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How we do like the friendi the hired helper, the 
oept near the roota. Pickera can go among the 
huahea of Royal Purple without tearing their 
clothes off. The original bush stands In a stiff 
blue grass sod and has borne 21 successive large 
crops of fruit. A plantation of Royal Purple in 
full fruit Is a sight to behold. On account of Its 
lateness to ripen, the Royal Purple often brings t 
cents per quart more than the Columbian. It will 
stand a temperature of 35 to 40 degrees below 
sero without Injury. It Is enormously productive, 
the berries are extremely large and can be picked 
easily, much more so than Columbian. This variety 
originated with an old nurseryman in Indiana 
and we paid him $1,000 In cash to control the sale 
of the plants. We have now a fine lot of plants 
and offer them at reduced prices. The Royal 
Purple plants are not as large as Columbian, but 
have the greatest vitality and nearly every one 
will grow. 
Purple raspberries are more vigorous and pro¬ 
ductive than either reds or blacks and will suc¬ 
ceed In unfavorable locations wnen reds and blacks 
fall. For this reason they are recommended for 
the average planter. The Royal Purple Is the 
greatest advance yet made In purple raspberries. It 
is dry, bard and firm, does not crumble and can be 
picked before fully ripened, as It comes off the 
stem easily. Being easy to pick, the tendency is 
to gather them before fully ripe and they do not 
have that sickly dull ashen color that purple rasp¬ 
berries usually have. It was no trouble for us to 
get 36c per quart for our crop of Royal Purples 
last year. One great point In favor of the Royal 
Purple is Its lateness. The Columbians were la 
their prime July 23rd last year, while the Royal 
Purples did not get at their best until over a week 
later and were still making good pickings August 
20 th on last year's growth. 
ROYAL PURPLES PRODUCE 6,000 QUARTS PKB 
ACRE 
In 1915 Mr. Allen Coop of this county bad aa 
acre of the Royal Purple In fruiting. During tbs 
fruiting season there was a very heavy wind 
storm which blew off quite a quantity of the berries, 
yet In spite of this, Mr. Coop harvested (5,000) five 
thousand quarts which sold at wholesale for lOo per 
quart, realizing $600.00 for the acre of berries. These 
berries passed through several hands before the 
consumer finally got them and we presume that Mr. 
Coop could have realized $750.00 from his acre of 
Royal Purples, had he been able to market them 
direct to the consumer. The Royal Purple is 
unquestionably one of the most profitable raspberries 
now before the public. As a canning berry It Is 
unsurpassed. It will stand shipping better than any 
raspberry we know. It is one of many good things 
I have brought to the attention of the public. 
Strong Tip Plants: 20« eaeh; 6 for fl.OO; t6, tl.Mi 
too, $7.50; 1000, $60. 
2 yr. transplants, 25o each; • for flJDO; 1$, $t.Mi 
26, $3.60; 100, $12.00; 1000, $100. 
Blackberries 
The Culture of Blackberries is bound to receive more attention from fruit growers of the future 
or the fruit will disappear from our markets. When I began fruit culture 39 years ago the wil^ 
blackberries of the flelds held full sway and it was uuprofltabie to try to compete with them by 
growing cultivated varieties. Now things are entirely changed about. The old slashes and stump 
patches are nearly all cleared off and we find very few wild blackberies. At the same time there aw 
▼ery few who are raising cultivated ones. I believe that there is nothing a fruit grower can en¬ 
gage In with more certainty of profitable results than the culture of blackberries, provided he has 
the right soil and conditions. The market is already created; all one has to do is t© grow the fruit 
and supply that market. The culture is very similar to that of raspberries. I think the continuous 
row is the beat method, putting the rows about 8 feet apart and the plants from one to three feet 
apart in the row. Give clean culture the first year, keep all suckers down by cutUng them off. 
eacept those in the hills or narrow row. When the canes spread so as to be unmanageable a^ 
other way, use the sythe to trim up and narrow the row. Mulch and shallow cultivaUon helns to 
•arry the fruit to full maturity. It takes about 2000 plants to set an acre. They may be Mt In 
late fall or in spring. The blackberry plant is very hardy and can be set in a wider range of time 
than raspberry plants and is not generally hard to make live. 
Varieties 
•ayder. This !■ the standard early blackberry for 
the North country. The canes are of a dark red¬ 
dish tint, grow upright, are healthy, hardy and 
rery productive. The canes are abundantly able 
to hold up the immense crops of fruit. The ber¬ 
ries are medium to large in size, round In shape, 
very firm and of good quality when fully ripened. 
When picked before fully ripe, they are quite tart 
and are fine for pies and canning. It Is so hardy 
that It often bears full crops when wild black¬ 
berry plants are killed to the ground. The Snyder 
Is to blackberries what the Cuthbert and Plum 
Farmer are to raspberries and the Dunlap to 
strawberries, the most universally grown. Price, 
lOo each; 25 for $1.25; 106, $3.50; 1000, $30. 
ndorado. The canes of this variety are not up¬ 
right In growth but grow In a half reclining posi¬ 
tion, but do not sprawl on the ground like dew¬ 
berries. The wood Is not red but grayish black. 
The canes are 'healthy, hardy and enormously 
productive. It succeeds over a wider range of 
territory than most any other blackberry and the 
plants are In great demand. The berries are ob- 
Icng. black and glossy and sell well in market. 
It Is sweet and of the very finest flavor for eat¬ 
ing fresh or preserving. Price, 16c each; 26, $1.60; 
100, $6.00; 1000. $40. Transplants, 26c each; 26, 
$S.00; 100, $10; 1000, $76. 
Taylor. Later than the Snyder and almost as hardy, 
about the same hardiness aa Eldorado. The plants 
are very productive, the canes being of a yel¬ 
lowish green tint. The berries are larger than 
Snyder, long in shape and or the very highest 
quality, sweet and delicious. It Is fully as sweet 
as the sweetest wild blackberries. Price 16c each- 
26, $1.26; 100. $4: 1000, $35. 
Ifew Blackberry, "The Albro.” .This new blackberry 
crlglnuted by a Mr. Albro of Cortland County, 
N. T. It has been thoroughly tested out by Mr. 
Albro and found to be more hardy, more produc¬ 
tive and better In every way than the old Snyder. 
The canes endure the winter perfectly and are 
alive to the tl«4 when spring comes, the end bud 
alwava ♦ «a each cane. The berries are 
very large, much larger than the Snyder and of 
the same general shape. The flavor Is excellent 
Mr. Albro has tested a number of blackberrls In¬ 
cluding the Snyder and the new Albro Is the hardi¬ 
est of them all, producing crops when Snyder and 
others. Including wild berries, fall on account of 
winterkilling. We have had the Albro on test 
for two years at our place and our experience 
confirms that of the originator. The plants are 
extremely scarce at present, but we believe as soon 
as Its merits are well known and the supply wiU 
warrant, these plants will be set more freely 
than any other kind In the colder sections of the 
United States. Price of well dug plants with Ions 
cross roots, $1.09 each: dozen, $10. 
Watt. Canes are exceedingly vigorous, growing I 
to 8 feet In height. They bear enormous crops of 
the very largest berries, sweet and delicious. I 
believe this Is the largest blackberry grown. The 
berry Is round, black and attractive. Canos al¬ 
most as hardy as Snyder. Price, 26c each- II 
for $3.00; 100, $10; 1000, $76. 
Blowers. Not entirely hardy In Northern New York, 
but In the latitude of Philadelphia Is the Ideal 
blackberry. Enormously productive of large round 
berries, very firm and attractive. Canes rampant 
growers. It has been grown 14 feet high and 
single bushes have produced 3994 berries. Price 
20 c each; 26, $2.60; 100, $8.00; 1000, $90. 
Ward. A new variety from New Jersey, an Improve¬ 
ment over the old Klttatlmey. 16c each; 26. $1 60 
100, $6.00; 1000, $40. . ♦ • « 
Early Harhest. The moat popular blackberry In 
the South, where It is exceedingly profitable to 
grow. Not hardy In Now York State. Ido each 
26, $1.60; 100, $5.00; 1000, $36. 
Johnson. A new variety hailing from the South 
where it Is very popular. Price 16c each- 26 
$1.60: 100, $6.06. 
Rathbuim. This variety has a reclining cane, al¬ 
most like a dewberry. The canes are very vlgor- 
ou.s growers but are not hardy in New York State 
The berries are very large and attractive, fully as 
large as dewberries. Adapted for mild climates 
such as south of Philadelphia. Pa. 10c each- 26' 
$1.26; 100. $3.66: 1100, $36. 
