 100, prepaid. 
Red Cross. A strong growing variety; exceedingly productive with long clusters. The 
Currants are of large size and far sweeter than the ordinary varieties. 2-yr., 10c each; 
Perfection Currants. 
$8.00 per 100, prepaid. 
Gooseberries 
This fruit is very useful for cooking either green or ripe, and is used for canning ex¬ 
tensively. Requires the same cultivation and treatment as currants. The surest method to 
prevent mildew is to plant thickly in the rows and mulch deeply, six or more inches, with 
straw, tan bark, coal ashes, etc. Plantations thus treated have borne large crops for twenty 
years. The mulch retains moisture in the driest weather; the few weeds that push up are 
easily pulled, and the fruit is large and more evenly ripened. 
Price, all varieties: 20c each; $10.00 per 100, prepaid. 
Downing. Fruit large, round, light green with distinct veins, soft, juicy and fine flavored: 
vigorous and productive; smooth skin; one of the best. 
Houghton. Medium size, pale red, 
sweet and juicy; vigorous grow¬ 
er, abundant bearer and free from 
mildew. 
We sell 50 at 100 rate; 
500 at 1000 rate. 
FEDERAL QUARANTINE ON 
CURRANTS AND GOOSEBERRIES 
The Government has established a 
quarantine, forbidding nurserymen from 
shipping Currants and Gooseberries into 
Nebraska, the Dakotas, Kansas, Okla¬ 
homa, Texas, and all other states west 
of this line. 
