TRUE-TO-NAME SMALL-FRUIT PLANTS 
Royal Purple. The greatest advance in Raspberries 
of this color 
PLUM FARMER. Black. Berries large and 
attractive when picked ready for the market. It is 
thick-meated, firm and with bloom similar to Gregg. 
Large in size and an excellent shipper; matures its 
crops in a very short period, making it one of the 
most popular and profitable of the early market 
sorts. Largely grown in northwestern New York. 
COLUMBIAN. Purple. Fruit large, shape some¬ 
what conical, color dark red, rather bordering on 
purple. The seeds are deeply imbedded in a rich, 
juicy pulp, which has a delicious flavor, making it 
the most delicious table berry. Columbian isa variety 
of the Shaffer type, of remarkable vigor and produc¬ 
tiveness. It is very hardy and prolific, grown from 
tips the same as blackcaps. For canning purposes 
it is undoubtedly one of the best. (See page 30.) 
ROYAL PURPLE. Purple. Originated in 
Indiana with a grower who says: “It surpasses 
anything I have ever seen in the Raspberry line. 
The original bush stands in a stiff blue-grass sod, 
and has borne thirteen successive crops, and some 
of the time in winter the mercury has gone 35 degrees 
below zero. The bush is of healthy growth, and 
the fruit is of large size.” The canes are model 
growers, vigorous and healthy, the color of the bark 
is a deep, rich red, unlike Columbian and Shaffer, 
and the canes are very vigorous, being smooth 
except near the roots. The berries are good shippers 
and good keepers; they do not crumble when picked 
and present a better appearance in the basket than 
most purple sorts. The bulk of the crop comes about 
two weeks later than Columbian. 
