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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO,, N. Y. 
Ne\V D^ ? arf Juijeberry. 
The .1 unoberry is a fruit which has come (o stay. Wc refer 
to tne now dwarf variety recently introduced from Alaska. 
( -oming 1 rom such a cold climate there is of course no ques- 
1 ion as to its perfect hardiness. J t is a quick grower, forming 
dense clumps of bushes which seldom grow higher than a 
man s head. They bloom and bear fruit when very small, not 
over a foot m height. The berries are of fair size, about like 
ordinary cherries, dark purple in color, and exceedingly 
sweet and delicate in taste. It is one of the tinest. fruits to 
eat raw that ever grew. After the berry is fully ripe it will 
keen ou the bush in perfect condition for two weeks or more 
without decaying or dropping. Aside from its value asa fruit, 
it is one of the most showy flowering shrubs that can be had. 
It blooms very early in spring, before t he leaves start, and so 
numerous are the flowers that the whole bush is clothed in a 
robe ol snowy whiteness. 30c. each; 4 for $1.00. 
I)oWqiq£»’s EVerbeariqg 
Mulberry. 
The beauty of this as a lawn or street tree is quite enough 
to commend it, and it also yields ail abundant supply of its 
largo refreshing berries for over three months of the year. 
The Sural /few Yorker says: “ Has everybody a Mulberry : 
tree plained in his yard? If not, let not another year pass 
without planting one. Bear in mind also the 'Downing 
Overbearing Mulberry ; it bears all the time except during 
winter, and it begins bearing when no taller than a one-year- 
old boy, at least that is the ease with mine.” 
The late Key. Henry Ward Beecher said: “1 regard it as an 
indispensable addition to every fruit garden: and I speak 
what I think when I say I had rather have one of Downing’s 
Everbearing Mulberries than a bed of Strawberries.” Price. 
e z. eacli; d for $1.00. ’ 
R GREAT FRUIT COIiLrECTIOJ^. 
Per only $ 3.00 we will send by ma il or express one fine tree each 
of the following 10 Hare New Fruits: Juneberry, Downing Mul¬ 
berry, Lovett Peach, Abundance Plum, Olivet Cherry, Tree Cur- 
rani, Tree Blackberry, Martha Crab Apple, Meeeh Quince, and 
Primus Simoni. It is a grand collection for the money. 
Eleagqlis Lcoqgipes. 
This is an entirely new fruit from Japan and unlike any 
other in cultivation. The trees arc shrubby and do not grow 
over live or six feet high, and bear freely when less than 
two feet in height, like currant bushes. The fruit is borne 
In great quantity the whole length of the branches and are 
oblong in shape, and much the color of a dark red cherry, 
and has a small pit. In taste they are unlike any other fruit, 
rich, Juicy, sharp and sprightly; much more luscious than 
any cherry Every one who tastes it is enthusiastic om¬ 
its fine quality. It ripens in July and August. The bush 
rs hardy and robust in all parts of the country. It is a f-uit 
jr“ 0 h will become as popular as the strawberry. Price- 
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