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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y. 
Tree Strawberry, 
Or Strawberry-Raspberry, 
The largest and Most Beautiful Berry in the World 
and the Most Productive and Easily Grown. 
This is one of the most unique and at the same time the 
largest and most beautiful berry of any kind that has yet 
appeared before the public. It comes to us from Japan, and 
13 of T , the ^spberry family, though in many respects it re¬ 
sembles a Strawberry, growing on a bush two feet high. The 
p ant is entirely hardy in any location, and a most prolific 
J 1 ® lder ; ripening an enormous crop of fruit in July and Aue- 
ust, and more or less all the time up to November. In qual- 
.'f, Called £° od ’ though not so finely Havered as 
mther the Strawberry or Raspberry, but quite as good as 
most Blackberries. It is very fine when cooked, and makes 
a jelly which has a unique flavor and is superior to the jelly 
01 any other fruit. Ir. habit of growth the plant is distinct 
from both the fruits named. The root is perennial, throw¬ 
ing up numerous strong branching shoots, which are covered 
with its large, beautiful berries the whole summer, from 
early m 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 m color, bright, clean, cheerful and pleasing, and ex¬ 
empt from attacks of all insects and diseases. The berries 
aie globular, slightly oblong in form, monstrous in size, a 
i ich, glossy ruby-red color, sweet and melting and of such' 
^ansparent 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 
01 ’ an ale c eliciously fragrant. As these exquisite 
owers are produced constantly from early spring until 
duce^n’t^ 6 P , la f fl is wel1 worthy of cultivation if it pro¬ 
tons JU \ fl ° WerS - This b erry is so hardy and vig- 
™ f at ^ may be P lante d in any waste or out of the way 
5 a ^° nS /r eS ’ etC -’ ' Vhere ifc wiU naturalize, take care 
season we” gathered 0 °th?rfv Sl i' f ' n a i wi i d berry. The past 
rows, each 600 feet loncr U oL bushels of berries from three 
10 for $1.00; 25 for S*’ Seed?M.?e "nl^tf 0 ' ea ° h; 4 f ° r 60c * ; 
