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W. F. ALLEN, SALISBURY, MARYLAND 
The Watt is a splendid market sort 
WARD. This variety seems to be very extensively 
grown in New Jersey, where it was found growing 
wild, although it is said to be a seedling of Kitta- 
tinny. The plant is a very vigorous grower and bears 
enormous quantities of fruit. Perhaps no other va¬ 
riety of recent introduction has attracted so much 
attention as this one. The berries are large, rich, 
sweet, tender and without a hard core. The Ward 
is an excellent Blackberry. Try it. 
WATT. The fruit of this variety is large, jet- 
black, glossy and of excellent quality. The plant 
is a strong grower, fully equal to Blowers, and while 
not entirely immune to plant diseases it is a very 
strongly resistant variety. The wood is tough 
enough to hold the fruit without splitting. Its season 
of ripening begins soon after the earliest and extends 
late into the season, when there are usually few 
varieties on the market. It is a strong grower and 
has great productiveness, which, together with its 
high quality, make it one of the most valuable 
Blackberries, either for market or table use. Anyone 
not experienced with Blackberries, or one set¬ 
ting a commercial plantation, would choose 
well if they use this variety, as it responds very 
readily to what attention may be given it. 
I have a very fine stock that I am sure will 
please anyone. 
Likes Method of Packing 
The Blackberry plants arrived on the 3d in good con¬ 
dition; I am well pleased with them. I like your method 
of packing, as it makes low express charges. Many thanks. 
—E. Westfield, Gallia Co., Ohio, April 7, 1913. 
Raspberries 
Raspberries are divided into three general classes: The reds, blacks and the purples. The red Rasp¬ 
berries thrive best in a strong soil which is inclined to hold the moisture. They have been grown success¬ 
fully on sandy soil when highly cultivated and liberally manured with stable manure so that the moisture 
may be retained. It is customary to set the plants in rows 6 feet apart and about 3 feet in the row; but, 
in highly fertilized soil, it may be necessary to give a little more space between the rows. The best fertilizer 
is well-rotted stable manure, but if this can not be obtained, a high-grade commercial fertilizer may be 
freely used. Bone meal seems to be especially suited 
to the needs of the plants. Clean cultivation through 
the whole season is especially important, and the 
cultivator should be set rather high so as to prevent 
the formation of too many suckers. In cold climates 
it may be necessary to protect the canes in winter, 
and the simplest plan is to bend them down along 
the row and cover with soil. This can be done late 
in the fall. 
Black Raspberries should be planted in rows 5 to 
6 feet apart, and to 4 feet apart in the rows. 
They are more hardy than the red Raspberry and 
seldom need winter protection. The ends of the 
long canes should be pinched back to promote the 
production of side shoots and an increased crop of 
fruit. 
The cultural directions for the other class will 
apply equally well to purple Raspberries, but the 
canes need not be pinched back in the spring. They 
are very vigorous and, if permitted to grow, will 
often produce a good crop when both the red and 
black varieties fail. 
CUTHBERT. Red. This variety is to the red 
Raspberries what the Concord is to the grapes— 
the standard main-crop, market variety. It is very 
productive of large, rich, 1 crimson berries, and alto¬ 
gether it presents a very handsome appearance. 
The flavor is rich and delicious, and the fruit as a 
market berry and a shipper has no superior in red 
Raspberries. The Cuthbert is endorsed by the New 
York Agricultural Experiment Station, which says, St. Regis. Two crops in one season (see page 28) 
