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The Plum Farmer, Idaho and Royal Purple Are Fine 
from the Atlantic to the Pacific and is 
meeting with universal favor. We have 
testimonials from leading fruit growers 
in all sections of the United States. 
Last year it was especially praised and 
commended at the annual meeting of 
the Wisconsin Horticultural Society. I 
know of no fruit that is in greater de¬ 
mand than black caps and if one has 
well drained soil to plant them on, they 
are sure to make great returns. Our 
black cap plants are grown on dry gravel 
and are entirely free of diseases. They 
will succeed when plants from heavy 
soils will succumb to disease. I tell you 
frankly that the plants of Plum Farmer 
we have to sell are worth double ordi¬ 
nary black cap plants. Price of No. 1 
tip plants, 50c per doz.; $1.50 per 100; 
$10 per 1000. Price of 1 year old trans¬ 
plants, doa., 75c; 100, $2.00; 1000, $15. 
Black Diamond. —Doz., 50c; 100, 
$1.50; 1000, $10. 
Kansas and Cumberland.— Doz., 
50c; 100, $1.50; 1000, $10. 
New American.—D oz., 50c; 100, $2.50. 
Gregg.—D oz., 50c; 100, $2; 1000, $15. 
Eureka.—D oz., 50c; 100, $2; 1000, $15. 
Conrath.—D oz., 50c ; 100, $2 ; 1000, $15. 
Red Varieties 
Cutiibert. —This variety is the stand¬ 
ard of excellence. The plants are strong 
upright healthy growers and are hardy 
in most sections. They are quite free of 
diseases and will do well in the same 
place from year to year if well cared 
for. To get the best results the grower 
should plant them on strong well drained 
soil and use plenty of commercial fer¬ 
tilizers. The surplus canes must be re¬ 
moved, cut out same as weeds, and the 
canes kept in hills or narrow continu¬ 
ous rows. If allowed to choke the rows, 
the young canes will come up as thick 
as grass, and the berries will be small, 
of poor quality and inferior in every 
way. When grown as it should be, the 
Cuthbert raspberry is large, fine colored 
and firm. It is the best flavored red 
raspberry I have ever eaten and in great 
demand among consumers. There is no 
variety of fruit of any kind more sure 
of a ready market than Cuthbert red 
raspberries. It ripens midseason and 
continues late. Very productive. Grow¬ 
ers should avoid plants that have be¬ 
come infested with root gall. Our 
plants are free from this disease. We 
have a large fine stock. Doz., 35c; 100, 
$1.25; 1000. $10. 
Idaho • (Everbearing).—I procured the 
Idaho from a grower in Wisconsin. It 
was found originally in the state of 
Idaho, growing in a garden where it 
showed its superiority most markedly. 
It is not such a rampant grower as the 
Cuthbert and does not incumber the 
ground with useless plants, but the 
plants are sturdy, strong growers, mak¬ 
ing strong, upright canes which are 
abundantly able to hold up the great 
crop of fruit without staKing. The 
plants are the hardiest of all red rasp¬ 
berries, having withstood 30° below zero 
and I am sure they will stand 40° below 
with no injury. They rarely ever grow 
over 3]/ 2 feet high with us, branching 
naturally like a tree without pruning, 
and require very little attention except 
to be kept clean of weeds and grasses. 
The fruit is. very large, some berries 
attaining over 1 inch in diameter, of a 
deep rich red color, very attractive. It 
is very fine flavored, different from 
Cuthbert, having an agreeable flavor all 
its own. The plants are enormously pro¬ 
ductive, fruiting through the longest 
season of any red raspberry we have, 
beginning with Marlboro and lasting 
later than Loudon and Cuthbert. I am 
able to sell the fruit in our local market 
in preference to all other varieties. We 
have fruited in four years and consider 
it the best red raspberry for home use 
and near market. We are planting it 
extensively for market and believe that 
when its merits are fully known that 
the demand for plants will be enormous. 
The Idaho fruits from July to October 
and is the best everbearing raspberry 
we know. Price for plants, 35c each ; 3 
for $1.00; doz., $2.50; 100, $15. 
Marlboro. —The standard extra early 
variety produces a good crop of fine 
colored, firm berries, very early in the 
season. Doz., 50c; 100, $1.25; 1000, $10. 
Ruby and King. — D oz., 50c; 100, 
$1.25. 
Loudon. — Doz., 50c; 100, $2. 
Eaton.—D oz., 50; 100, $3; 1000, $20. 
Miller. — Doz., 50c; 100, $1.25. 
Herbert. — Doz., $1; 100, $5.00. 
Dark Red Varieties 
Columbian. —The most popular of 
well known purple raspberries. It is a 
strong healthy grower, sometimes mak¬ 
ing canes 1!4 inches in diameter. The 
canes are distinguished by the yellowish 
color and are very thorny. It is not 
entirely hardy but if the canes are froz¬ 
en to the ground a new set will come 
up in the spring and bear a fair crop of 
fruit. I have picked them at the rate of 
