SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1899. 
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The Balioop Berry. 
Another wonderful new fruit from Japan offered now 
for the first time. The plant grows 10 to 15 feet high, and 
like the Wineberry the canes are covered with silky red 
hairs. Fruit ripens all summer, and is very large, shaped 
somewhat like a Strawberry, or more like a balloon, from 
which its name is derived. Color of fruit clear yellow, 
tinged red; as large and as handsome as the Tree Straw¬ 
berry. In fact it contrasts magnificently with that superb 
fruit, the ruby color of the one and golden yellow of 
other together with the enormous size of both makes a 
glorious show. Luther Burbank, who has grown this berry 
for several years, and from whom we purchased the entire 
stock, says of it: “It came to me from my collector in 
Japan, who found it back in the interior. Lis a large grow¬ 
ing, vigorous, hardy plant, somewhat inclined to trail. 
Grows 10 to 15 feet long, and an inch or more in diameter at 
the base in good soil. Leaves very handsome, compound, 
lanceolate. Fruit, which is ripening nearly all summer is 
clear vellow shaded red; inflated so ast.o resemble a balloon. 
Cultivation will make it as delicious as it is ornament' - 
A most unique, highly ornamental and valuable berry unlike anything else. Fine plants, 25c. each; 3 for 00c.; 0 lor ?>i. 
Seed, 20c. per pkt,; 3 pkts for 50c. It grows very quickly and rapidly from seed. 
