Greening's Small Fruits—Continued 
the country with its remarkable growth, and enormous yields of 
prize winning berries. The Chief ripens with Early King, about 
ten days earlier than Latham, bridging the gap between straw¬ 
berries and other raspberry varieties. The Chief plants are un¬ 
usually healthy, vigorous and perfectly hardy. Remarkable root 
development and abundance of tough leathery foliage makes. it 
drought resistant and more nearly immune from disease and in¬ 
sects than other varieties. It is an extremely heavy cropper. By 
planting both Chief and Latham varieties the grower can extend 
his season of revenue. 
COLUMBIAN. Color dull purplish red. Bush is a strong grower, 
attaining a very large size. Good variety for home use but not 
recommended for commercial planting. Should be planted two 
feet farther apart than any other variety. 
CUTHBERT. A remarkably strong, hardy variety; stands the 
northern Winters and southern Summers. Berries very large, coni¬ 
cal, rich crimson, very handsome and so firm they can be shipped 
hundreds of miles by rail in good condition; flavor is sweet, rich 
and luscious. 
LATHAM. The Latham raspberry is undoubtedly the biggest 
money-maker of all raspberries. It is the finest looking red rasp¬ 
berry on the market and produces the most berries to the acre 
and requires the least care. An extremely large berry, some meas¬ 
uring an inch in diameter. The color is attractive dark red and 
the quality is the very finest. The Latham still stands as the great¬ 
est red raspberry of all time and we do not hesitate in giving it our 
unqualified recommendation. In an official test conducted by the 
Connecticut Agricultural College under the supervision of W. H. 
Darrow, fruit specialist, the Latham produced 1782 quarts more 
per acre than the best of other varieties tested with it. In this 
test the Latham variety produced 5430 quarts of fine luscious red 
raspberries per acre. At 30 cents a quart, this means a gross return 
of $1629.00. Supposing the price was even half of that, bringing 
$814.50 per acre. Mr. E. O. Schoembs, Villa Ridge, Illinois, an 
individual grower, from 500 Latham plants produced the second 
season $419.78 net, the third season $719.12 net. These 500 plants 
occupy less than one-half of an acre. Our Latham plants are the 
finest that can be obtained, the famous Redpath Strain which are 
absolutely disease free. 
KING (Red). Considered one of the good early red raspberries for 
the Central West. Most productive in clay loam. Fruit early, 
medium size. Color light red. Flesh, soft and tender. Quality 
rather poor. 
EVERBEARING RASPBERRIES 
ST. REGIS (Red). Fruit commences to ripen with the earliest and 
continues on young canes until October. Berries bright crimson, 
large size, rich, sugary with full raspberry flavor. Flesh firm and 
meaty; a good shipper. Wonderfully prolific. Canes stock, of 
strong growth, with abundance of dark green feathery foliage. 
Number of Raspberry Plants Required Per Acre 
Distance Apart Number per Acre 
3x7 (In Rows) 2074 
5x5 (In Hills) 1742 
BLACKBERRIES 
BLOWERS. Originated in the celebrated small fruit belt of Chau¬ 
tauqua County, N. Y. One of the hardiest, most productive of 
the finest quality and brings on the market the highest price of 
all Blackberries. 
ELDORADO. H. E. VanDeman recommends this variety thus: 
“This berry was noted last year, and is of much promise.” It is 
an oblong, irregular berry of large size, fruiting in pendulous, 
slender, hairy spikes with few thorns. Color black; flesh deep 
crimson, with tender core; flavor sweet, rich quality and very good. 
ERIE. Very large, jet black and early. Perfectly hardy, a strong 
grower and a great bearer, producing large, sweet berries earlier 
in ripening than any other sort. 
SNYDER. Extremely hardy; enormously productive; medium size; 
no hard, sour core; very few thorns and they are nearly straight 
and short. One of the hardiest sorts and most profitable for 
market. 
Number of Blackberries Required Per Acre 
Distance Apart Number per Acre 
4x8 feet 1361 
DEWBERRIES 
LUCRETIA. One of the trailing Blackberries. Fruit is large, soft, 
sweet, with no hard core. Valuable for family use. 
Number of Dewberries Required Per Acre 
Distance Apart Number per Acre 
3x7 feet 2074 
ASPARAGUS 
See that the ground is well drained, naturally or otherwise; work it 
up fine and deep, and make it very rich with well-rotted barnyard 
manure. Place the plants eight inches apart in rows four feet apart. 
Spread out the roots in a trench made deep enough to permit their 
crown to be covered with three or four inches of mellow earth. Give 
the bed liberal dressings of manure at intervals. Do not cut for use 
until second season. 
MARTHA WASHINGTON. The result of careful breeding with 
the object of eliminating rust. This strain was introduced by the 
United States Department of Agriculture. Shoots are dark green, 
tips tight and firm, which do not branch out until well out of the 
ground. In fact, this variety is so superior that we have discon¬ 
tinued other varieties like Conover’s Colossal and Palmetto, as they 
are so inferior to the Martha Washington. 
RHUBARB OR PIE PLANT 
Make the ground rich and deep as recommended for Asparagus. 
Plant four feet apart each way. 
EARLY SCARLET. Smaller than Myatt’s but extremely early and 
of very highest quality. The best extra early sort for home or 
market. 
MYATT’S LINNAEUS. Those who have never grown this va¬ 
riety, which is of superior quality, will hardly recognize the old 
“Pie Plant.” It is an early, tender variety without being in the 
least tough or stringy, with mild, sub-acid flavor. 
STRAWBERRIES 
There are hundreds of varieties of strawberries, and most of them 
are good, with favorable conditions. Conforming with our policy 
of careful selection, we have chosen only the best varieties that will 
flourish almost anywhere—the varieties that we would plant ourselves. 
You will not go wrong in planting any of the strawberries listed in 
this catalog. The season is well covered by these choice varieties. 
There is sex in strawberries as with other plants. Perfect flowering 
varieties planted alone will mature a crop of fruit. Imperfect varie¬ 
ties should have perfect varieties planted with them—at least one 
row of perfects for every two rows of imperfects, to furnish pollen. 
We indicate after each variety (Per.) for perfect varieties and (Imp.) 
for imperfect. 
COMMON OR JUNE VARIETIES 
AROMA (Per.). Held in high esteem because of its long fruiting 
season, good shipping qualities and large berries of firm texture. 
The plants are resistant to disease and very productive, and adapt 
themselves to a variety of soils. Quality very high. Fruiting season 
midseason until late. 
BUBACH (Imp.). Very productive, berries very large, handsome 
and of excellent quality. The foliage is very resistant to disease 
and the plants can endure very hot sun. One of the leading market 
varieties. Succeeds best on heavy soil. Midseason. 
BUN’S SPECIAL (Per.). A new meritorious variety of midseason 
planting. An exceptionally vigorous plant, making a great number 
of runners. The fruit is very large and splendid for marketing 
purposes. 
COOPER (Per.). This is the largest and most productive Straw¬ 
berry in cultivation. It is medium early, ripening along with Dr. 
Burrill and Gibson. Berries firm, solid, sweet. 
DR. BURRILL (Per.). A wonderful variety of Illinois origin known 
as the Million Dollar Strawberry. Improvement over the Senator 
Dunlap. Berries very large and uniform in shape. This great 
variety is a strong fertilizer and its season of blooming and fruit¬ 
ing is extra long. Large foliage of dark green color and very 
healthy. This is an excellent market variety for midseason fruiting. 
DUNLAP (Per.). A medium to large berry, slightly flattened, of a 
dark crimson shade. Flesh is red, fine in texture and quality 
excellent. The plant is hardy and a good grower. This variety 
has been in existence for 35 years and is still a favorite. 
GANDY (Per.). Handsome deep red, firm fruit of good quality and 
late season, reaching the market at the very close of the season. 
It is a splendid fruit for canning or culinary purposes. A very 
profitable market sort. 
GIBSON (Per.). One of the best and most prolific sorts for both 
home and market. Plants are strong growers with long roots and 
abundant foliage, exceedingly productive. Berries extra large, choice 
flavored, dark, glossy red clear through. 
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