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Burbank’s New Thornless Blackberry 
The Finest Flavored, Heaviest Cropping, Best Appearing 
Berry Ever Grown—Easily Harvested—Sure to Please 
This new variety is the peer of all the Mammoth Black* 
berries and produces a berry superior to any other, on 
vines which are absolutely free from thorns. The canes 
start to grow early in the spring, making thick, straight 
stalks about 5 feet high when they begin the trailing habit, 
at which time they should be trellised. 
It is a prolific grower, the canes 
reaching from 10 to 20 feet in a sea¬ 
son and can be pruned to suit. It is 
not an evergreen, but some leaves 
usually stay on all winter. It is enor¬ 
mously productive — in fact, plants 
have been known to produce over 10 
pounds of fruit at one picking. The 
size is immense, berries usually meas¬ 
ure 3 inches in length and are as large 
as a man’s thumb. It is practically 
free from seeds and the core is very 
small and firm. Prices, strong plants, 
3 for 50c; doz. $1.75, postpaid. $12.00 
per 100. Express not prepaid. 
New Thornless Blackberry 
The new Logan Berry is as nearly thorn¬ 
less as this class of fruit can be. Thorns 
are not large but more like rough spines. 
Owing to quarantine restrictions we 
cannot ship fruits and plants to Canada 
or Arkansas. 
New Logan Berry 
(Blackberry-Raspberry) 
This Thornless Blackberry-Raspberry is an 
exceedingly strong grower, making the growth 
of 10 feet in one season. The fruit is bright 
red. It is excellent for the table. The berry, 
of the same form and shape, as the Black¬ 
berries. Price, 3 for 50c; doz. $1.25. $6.00 
per 100. Express not prepaid. 
New Logan Berry 
Wonderful Himalaya Berry 
The Wonderful Himalaya Berry 
The Greatest Wonder of All 
Ripening after all other berries are gone and extending 
the berry season several weeks. It is a vigorous grower 
and should be grown on trellis, as the vines will grow 
from 30 to 40 feet in one year. The berries are large, 
black, and borne in clusters. Price, strong plants, 3 for 
50c; doz. $1.25, postpaid. $6.00 per 100. Express not pre¬ 
paid. 
Blackberries 
NEW MAMMOTH—The Giant of All—Enormously larger, 
from 2 to 2 Vi inches long. For cooking purposes fulfills 
all the desired qualities of other Blackberries, and ae a 
fresh fruit is generally preferable, owing to large size and having more pulp and 
less core. Price, strong plants, 3 for 40c; doz. $1.00, postpaid. $5.00 per 100. Express 
not prepaid. 
IMPROVED ELDORADO—A very vigorous growing, perfectly hardy variety. Fruit 
very large, borne in clusters which ripen very evenly; quality unsurpassed and an 
excellent shipper. Price, strong 2-year-old plants, 3 for 30c; doz. 85c, postpaid. $4.50 
per 100. Express not prepaid. 
Raspberries 
The Best Red Varieties 
NEW EVERBEARING LA FRANCE—Bears Fruit for Four Months—It is the first 
Red Raspberry to give ripe fruit, and continues to produce berries without inter¬ 
mission until October. The berries are surpassing in quality—rich, sugary, with full 
Raspberry flavor. Fine, strong, transplanted plants, 3 for 40c; doz. $1.00, postpaid. 
$5.00 per 100. Express not prepaid. 
LATHAM—A wonderfully delicious, finely flavored Red Raspberry. Everbearing and 
unusually hardy. Price, 3 for 40c; doz. $1.00, postpaid. $5.00 per 100. Not prepaid. 
NEW EMPIRE—The hardiest Raspberry; a strong, vigorous grower; fruit bright red, 
very sweet and juicy. Earlier and with larger berries than most others. Fine 
strong transplanted plants. Price, 3 for 50c; doz. $1.00, postpaid. $5.00 per 100. 
Not prepaid. 
CHIEF RASPBERRY—Chief is another fine, red Raspberry—disease free. Originated 
at the Minnesota State Experiment Farm. Hardy and delicious. Similar to Latham ; 
a trifle smaller but more productive and 10 days earlier. Price, 3 for 40c; doz. $1.00, 
postpaid. $5.00 per 100. Express not prepaid. 
COLUMBIAN—Reddish purple or dark blue color, rich flavor, very large size. An ex¬ 
cellent shipper, and the best for canning and drying. Late. Fine strong transplanted 
plants, 3 for 35c; doz. 90c, postpaid. $5.00 per 100. Express not prepaid. 
THE BEST YELLOW VARIETY 
GOLDEN CUP—A beautiful, large golden yellow berry of unequalled quality. Of de¬ 
licious flavor and very attractive served alone or with other raspberries. Fine, strong, 
transplanted plants, 3 for 40c; doz. $1.25, postpaid. $7.00 per 100. Express not pre¬ 
paid. 
THE BEST BLACK VARIETIES 
BLACK KING—The best and largest Black Raspberry. Fruit is of large size, wonderful 
flavor, splendid appearance and very sweet. Fine, strong, transplanted plants, 3 for 
40c; doz. $1.00, postpaid. $5.00 per 100. Express not prepaid. 
CUMBERLAND—A large Black Raspberry, averaging % inch in diameter. Good and 
firm and one of the hardiest varieties grown. A strong, vigorous grower and won¬ 
derfully productive. Mid-season. Fine, strong, transplanted plants, 3 for 35c; doz. 
90c, postpaid. $5.00 per 100, by Express not prepaid. 
Phenomenal Berry 
Phenomenal Berry 
Burbank’s Latest Berry 
Triumph—Largest Berry 
Known 
The color and flavor are 
those of the Raspberry, while 
in size and shape it is more like 
the Dewberry. The berries grow 
in clusters from five to ten, 
and single berries have meas¬ 
ured 3 inches. The color is a 
bright crimson. They are of 
delicious flavor. Price, strong 
plants, 3 for 50c; doz. $1.25, 
postpaid, $8.75 per 100. Ex¬ 
press not prepaid. 
Dewberry 
AUSTIN’S IMPROVED—The 
berries are much larger than 
those of any other Dewberry 
or Blackberry. It requires no 
trellises or stakes. The fruit 
is jet black and of superior 
flavor. For productiveness 
it outrivals all other Dew¬ 
berries. Price, strong 2-year- 
old plants, 3 for 35c; doz. 
90c, postpaid. $5.00 per 100. 
Express not prepaid. 
Improved Russian 
Mulberry 
An ornamental, hardy, fruit¬ 
bearing tree. Suitable for all 
sections of this country. Makes 
a beautiful tree for the lawn. Fruit larger than black¬ 
berries and of delicious flavor. It is a very rapid grower 
and is perfectly hardy. Commences to bear when two 
years old, and is very prolific. Price, 3 for 40c; doz. 
$1.25, postpaid. $6.00 per 100. Express not prepaid. 
Latham Raspberry 
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