RASPBERRIES 
RELIABLE VARIETIES. —We have selected the 5 
best varieties of raspberries for our customers and rec¬ 
ommend that you plant these varieties, which, in our 
opinion, supersede all others in quality, flavor and pro¬ 
ductiveness. We will be glad, however, to furnish any of 
the leading varieties of raspberries at the same prices 
as offered by other reliable growers. Green’s extra 
strong 1 year bushes are the same as those generally 
offered by nurserymen as No. 1 plants. Green’s selected 
2 year transplanted bushes are in a class by themselves. 
How to Plant Raspberries 
Plant raspberries 3 to 4 feet apart in rows which are 
6 feet apart. The old wood should be cut out as soon 
as it has fruited, and with the red varieties, thin out 
the suckers each spring to 5 or 6 on each hill. Black 
and purple varieties should be pinched early when the 
canes are about 2 feet high. Nitrate of Soda will hurry 
up the growth of the plants, but rich barnyard manure 
applied annually or semi-annually will keep the plants 
in vigor. 
Almost any well drained soil is suitable for Rasp¬ 
berries. Sandy loam or light clay is best, but any good 
corn or potato soil is satisfactory. Raspberries require 
plenty of moisture but will not do well on wet soils. 
Avoid setting new plantings near old Raspberry patches. 
Charles A. Green was possibly the first raspberry en¬ 
thusiast to advise the value of raspberries for home 
and commercial growing. The planting of this fruit 
has brought undeniable pleasure to the home owner and 
surprising profits to the commercial grower. 
LATHAM (Red). The best big hardy red. Grown in 100 
acre lots in the West and being planted for home and 
market everywhere. Price: Heavy No. 1, 2 year, 6 
for 50c; 12 for 85c; 50 to 100 at 6c each. 1 year 
strong, 6 for 40c; 12 for 65c; 100 for $4-00; 1.000 for 
$25.00. 
CHIEF (New). Earlier than Latham and of exceptional 
value for home and market on account of earliness. 
Price: 2 year, 6 for 50c; 12 for 95c; 50 to 100 at 7c 
each. 1 year strong, 6 for 12 for 65c; 50 to 100 
at 4c each. 
COLUMBIAN. The well known purple variety. Twelve 
bushes will furnish luscious berries all the season for 
an average family. 100 or more will give a crop for 
local and distant markets. The 2 year plants will 
produce a good crop the coming summer. Amazing 
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