SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1898. 
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New Red Blackberry, “Sugarplum.” 
A fine sort which" is very odd, beautiful and luscious. 
Fruit large, borne abundantly, very sweet and honey-like, 
and when ripe of a lovely violet red color. A great acqui¬ 
sition. 20c. each; 3 for 50c.; 7 for $1.00. 
J P\Vo pipe blackberries. 
Price —3 for 25c.; 12 for 75c.; 100 for $2.50. 
Erie— It, is in every sense a superb Blackberry, being enor¬ 
mously prolific, hardy, the fruit large in size, perfect in 
shape, sweet and luscious in quality. Is softand melting 
to the taste, being rich and sugary to the very core. 
Early Harvest The earliest Blackberry grown and in every 
way a grand good sort. Often grows eight feet high and 
a perfect mass of fruit from top to bottom. 
The Dwarf Rocky Mountain Cherry. 
This wonderful fruit was discovered in 1878, in the moun¬ 
tains of Larimer County, Colorado. It is one of the most 
productive fruits that grow. It is not uncommon to pick 15 
to 20 quarts of fruit from a three-year-old bush, and 80 cher¬ 
ries have been counted on a branch 12 inches in length from 
a two-year-old bush. The fruit when ripe is jet black and 
of a size as shown in the cut. In flavor it is much like the 
sweet cherries; when ripe is conceded superior to any other 
variety. It is ornament al as well as useful, both in flower 
and fruit. It bears every year, grows to a height of four 
feet, and has never been affected by insects or disease. On 
account of its small growth it can be grown in a little space 
where there would not be room to plant a larger growing 
cherry or other tree, and is a superb tiling to plant on the 
lawn or among shrubbery. It, is one of the most startling 
novelties of last year As it blooms and bears fruit when 
only a foot high it may be grown in a pot, if desired, like the 
Otaheite Orange. Price, 25c.each ; 5 for $1.00. 
r)e\Vbe rries. 
Since we first introduced t his valuable fruit several years 
ago, it has become very popular, and is now largely grown in 
all sections of the country. It is, as is generally known, a 
climbing Blackberry, the vine growing very long and may 
be allowed to trail over the ground or may be trained up to 
trellises, like Grapes. It is hardy and robust and a sure an¬ 
nual bearer, the berries being larger, sweeter and superior 
in every way to Blackberries. The fruit is borne in great 
quantities, and is of a soft pulpy nature, sugary and deli¬ 
cate, and seems to melt in one’s mouth like ice cream. The 
berries are very large, often more than two inches in length, 
a-glossy sparkling black color. It, is perfectly hardy, and 
does not succor from the roots, but is increased from the tips 
like Black Cap Raspberries. When in bloom in the spring 
it is very ornamental indeed; the flowers appearing in large 
quantity and are of great, size and snowy whiteness. Many 
wild and worthless plants of the Dewberry have been sold, 
and no doubt many people have been disappointed in them 
but those who plant the genuine Lucre! iu will be delight* 
with it and prize it as one of the very choicest fruits. 
Lucretla— (Tiutb.) We find this to be superior in e 
particular to any other variet y which lias been off 
15c. each; 5 for 50c.; 12 lor $1.00. 
Crystal White— A new sort., the berries of which a 
tal white in color; not so large as Lue.retia, bu f 
ingly juicy, rich and sweet. 16c. each.; 5 for of 
One of each , 20 c.; 3 each , 5oc. % or 12 of each for 
