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W. F. ALLEN, SALISBURY, MARYLAND 
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 percentage of ammonia ajid a large percentage of potash. The plants 
may be set in rows 5 to 6 feet apart and about 3 feet in the row. 
Some growers let their Dewberries 
trail on the ground and keep the 
vines cut back to 2 or 3 feet in length; 
but much better results are obtained 
if the vines are given some suppQjrt, 
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. 
Atlantic . The reall y s° od va - 
rieties of Dewberries 
have been very limited in number 
until the advent of the Atlantic. I 
have tried a number of varieties of 
Dewberries, and have invariably gone 
back to Lucretia and Austin as the 
only two worthy of cultivation. In 
the Atlantic we have something de¬ 
cidedly new and exceptionally valua¬ 
ble. This is a very strong-growing 
variety, and, for that reason, should 
be planted wider apart than either 
Lucretia or Austin. I am preparing 
to plant about twenty acres of At¬ 
lantic this fall or winter, and will 
make my rows about 7 feet apart and 
5 feet apart in the row. The berries 
are about the size of Snyder black¬ 
berry, of good quality and excep¬ 
tionally firm, in fact it is the firmest 
Dewberry or blackberry that I have 
ever seen. It is firm enough for long 
shipments and will carry in excellent Atlantic. Free from rust. Berries firm and good 
condition. The Atlantic is also en¬ 
tirely free from rust, and one of the healthiest plants of the blackberry family. While the vines are well 
supplied with thorns, the berries are easily picked, owing to the fact that the large, productive clusters 
are held well above the bushes and, in gathering the fruit, it is not necessary to come in contact with the 
thorns; for this reason it is as easily picked as any other variety. The berries are jet-black and fine keepers, 
commanding the highest prices of any variety on the market. The season of ripening is another very im¬ 
portant point in its favor, the main crop here is ripened in August running until September, or after all 
other Dewberries and blackberries are gone, except the 
Nanticoke blackberry, which is too soft to ship a longdis¬ 
tance. To sum up, we have in the Atlantic Dewberry the 
most vigorous, the most productive, the blackest, the firmest 
and the latest Dewberry in existence. 
AUSTIN (Mayes). An early Dewberry of excellent qual¬ 
ity, berries are large and thick, but not so firm as those of the 
Lucretia. It is very hardy, and seldom fails to give a good 
crop. I always plant a part of my field in Austin in order to 
start the season at the earliest date. The Austin ripens with 
me about a week earlier than the Lucretia, and for this reason 
it is valuable to grow in connection with that variety. While 
not quite so firm, if they are kept picked up close as soon as 
ripe, and not allowed to remain too long on the vines, they 
may be shipped a reasonable distance. 
LUCRETIA. Earlier than the earliest blackberry, as large 
as the largest, and the most largely grown of all Dewberries 
for market. Of a slender, trailing habit and entirely free from 
diseases and insect attacks, the canes are very hardy and 
exceedingly prolific, thriving almost everywhere; the fruit is 
superb, large and handsome, of rich black, and the quality 
is very fine. It is undoubtedly the best shipping variety of 
all the Dewberries in cultivation except the Atlantic, which 
Lucretia Dewberries I am offering this season for the first time. 
