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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO. N. V. 
The Wonderful New Hybrid Berries. 
Hybrids between the Raspberry and Blackberry, 
Creating a New and Entirely Distinct 
Bruit of Great Value. 
These are hybrids between the Raspberry and Black¬ 
berry, produced by Luther Burbank, the well-known horti¬ 
cultural expert. We have owned the entire stock of these 
two great berries for live years, and have thoroughly tested 
them. Primus was first offered three years ago and has 
given great satisfaction. Phenomenal was offered last year 
for the first time. Both are hardy,vigorous, enormously pro¬ 
ductive, and berries of wonderful size—perfect giants— 
while in quality they are preeminently fine as to leave noth¬ 
ing to be desired. 
Primus— This is one of Mr. Burbank’s greatest productions, 
and he says of it: “This was my first success with Black¬ 
berry-Raspberry Hybrids, and it has been fully tested 
for several seasons. It is one of the most productive 
berries known, and is larger and more regular in shape 
than any other berry. Its flavor is unique; nothing like 
it has before appeared. All pronounce it superior when 
cooked, and eaten raw it is claimed to be the best berry 
ever tasted. This berry is really enormous in size of 
fruit and vigor of growth. Its flavor is like that of a 
Raspberry and Blackberry combined; fruit long and 
handsome, of a Mulberry-black color. Its season of 
fruiting is earlier than either the Raspberry or Black¬ 
berry, following close upon the Strawberry, often before 
Standard Blackberries commence to bloom. Bushes 
incline to a trailing habit, and are best trained upon 
wires like Grapevines. It is somewhat of a perpetual 
bearer, showing more or less fruit all summer. In a 
greenhouse it is a great thing, for it will fruit splendidly 
all winter and prove exceedingly profitable. It is as 
hardy as an Oak in any climate, and a, sure cropper 
every year. 
Phenomenal— Of this Mr. Burbank says: “This is larger 
than the largest berry ever. before known. It has a 
bright crimson Raspberry color, is as productive as 
could be desired, and the most delicious of all berries 
for canning and drying. The berries grow in clusters of 
5 to 10 or more each, and the individual berries measure 
3 inches around one way, by 4 inches the other way, and 
weigh one-quarter. ounce each; even larger ones were 
weighed and measured last season, and when exhibited 
provoked the q uestion, ‘ Will they be sold bv the dozen?’ ” 
We have found this, berry to be all that is claimed for 
it—phenomenal in every particular. Its beautiful bright 
color contrasts charmingly with the glossy black of 
Primus. An expert pronounces this “the greatest won- 
der of all. It ta.st.es and looks like both the Raspberry 
and blackberry. We are offering this splendid berry 
this season at a very low^ rate. It is one of the most re¬ 
markable of all new fruits seen during this generation. 
A berry of sterling worth in every particular. It is 
twice as large and in every way superior to the new 
Logan berry which is being so highly praised. 
Price , 25c.; 1 of each for 40c.; 3 of each for $1.00, or $2.00 per 
dozen. 
Gulden Japanese Mayberry. 
. This most remarkable fruit grows in sturdy tree form, 
six to eight feet high and ripens its fruit before Strawber¬ 
ries, a month before the earliest Raspberries. The bushes 
are distinct from other berries, with spreading, tree-like 
tops, large, bell- shaped, pendulous blossoms, which hang 
along the entire length of the branches in pairs or triplets. 
These large, handsome blossoms are followed bv great ber- 
ries which are of a golden-yellow color, and in quality sweet 
and luscious beyond description. It is not a wild or native 
berry of any country, but a Hybrid raised by Luther Bur¬ 
bank, from Japanese species. 
PRICE Strong, two-year-old plants, from open ground, 15c. 
each; 4 for 50c.; 10 for $1 00; 25 for $2.00. 
The Logaq Berry. 
While not as large and meritorious as Primus, this is a 
very unique and valuable fruit. It is a hybrid between a 
Blackberry and a red Raspberry. It is large in size 
and of a deep red color. In flavor it is rich, mingling both 
the taste of the Raspberry and Blackberry. Hardy, robust 
a great bearer; ripening its fruit with the earliest Rasp¬ 
berry. It makes a splendid pot plant and fruits well in 
.winter when grown that way. 15c. each; 3 for 30c. 
