TRUE-TO-NAME SMALL-FRUIT PLANTS 
A Blackberry 
unequaled for flavor 
ELDORADO. Berries larger 
than Snyder, glossy black, and 
are unequaled for flavor. The plant 
is very hardy and has not been know 
to winter-kill in any berry-growing 
district of the country. It is claimed by 
prominent growers that it enjoys entire freedom 
from orange rust. This is an excellent variety 
for home use,and while claimed by some 
be too shy a bearer for market, 
others will grow nothing else. 
Originated in Ohio a number 
of years ago, and, as fruited 
here, it is very 
productive. When 
sent to market, it 
always brings the 
best prices. 
BLACKBERRIES 
The best soil for Blackberries is a strong clay 
loam that will retain moisture, though the plants 
will grow and thrive almost anywhere if planted 
in fertile soil. The plants should be set in rows 
5 to 6 feet apart and 3 feet in the rows. The cul¬ 
tivation should be shallow, and three good canes 
only should be permitted to grow in each hill. 
After fruiting cut out the old canes and allow 
the new growth to come on. Pinch the tips 
when about 3 feet in height, to make them grow 
bushy and better able to stand. Sometimes it is 
advisable to offer support to the canes, and for 
garden culture a line of chicken-wire netting 
offers a serviceable support. In field culture it 
is not usual to support the canes; although along 
the Hudson and through New England Snyder 
is trellised extensively. 
BLOWERS. Berries are large, jet-black in 
color, of the finest flavor and present a very 
tempting appearance. The plants are upright 
in growth, perfectly hardy, very rust-resistant 
and exceedingly productive. It begins to 
ripen during J uly, and some growers claim for 
it quite an extended season. This variety origi¬ 
nated in western New York and is very much 
appreciated by the growers in that region. 
EARLY HARVEST. Berries of medium size, 
bright, glossy black, very juicy and sweet. The 
plants are upright in growth and produce enor¬ 
mous quantities of berries very early in the sea¬ 
son; in fact, this variety is recognized as the 
earliest standard variety of Blackberries. It was 
found growing wild in southern Illinois, and is not 
hardy in the far North; it seems, however, to 
enjoy great popularity throughout 
the middle and southern states, and 
■ on the Pacific Coast. 
Blowers presents a very tempting appearance 
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