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amoLis 
DOWNING 
GOOSEBERRY 
BERRY PLANTS 
Hardy, Northern grown plants that yield abundantly 
— and cost so little! 
Summertime's 
Most 
Delicious 
Fruits 
Rich and Tempting RASPBERRIES 
LATHAK, 
RASPBERF 
Grow your own Raspberries from Ferris' 
select hardy plants, and have for once all 
you want. The high prices they command 
on the market make them a luxury few 
can afford. Raspberries need very little 
care, and the small amount you pay out 
for our No. I plants will repay you thou¬ 
sandfold in delicious berries for pies and 
jams, with oftentimes a nice surplus to sell 
at a good profit. 
PLANT RASPBERRIES SHALLOW in any good 
growing soil, and for distance apart to plant see 
page 6. Use shallow cultivation then early in June 
mulch heavily with straw. The wood which fruited 
this year should be cut out after the last picking and 
burned. Trim back the ends of the canes about one- 
third early in the spring of each year. 
PERFECTION 
BERRY GARDEN 
12 Latham Red Raspberries, 2-yr. 
12 Chief Red Raspberries, 2-yr. 
12 Cumberland Black Raspberries, 
6 Eldorado Blackberries, No. I 
3 Youngberries, No. 1 
5 Fay’s Prolific Currants, No. I 
3 Houghton Gooseberries, No. I 
I-yr. 
GOOSEBERRIES 
There’s Nothing Quite Like the Pies and Preserves 
from Ferris’ Gooseberries. 
(If Gooseberries are desired by parcel post, add 5c 
each; 10c for 12 plants, or 15c for 25 plants.) 
These 53 Selected Fruit Plants — strong, well-rooted, 
northern-grown, and a popular assortment for the average 
home — (Regular catalog price, $4.00.) 
HOUGHTON. The old standby. Pale red, 
sweet and good. Medium size; very hardy 
and productive. Select, No. 1 plants, 18c 
each; 12 for $1.80; 25 for $3.00. 
DOWNING. Fruit very large, flesh whitish 
green, and excellent flavor. A favorite. 
Select, No. 1 plants, 25c each; 12 for $2.40; 
25 for $3.75. 
OUR BARGAIN $ 
SPECIAL-only 
Q.33 
(Postpaid) 
DEWBERRIES 
I ATHAM The Grcatest Red Raspberry in All the World! 
1 n^YlVI Big, handsome berries of clear red color, and 
full of rich quality and flavor that simply can not be equalled. 
Hardy everywhere, and the heaviest producer of all. The fruit 
is Arm, keeps well and ships well; the most popular market 
berry as well as for the home. Our Latham plants are a splen¬ 
did, thrifty lot, northern grown, and often start bearing the first 
year. Select, No. 1, 2-year plants, 12 for 60c; 25 for 90c; 100 
for $3.20; 1,000 for $24.00. (If desired by parcel post, add 10c 
for 12, 15c for 25, or 25c per 100.) 
NFW f^HIFF Finest Early Red Raspberry. An off- 
llEdW spring of the famous Latham, having 
many of the fine qualities of its parent, and some even to 
a greater degree. The immense crop of fruit starts ripening 10 
to 12 days earlier than Latham, and these early berries, sweet 
and deliciously flavored, bring high market prices. Hardy in 
all sections. Berries a trifle smaller than the Latham; excellent 
for cooking or eating fresh. No. 1, 2-year plants, 12 for 60c; 
25 for 90c; 100 for $3.20; 1,000 for $24.00. (If desired by parcel 
post, add 10c for 12, 15c for 25, or 25c per 100.) 
PI IMDrDI A MH The Black Raspberry that has Never 
LUlYlOLIU^/ilW Been Excelled. Large berries, firm, 
juicy, and of the finest flavor—these borne in enormous quantity 
on strong, vigorous, hardy canes. Eaten fresh, Cumberland 
berries are delicious, and they make the richest of jams and 
preserves. Our Improved Cumberland is the finest strain; our 
select. No. 1, northern grown plants are the best that can be 
grown. 
CUMBERLAND TIPS (Good, 1-yr. plants): 12 for 60c; 25 for 
* $1.00; 100 for $3.25; 500 for $12.50. (If the tips are desired by 
parcel post, add 10c for 12, 15c for 25, or 40c for 100.) 
CUMBERLAND TRANSPLANTS (Select, 2-yr. plants): 12 for 
$1.00; 25 for $1.90; 100 for $6.75; 500 for $24.00. (If the trans¬ 
plants are desired by parcel post, add 15c for 12, add 25c for 
25, or 80c for 100.) 
DOUBLE COLLECTION — 106 Selected 
Fruit Plants, double quantities each of the 
above varieties- 
OUR BARGAIN $ 
SPECIAL 
Only (Postpaid) 
6 29 
LUCRETIA. Low-growing trailing canes that pro¬ 
duce great quantities of long, black, sweet berries 
of fine quality. Ripens about 1 0 days earlier than 
Blackberries. Should have winter protection in 
severe climates. 12 for 65c; 25 for $1.10. (If 
desired by parcel post, add I Oc for 1 2 plants, or 
15c for 25). 
NEW ELEGANT YOUNGBERR> 
Sparkling fruits — juicy and rich 
— excellent for desserts 
BLACKBERRIES' 
For delicious jams, jellies, and pies, the Blackberry is hard 
to beat. Very easy to grow, requiring ordinary, well-drained 
soil. A good mulching under the bushes will help to conserve 
the moisture, and we advise pinching back the canes oc¬ 
casionally through the season. 
Special 
RED LAKE 
CURRANT 
Outstanding new fruit - a cross between the Dewberry and 
Loganberry - and because of its exceptional size and color, 
and rich, delicious flavor, it has already become amazingly 
popular. The berries, very large and a deep wine red color, 
are fine for eating fresh, and make wonderful sauce and jam; 
they are nearly seedless and coreless, and their quality and 
flavor are hard to beat. Tremendous bearer. North of the 
Missouri line, the plants should be covered during the winter, 
using straw, leaves and a little earth. Select, No. 1 plants, 3 for 
25c; 6 for 40c; 20 for $1.00. 
(If desired by parcel post, add 5c for 3, 8c for 6, or 15c for 20 plants.) 
CURRANTS 
You Will Want Spicy Currant Jelly for the Winter Stare. 
ELDORADO. The outstanding Blackberry - very hardy, berries jet 
black, sweet, and of very inviting flavor. Bears young and heavily; 
good keepers, good shippers. 12 for 60c; 25 for $1.00; 100 for 
$3.40. (If desired by parcel post, add 10c for 12 plants, 15c for 
25, or 40c for 100.) 
superior Red Currant you will 
want. Giant size berries in a 
giant size bunch, color a bril¬ 
liant scarlet, and a sweet, de¬ 
licious flavor. The big, strong 
plant produces with ease the 
enormous crops; hardy every¬ 
where. 
(Postage Rates on all Currants: Add 5c each, 10c for 12, or 15c 
for 25 plants.) 
Appetizing 
Select, No. 1 plants, 35c 
each; 3 for 90c; 6 for 
$1.55. 
FAY’S PROLIFIC. Leading market currant — large, beau¬ 
tiful red berries of superior flavor, and a big cropper. 
Select, No. 1 plants, 15c each; 12 for $1.60; 25 for 
$2.75. 
PERFECTION. Extra large, bright red berries of superb 
quality; hardy, good bearer. Select, No. 1 plants, 20c 
each; 12 for $2.00; 25 for $3.75. 
WHITE GRAPE CURRANT. Rich, sweet flavor; finest of 
all white currants. Select, No. 1 plants, 20c each; 12 
for $2.00; 25 for $3.75. 
Garden Roots 
A Q D A n A I I C Fresh and Tender from 
f U D your own garden—Try it! 
your own garden—Try i 
A little space in the garden will grow all of the Asparagus you will need. 
Plant the roots in deep, rich soil, the crowns about 4 inches below the 
surface. For best results, fertilize annually with well-rotted manure 
when through cutting in June. It is best not to cut Asparagus the 
first year. 
WASHINGTON RUSTPROOF. Very finest of all Asparagus. Shoots are 
thick and heavy, tender; flavor unsurpassed. Yield extremely heavy. 
2-year roots. No. 1, 25 for 40c; 100 for $1.40; 500 for $4.75. (If desired 
by parcel post, add 6c for 25, or 15c for 100 roots.) 
RHUBARB Pieplant 
LINNAEUS. Giant stalks, very tender, and of very fine flavor — the kind 
that can be used all season. For delicious pies and sauce, it is the 
housewife’s favorite. Plant about 3 feet apart in good, rich soil, with 
the crowns I inch below level of the ground. 15c each; 5 for 50c; 10 
for 85c; 100 for $6.00. (If desired by parcel post, add 5c each, 8c 
for 5, !0c for 10, or 40c for 100.) 
HORSERADISH 
The snappy relish that tastes so good in the springtime. Fit the soil 
as you would for strawberries, and plant with the top about ! inch below 
the surface of the ground. 10c each; 10 for 85c. (If desired by parcel 
post, add 4c each, or 10c for 10 roots.) 
The Leading 
S T RAW BERRIES 
Start a Ferris Strawberry Patch this year — just a small 
corner of the garden set to our strong, vigorous plants will 
produce enough juicy, delicious berries for all the shortcakes 
the family can eat, as well as canning, pies and other con¬ 
coctions. 
Spring-Bearing Varieties 
DUNLAP. The old favorite, and still one of the mosl 
popular. Immense, rich red berries of delicious 
flavor; heavy producer, hardy everywhere. 25 for 
40c; 50 for 60c; 100 for 90c; 200 for $1.65; 500 
for $4.00. 
BLAKEMORE. A great, all-around Strawberry that 
became popular overnight. Large, firm berries of 
clear red to the center, and high quality. Rich flavor, 
high coloring, and good keeping qualities make it a 
market favorite; it is unusually fine for canning. 
Hardy and a big cropper. 25 for 40c; 50 for 60c; 
100 for 90c; 200 for $1.65; 500 for $4.00. 
How to Plant 
Strawberries 
Plant Strawberries in good, rich, well- 
drained soil; the crown of the plant 
when set should be at the surface of 
the ground. Tamp the earth firmly 
around the roots, leaving a thin layer 
of loose soil at the top of the ground to 
prevent baking. For distance apart to 
set the plants, see page 6. It will take 
about 8,000 spring-bearing plants to 
the acre, or 10,000 everbearing plants. 
Keep ground clean and well cultivated. 
It is best to keep blossoms and run¬ 
ners on the everbearing varieties 
pinched off until the middle of July. 
In late fall, when the ground is frozen 
down an inch or two, cover with clean 
straw, leaves, or cornstalks, and do 
not uncover too early in the spring. 
PAGE 4 
Order Before Moy 1st 
Order your Strawberry plants before May 
1st, for early spring planting Is the safest 
and best. Any Strawberry plants ordered 
after May 1st, necessitating our 
handling them when they are full 
of new soft growth, will be 
shipped entirely at the purchaser's 
risk. 
Special 
Don’t Fail to Include In Your 
Strawberry Bed 
FAIRFAX 
The finest June-bearing Strawberry ever produced! Great 
big, brilliant red berries, conical in form, with a rich, sweet 
flavor that has never been equalled; they are firm- and 
keep unusually well. We readily sold our Fairfax berries 
in the market for from 5c to 1 Oc per quart higher than 
other sorts. Yields enormous crops; perfectly hardy. 25 
for 50c; 50 for 75c; 100 for$1.15;200for $2.20;500for$5.00. 
DORSETT. Rich red berries, large and rounded, with 
a fine, sweet flavor. Early and long-time bearer. 
25 for 50c; 50 for 75c; 100 for $1.15; 200 for $2.20; 
500 for $5.00. 
If Strawberry plants are de¬ 
sired by parcel post, add 10c 
per 100, or 8c for smaller quan¬ 
tities. We advise express ship¬ 
ment for 500 or more plants. 
Giant MASTODON Everbearing 
Still the most popular of all Everbearing Strawberries. 
Immense in size, full of sweet, rich flavor, and the 
heaviest producer of them all. Starts hearing three 
months after planting. 25 for 60c; 50 for $1.00; 100 
for $1.75; 200 for $3.25. 
STRAWBERRIES 
