TRUE-TO-NAM E SMALL-FRUIT PLANTS 
Atlantic. Free from rust; berries firm and good 
ATLANTIC 
It has always been considered that the really 
good varieties of Dewberries have been practi¬ 
cally limited to two varieties. 
This was true until the advent of 
the Atlantic. We have tried a 
number of varieties of Dewber¬ 
ries, and have invariably gone 
back to Lucretia and Aus¬ 
tin as the only two worthy of 
cultivation. In the Atlantic we 
have something decidedly new, 
good and exceptionally valuable. 
The berries are about the size 
of the Snyder blackberry, jet- 
black, of good quality, excep¬ 
tionally firm; are good keepers 
and will carry in excellent con- 
DEWBERRIES 
Do not plant Dewberries on too 
rich garden soil, as they go too much 
to vine, with a corresponding loss of 
fruit. For fertilizer use a small per¬ 
centage of ammonia and a large per¬ 
centage of potash. The plants may be 
set in rows 5 to 6 feet apart and about 
3 feet in the row, for varieties other 
than Atlantic, which should have 
rows 7 feet apart and be planted 5 feet 
apart in the row. 
Some growers let their Dewberries 
trail on the ground and keep the vines 
back to 2 or 3 feet in length; but much 
better results are obtained _ if the 
vines are given some support, either by 
trellis or by stakes driven between 
every alternate hill, tying one hill 
from each side to the top of the stake, 
which should be notched at the top 
to prevent slipping down. Cut off all 
surplus vines 18 inches beyond where 
tied. 
We Hope You Will Be Able to Grow 
Berries Many Years Yet 
I have been getting berries from you ever 
since I have been planting berries and I have 
been perfectly satisfied. I am 71 years of age 
now.—C ohn Erskine, Hamilton Co., Ohio. 
Doing Fine in Oregon 
I received the plants some time ago and 
planted them and they are doing finely; thanks 
Lucretia (see page 26). A superb, large, 
handsome Dewberry 
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