Registered Disease Free 
Raspberry Plants 
GROWN BY THE OHIO SMALL FRUIT IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 
The production of ‘‘registered disease free Blackcaps” 
is one of the outstanding steps in horticultural advance¬ 
ment during recent years. The setting of strong healthy 
disease free plants is one of the first essentials in start¬ 
ing a profitable raspberry plantation. To our knowledge 
these plants grown by the Ohio Small Fruit Improvement 
Association and distributed by Scarff's Nursery are the 
only ones available from any source in the U. S. that are 
‘‘Registered Disease Free Stock.” 
THE BEST COMMERCIAL GROWERS find their great¬ 
est profits in setting and maintaining disease free Rasp¬ 
berry patches. 
There is too much at stake for them to plant anything 
but the best. 
Through this registered stock you are given the oppor¬ 
tunity to secure the finest and cleanest Raspberry plants 
available from any source—and at new low price. 
PLUM FARMER 
The first step in successful fruit culture is to 
secure strong, disease-free plants. 
P| IIIUI CARMPR An early black-cap 
rft.Ulvl rMIfllltlt ripening about one 
week before the Cumberland. Fruit large, broadly 
rounded and firm, of good quality. The plants are 
vigorous and very hardy; productive, especially at 
the first two or three pickings. 
BLACK BEAUTY A new variet y out - 
u ^ u w 1 1 standing because of 
its thrifty growth, large berries and comparative 
resistance to the Raspberry diseases. See page 7 
for more complete description of Black Beauty. 
Look for This Seal 
Each bundle of 25 plants carries one of 
these linen tags. It guarantees satisfaction. 
The Planting of Registered 
Disease-Free Raspberry 
Plants Insures 
1. Better stands 
2. Better yields 
3. Long lived plantations 
4. Larger and better flavored fruit 
5. More profits 
6. Satisfaction 
At the urgent request of the leading raspberry 
growers, the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, 
the United States Department of Agriculture, and 
the Extension Department of the Ohio State Univer¬ 
sity cooperating, started experimentation ten years 
ago to determine if it was possible and practical to 
produce virus disease-free raspberry plants. This 
work was made necessary by the fact that many 
raspberry growers, both large and small, were being 
forced out of business by "running-out” diseases. 
It was found that by starting with disease-free 
plants and that by using proper isolation, vigorous 
roguing, and frequent critical inspections, plants 
could be maintained in a state of high vigor and 
productivity. The growers, cooperating in this work, 
organized themselves into the Ohio Small Fruit Im¬ 
provement Association in order to better enforce the 
high standards of inspection and roguing necessary. 
This association now has ready for distribution a 
quantity of registered disease-free plants of the 
Plum Farmer, Black Beauty and Cumberland vari¬ 
eties. As work progresses additional varieties will 
be added to this list. The Scarff's Nursery is cooper¬ 
ating with this project in distributing these plants. 
REGISTERED 
STOCK 
IHI OHIO SMALL FRUIT 
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 
Prices: 
Registered 
Raspberries 
25 Plants, postpaid for.$ 1.25 
50 to 250 Plants, per 100. 2.75 
250 to 1000 Plants, per 1000. 18.00 
1000 to 2000 Plants, per 1000. 10.00 
2000 or More Plants, per 1000. 14.00 
5000 and Up, per 1000. 12.00 
Black Beauty—25c per 100 and $2.00 per lOOO 
higher than above prices. 
fMIMRFRI AND Ttie Standard mid-sea- 
son ^lack-cap for home 
and commercial use in most localities. The berries 
are large, attractive, conical, firm and of excellent 
quality; rich and sweet. The plants are vigorous 
and hardy and very productive throughout a long 
picking season. 
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