W. & T. SMITH COMPANY, GENEVA, N. Y. 
Plum Farmer Raspberry 
Red Grapes 
Agawam (Roger’s No. 15). Dark red or maroon; 
bunches compact, very large, berries large; oval, pulp 
soft, flavor sweet and aromatic. Ripens early; is very 
attractive. One of the best of the red varieties. 
Brighton. Dark red. One of the most desirable of the 
early red grapes. Very large and handsome. Clusters 
under favorable conditions are more uniform than those of 
any other grape. 
Catawba. Bunches large, shouldered; berries large, 
reddish and sprightly. One of the old and popular grapes, 
extensively planted in some sections for wine, for which 
it is valuable, and for its late keeping qualities. 
Delaware. Superior as a table grape. Bunch medium, 
very compact, berries medium round; skin thin, of a 
beautiful dark red color when fully ripe; flesh tender and 
juicy, exceedingly sweet. Ripens early in September. 
Salem (Roger’s No. 22). Chestnut color; bunch 
large, short, broad and compact, berry very large, round; 
flesh nearly free from pulp, sweet, aromatic and well 
flavored; vine vigorous, healthy and productive. Ripens 
with Concord. 
White Grapes 
Green Mountain (Winchell). Vine strong, vigorous, 
healthy, very hardy and productive. Bunch long, com¬ 
pact shoulder, green or greenish white. Skin thin. Pulp 
very tender and sweet. Three weeks earlier than Concord. 
Moore’s Diamond. It is a prolific bearer producing 
large, handsome, compact bunches. Color greenish white, 
with a rich yellow tinge when fully ripe; few seeds, juicy. 
Berry about the size of Concord. It ripens from Aug. 
25th to Sept. 10th. 
Niagara. Berries large, skin thin but tough, pale green 
at first, changing to pale yellow when fully ripe, with a 
thin white bloom; flesh pulpy, tender, sweet. Ripens with 
the Concord. 
Pocklington. Bunch medium to large, berry large, 
round, light golden yellow when fully matured; flesh 
pulpy, juicy. Ripens with Concord. 
CURRANTS 
Cherry. Fruit of the largest size, deep red, rather acid; 
short bunches; growth strong, stout, erect, short-jointed 
shoots. 
Fay’s Prolific. Fruit very large, bright red, and of 
excellent flavor, less acid than Cherry. It has a long stem, 
which admits of rapid picking, and is enormously produc¬ 
tive. Comes into bearing early. 
Perfection. The color is a beautiful bright red; size 
as large or larger than the Fay; the clusters averaging 
longer. The Perfection is a great bearer, resembling its 
parent, the White Grape, in this respect. The quality is 
rich, mild, sub-acid, plenty of pulp, with few seeds. 
White Grape. Very large, yellowish white; sweet or a 
very mild acid; excellent quality and valuable for the 
table. The finest of the white sorts. 
Wilder. A new red currant, fruit large, fine flavored, 
great yielder, very profitable for market. 
ASPARAGUS 
Conover’s Colossal. Highly recommended for its 
immense size, and being remarkably tender and high 
flavored. 
Palmetto. It sells at quite an advance over other 
varieties on account of its mammoth size. Quality not 
excelled by any. 
RHUBARB OR PIE PLANT 
Linnaeus. Large, early, tender and fine. The very best 
of all. This is the great “Wine Plant.” 
RASPBERRIES 
Red and Purple Raspberries 
Cuthbert or Queen of the Market. Fruit is large, 
luscious, and produced in the greatest profusion. Color 
deep rich crimson; fruit very firm. Ripens from July 10 
to 20, and continues a long time in fruit. 
Herbert. Fruit large, bright red, somewhat oblong, the 
largest of red raspberries, very hardy. Flavor sweet and 
juicy. Season five or six days before Cuthbert. 
Columbian. It is a very vigorous grower and very 
hardy. Fruit purple and delicious for table or canning, 
and an excellent shipping variety. 
June. Very excellent red raspberry. A new variety 
propagated by N. Y. Experiment Station and recom¬ 
mended by them. Good both for canning and table use. 
Marlboro. Color a bright crimson and, unlike others, 
does not loose its brilliancy when over ripe; of a good 
quality and very prolific. 
Black Raspberries 
Cumberland. The bush is hardy, a vigorous grower, 
and exceptio'ally productive. Fruit of uniform size, and 
larger than any known black raspberry. 
Black Diamond. Berries large, very sweet and pulpy, 
yet fine for shipping and evaporating. Canes strong and 
fruitful. Early. 
Plum Farmer. Fruit very large, average nearly an inch 
in diameter. Bush a very vigorous grower. Early. 
Gregg. Jet black, never falls from the bushes, and of 
first quality; canes of strong growth, perfectly hardy anti 
immensely productive. 
BLACKBERRIES 
Erie. Fruit very large, excellent quality, handsome and 
firm and ripens early; fruit uniform l oth in size and shape. 
Eldorado. The vines are very hardy and vigorous, 
enduring the winters of the far Northwest without injury. 
The berries are large, jet black, borne in large clusters and 
ripen well together. 
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