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Nanticoke. Nothing I have seen will surpass it 
BLACKBERRIES, continued 
The plant is literally loaded with fruit, nothing I 
have seen will surpass it; in fact, but few if any 
will equal it. What seems to me to be the most 
valuable characteristic of this Blackberry is its 
season of ripening, starting in with its first berries 
about the time all other blackberries are gone, and 
then giving immense quantities of delicious fruit 
for five or six weeks. For the market-gardener who 
has customers that appreciate good things in season 
and out, for the small grower who ships to not 
too distant market, it is a most valuable addition 
to his Blackberry list. On account of the very 
small stock at present I am only enabled to offer 
this by the piece, at $i each. I wish to add, how¬ 
ever, that any one buying one or more plants of 
the Nanticoke Blackberry at $i each, who is not 
entirely satisfied with it after the second fruiting 
season, can have his money back by agreeing not to 
propagate, plant or dispose of any more of the 
plants. This is not the Himalayan berry, and is 
not in any way related to it, but as grown here 
there is no comparison, the Nanticoke is many 
times superior. 
Ward. Is a variety of great merit. It has now 
been fruited for a number of years and bears large 
crops annually. It was found growing wild in New 
Jersey. Its fine fruit, strong canes, clean, healthy 
foliage, loaded with enormous crops of large ber¬ 
ries, always attract attention. Free from rust, 
vigorous and hardy. A seedling of the Kittatinny 
and closely resembles it in color. 
Watt. I am offering this fine new Blackberry to 
my customers, for the first time, and since I have 
not fruited it I am borrowing the following de¬ 
scription from M. Crawford, of Ohio: “The plant 
is an excellent grower, much better than Eldorado, 
which was beside it, and fully equal to the Blowers 
which came next. The wood of the Watt is of very 
fine texture and so tough that the branches rarely 
if ever split down with its load of fruit. In fact, 
its habit of growth and productiveness are such as 
to commend it to all who cultivate Blackberries. 
Its period of ripening extends over a long season, 
beginning soon after the earliest and continuing 
until October. Our last picking for market last 
year was on the September 25, but there were 
berries after October 1. The fruit is all that could 
be reasonably expected. Large, jet-black, glossy 
and attractive; the quality is excellent. We do not 
warrant it to be proof against insects or diseases of 
the Blackberry, but we believe that it will resist 
their attacks as well as any and better than some.” 
With me plants and root cuttings put in last 
spring have made the strongest, healthiest growth 
of any variety on the place. I am very much 
impressed with it and highly recommend it for 
trial. 
These Plants Are Winners 
The Chesapeake Strawberry plants ordered of you 
a couple of years ago beat anything in this section of 
the state.— Wm. McCutchan, Hennepin Co., May 27, 
1911. 
Watt. I highly recommend it for trial 
Berries Paid Well 
I want to speak a good word for those Chesapeakes; 
they certainly are the finest berry I ever saw. I got 
$4 per case for my fancy berries. 25 cts. a quart for 
some special orders. Every one that saw them said 
they were the finest berries they ever saw. Will set 
more Chesapeakes this spring.— Jas. W. Giffin, Coles 
Co., Ill., Jan. 28,1911. 
A Dozen Plants Missing, and Satisfied 
I want to let you know by these lines that I received 
the Strawberry plants which I ordered of you in a good 
condition, and am very well pleased with them. The 
plants are growing nicely, only a dozen plants missing 
out of the 2,500. I thought I would let you know that 
I am well satisfied.— Abraham Strouse, Bucks Co., 
Pa., May 22, 1911. 
