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NAME. 
ILL US TRA TE D DESCRIP TIVE CATALOGUE 
DESCRIPTION . 
Kittatinny. 
Lawton. 
Snyder. 
Taylor. 
Wilson’s Early. 
Wilson Junior. 
Wachusetts ) 
Thornless, f 
Commences to ripen after the Wilson's Early, and continues longer in bearing; is ripe 
as soon as black, and much earlier, sweeter and better in all respects than the 
Lawton, which it resembles in plant and fruit. 
Fruit very large and black, and of excellent quality; an abundant bearer. 
Extremely hardy, enormously productive, medium size; no hard, sour core; half as 
many thorns as Lawton or Kittatinny, and they are nearly straight and short. 
Most prolific blackberry grown. 
One of the largest blackberries grown. Fruit of the best quality, melting and without 
core; very productive, and as hardy as the Snyder, which renders it very valuable. 
Of good size, very early, beautiful dark color; of sweet, excellent flavor and very 
productive. Ripens the whole crop nearly together. 
New. A seedling of Wilson’s Early, ripening a week earlier than that variety; 
fruit of the largest size ; bush vigorous and healLhy. 
Was found growing wild on Monadnock Mountain. Fruit of medium size, oblong, 
oval, moderately firm, sweet and good, and less acid than any blackberry we have 
seen. It is a good keeper, ships well, and is therefore valuable as a market berry. 
The plant is said to do equally well on light and heavy soils, and to bear heavy 
crops where other varieties have failed. It is also very hardy, and free from 
thorns. Those who have cultivated thorny kinds must admit that this variety, 
which bears a good crop of berries, does well in any soil, and is free from thorns, 
cannot fail to be a great acquisition. 
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ASPARAGUS. 
To make a good Asparagus bed, the plants may be set in the fall or early spring. Prepare a place of 
fine loamy soil, to which has been added a liberal dressing of good manure. Select two-year, or strong 
one-year plants; and for a garden, set in rows 18 to 20 inches apart, with plants 10 to 12 inches in a row. 
Make a small mound of the soil, over which the roots should be evenly spread, so that the crowns, 
when covered, shall be three inches below the surface of the ground. If planted in the fall, the whole 
bed should be covered before Winter sets in, with two or three inches of coarse stable manure, which may 
be lightly forked in between the rows as soon as the ground is softened in the Spring. 
MULBERRIES. 
The Mulberry is a very ornamental tree in garden or lawn, with its large, green, glossy foliage ; and 
some newer varieties re worthy of general cultivation for their fruit alone. 
NAME. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Downing’s I 
Everbearing, j 
Produced from seeds of the Multicaulis. Tree very vigorous and pro- 
ductive, continuing in bearing a long time ; fruit inches long 
and fa of an inch in diameter ; color blue black, flesh iuicy ; rich, 
sugary, with a sprightly, vinous flavor. 
New American 
h 1 uit of the largest size, black, delicious in flavor. An attractive lawn 
tree, with very large leaves; of rapid growth, hardy. 
White. 
Commonly cultivated for silk. Fruit not equal to the black sorts. 
Russian. 
New. Brought to notice by the planting of them by the Mennonite 
colonists of the Northwest. The timber is desirable for fuel, is the 
finest for cabinet work, and fence posts made from it are exceed¬ 
ingly durable. It is a very rapid grower, bears fruit at two or 
three years of age, and every year ; color of the fruit varies soir«, 
but is generally black; promises to be very valuable. 
