JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y. 
Tree Strawberry, 
Or Strawberry-Raspberry. 
T7ie Largest and Mast Beautiful Berry in the World , 
aud the Most Productive aud Easily* Grown . 
This is one of the most unique and at the same time the 
argest and most beaut iful berry of any hind that has yet 
appeared before the public. It comes to us from Japan, and 
sof the Raspberry family, though in many respects it re¬ 
sembles a Strawberry, growing on a bush two feet high. The 
plant is entirely hardy in any location, and a most prolific 
fielder, ripening an enormous crop of fruit in July and Aug¬ 
ust, and more or less all the time up to November. In qual- 
ty the fruit is called good, though not so finely Havered as 
either the Strawberry or Raspberry, but quite as good as 
most Blackberries. It is very fine when cooked, and makes 
x jelly which has a unique flavor and is superior to the jelly 
>f any other fruit. Ir habit of growth the plant is distinct 
rom both the fruits named. The root is perennial, throw- 
; ng up numerous strong branching shoots, which are covered 
with its large, beautiful berries the whole summer, from 
early in July until freezing weather, rendering it a perpet¬ 
ual bearer. The canes or shoots die to the earth in winter, 
new ones being thrown up the following spring, which begin 
blooming and setting fruit at once. The foliage is light 
green in color, bright, clean, cheerful and pleasing, and ex¬ 
empt from attacks of all insects and diseases. The berries 
are globular, slightly oblong in form, monstrous in size, a 
rich, glossy, ruby-red color, sweet and melting and of such 
transparent beauty as to cause everyone to shout with 
amazement upon first, seeing a plant in bearing. The blos¬ 
soms, too, should not be overlooked. They resemble in ap¬ 
pearance single roses (the petals being cupped) snow white 
in color, and are deliciously fragrant. As these exquisite 
flowers are produced constantly from early spring until 
autumn, the plant is well worthy of cultivation if it pro¬ 
duced nothing but flowers. This berry is so hardy and vig¬ 
orous that it may be planted in any waste or out of the way 
place, along fences, etc., where it will naturalize, take care 
of itself and bear enormously as a wild berry. The past 
season we gathered thirty bushels of berries from three 
rows, each 600 feet long Strong plants, 20c. each; 4 for 50c.; 
10 for $1.00: 26 for $2.00. Seed, 15c. per pkt. 
