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canes are very hardy and exceedingly prolific, thriving 
almost everywhere ; of slender trailing habits, and en¬ 
tirely free from disease and insect attacks. The fruit 
is superb, large and handsome, jet black, rich and 
melting. This is probably the best shipping variety of 
dewberries in cultivation. I grow the Lucretia largely 
for market, having had as many as 50 acres in fruit 
at one time. 
PREMO. — The great profitableness of the Lucre¬ 
tia and Austin dewberry with many growers has been 
because they were the earliest of the blackberry fam¬ 
ily to ripen. The Premo is earlier than the Lucretia 
and firmer than the Austin ; that means extra money 
in the market and an earlier taste of delicious dew¬ 
berries for the family. Premo has the advantage of 
the Austin in being firmer and a better shipper, but 
the disadvantage of not being quite as strong a grower 
and having a pistillate blossom. In planting the 
Premo you should not forget to plant at least every 
fourth row with Austin or Lucretia to fertilize the 
blossom. Remember that the Premo is a delicious 
great blackberry that begins to ripen when the rasp¬ 
berry season is half over. It is a seedling of the Lu¬ 
cretia. 
LUCRETIA — The most largely grown of all the 
dewberries for market. It is earlier than the earliest 
blackberry and as large as the largest of them. The 
CHESTNUT.- A new variety from Texas. This 
was highly recommended to me and I have no doubt 
in a warm climate it is all right. I do not believe it is 
entirely hardy as far North as Maryland. My obser¬ 
vations are taken from the fact that at one end of my 
plot where they were exposed there were very few 
berries, but at the other end where they were protect¬ 
ed by a pine grove they bore quite a good crop. The 
berries were of good size and exceedingly firm, being 
the firmest dewberry that I know of. It is also the 
earliest, being earlier than the Austin. I would advise 
those further South than Maryland to give this berry 
a trial. The foliage is almost an evergreen, and it 
blooms and bears very early. 
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Lucretia .40 .75 
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Chestnut .40 .75 
Dewberry plants should be planted very early in 
the spring, as they start to grow early, and the 
sooner they can be planted the better. Any time when 
the ground is not frozen is suitable for planting them, 
even in the winter. In sections where there is no 
open weather during the winter, they should be planted 
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just as early as possible in the spring. Do not wait 
until very late in the season and then blame the plant 
grower if your plants do not do as well as you ex¬ 
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BLACKBERRIES. 
. ELDORADO- This is one of the most valuable va- as the average Snyder. The flavoring is excellent, 
rieties whether for home use or market. It is a strong, in productiveness to Snyder. The fruit is jet black, 
upright grower, moderately full of thorns, about equal never turning red after picking; fully as large again 
