We are not in the seed business, nor do we intend to go into it, but we are 
going to offer you seed of this wonderful Pie Pumpkin. It happened that one 
Pumpkin plant came up voluntarily in a potato patch. At first it looked like a 
squash vine, but it turned out to be a Pumpkin. The fruits are long and round, 
like picture. Bright golden yellow, and smooth. They resemble an overgrown 
ripe cucumber. The seed chamber is very small, with few seeds. The flesh is 
exceptionally fine grained. This one volunteer plant bore 36 ripe Pumpkins and 
6 green ones that failed to get ripe. Everyone that has tried these wonderful 
Pumpkins say they are the best they have ever tried. We do not know its name, 
but we call it GOLDEN OBLONG. Fruits never get over 14 inches long. One 
Pumpkin will make two large pies. Price: Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c; 1 lb., #1.00, 
postpaid. 
HORSERADISH 
Horseradish will grow any place. Likes a wet soil of heavy nature best 
Valuable for relishes, and appetizers. Grate roots early in the spring. We offer 
roots at very low prices. Set the roots straight up and down, and leave the top 
of the root about one inch below the surface. 
Prices: 6 for 35c; 12 for 60c, postpaid. 25 for 85c; 100 for #2.95; 1000 for 
#22.00, not postpaid. All No. 1 roots. Giant Crown Plants at double the 
above prices. 
60 DAY SWEET CORN 
Earliest of all Sweet Corn. 58 to 60 days from planting to market—golden 
yellow ears 7 to 9 inches long. Several ears to stalk. Stalks medium height, 
easy to grow, first on the market, a big money-maker, 35c to 50c per dozen. 
Price: l/j lb., 50c; 1 lb., 90c; 2 lbs., #1.75; 5 lbs., #3.50, postpaid. See cover 
for illustration. 
Golden 
Oblong 
Pumpkin 
STANDS 35° BELOW ZERO 
How and Where I Found the Alfred Blackberry 
BY GEORGE STROMER—Originator 
Fifteen years ago last August, while I was walking along an old abandoned right- 
of-way, I noticed an unusually large Blackberry bush growing near a former station 
called ALFRED. (This station was merely a junction). The ripe berries with which 
it was loaded were extraordinarily large. The following spring I dug it up from its native 
soil, and cut the roots so as to make three plants. These were planted in a rich soil 
where they grew vigorously all summer. That following winter was very severe in 
Michigan, but they withstood the heavy frosts, and fourteen degrees below zero. Many 
young plants sprang up from the roots, the next spring I transplanted these, and cul¬ 
tivated them carefully. Year after year, with diligent care, I have propagated these 
plants to such an extent that the fruit is now being supplied to the local markets at a 
fancy price, and is always in good demand. Last year I measured a good many berries 
that were over one and one-half inches long, and three inches around. Nurserymen 
claim that the ALFRED is the largest berry they have ever seen. Buy from the origin¬ 
ator and get GENUINE ALFRED. 
PRICES ON ALFRED (1-YR.) NO. 1 FANCY: 
25 for .#1.15 
50 for . 2.05 
75 for . 2.65 
100 for . 3.40 
250 for .# 6.50 
500 for . 12.50 
1000 for .... 23.00 
2-yr. plant prices at right above. 
See letter below . 
Lack of space forbids describing in detail the many good points of 
this variety; however, I wish to call your attention to the outstanding 
reasons why the ALFRED is superior to all other varieties. 
BEARS SECOND SEASON —ALFRED is such a healthy, vigorous 
grower that it produces a good crop of berries the year following plant¬ 
ing. It is not unusual to pick 10 to 40 berries from the bush the same 
year planted. 
IMMENSE SIZE —The berries are twice as large as ordinary Black¬ 
berries, many of them D/i inches long, and the finest flavored of all 
Blackberries. It is an ideal table berry because it is practically CORE¬ 
LESS, sweet and delicious. It is very small seeded. 
EXTREMELY HARDY —ALFRED can be grown anywhere without 
winter protection, having withstood 30 degrees below zero, and not a 
single tip of a branch injured, while other varieties were frozen to the 
ground. 
EARLY SEASON —This is one big feature of this variety. It ripens 
a week to ten days earlier than Eldorado and in productiveness it is in 
a class by itself. We have seen them bear a second crop. We picked 
many cases this year in September. As I watch the ALFRED year after 
vcar, I am more and more thoroughly convinced that the ALFRED 
BLACKBERRY WILL HAVE A PROMINENT PLACE IN THE 
VALUABLE FRUIT HALLS OF FAME. 
BLACKBERRY plants are difficult to propagate, and it will be years 
before there will be a supply of ALFRED plants. Plants will be pruned 
and ready to set out. Buy your ALFRED Blackberry plants from the 
"ORIGINATOR” and be sure to get the GENUINE. 
Brownsville, Wis., April 28, 1933. 
South Michigan Nursery, 
New Buffalo, Mich. 
Since last fall I have wanted to write and tell you how well 
satisfied we are with the 5000 Latham and 1000 Alfred plants I 
bought from you last spring. 
First of all I finished cultivating them this morning and I don’t 
think I lost one plant from winter kill. And if they lived through 
the 35 degrees below zero weather we had last winter I’m sure 
they’ll stand anything. And the way they are starting out is 
encouraging. I’m sure we'll have a fine crop this coming season. 
Also we were surprised at the number of berries we got last fall. 
From July on we had plenty of berries to eat. I even sold a few 
cases. I think in all we picked 10 cases and there were still a few 
berries on when it froze last fall. 
Sincerely, 
W. B. DINS. 
2-Yr. Bearing Age Alfred Plants 
Each 6 12 25 50 75 100 
#0.20 #1.00 #1.80 #3.00 #5.00 #6.75 #8.00 
ALFRED Blackberry 
M SOUTH MICHIGAN NURSERY 
GEO. STROMER 
New Buffalo, Michigan 
