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SMALL • FRUITS 
BLACKBERRIES 
For field culture, plant in rows six feet apart and plants three 
feet apart in the row. For garden culture, five by four feet. 
Dozen 60 cents; xoo, $2.00; 1000, £14.00, except where noted. 
At the dozen price we prepay mail or express charges; 100 and 
1000 lots by freight or express, charges not prepaid. Not less 
than 50 at 100 rate. 
THE RATHBUN BLACKBERRY 
Since we introduced this wonderfully prolific and monster 
berry, it has acquired an enviable reputation. It is by far the 
largest Blackberry in cultivation. In quality it surpasses the 
luscious Dewberry, being without the hard core common to 
Blackberries; in fact it melts in the mouth. It is the most 
desirable variety cither lor table use or for canning. The plant 
is hardy, vigorous, and a great bearer. Another strong point 
in its favor is its habit of rooting from the tips, like Black¬ 
caps. It brings more in the market; fruit holds to large size 
throughout the season; and as a shipper it is unsurpassed. 
The price is so low that all should try at least a few of the 
best Blackberry. Each xo cents ; dozen £1.00 ; hundred £4.00 ; 
thousand £35.00. 
Blackberry, Agawam. Hardy and very prolific; fruit sweet 
and soft to the center. Early and reliable sort. 
Erie. Fruit roundish, uniform in size, excellent quality, 
handsome. A valuable variety for home use or market. 
Kittatinny. Tender in northern localities, and for this 
cause alone hardier sorts have replaced it. South of New 
York it is uniformly hardy, and in that region it is highly 
esteemed. Strong grower, very productive. Berries 
large, handsome, and of best quality. 
Lucretia. One of the low-growing, trailing Blackberries: 
in size and quality it equals any of the tall-growing sorts. 
The plant is perfectly hardy, healthy, and remarkably pro¬ 
ductive, with large, showy flowers. The fruit, which 
ripens early, is often one and one-half inches long, by one 
inch in diameter, soft, sweet and luscious throughout, with 
no hard core; ripe before last Raspberries are gone. 
Should be mulched to keep berries from the ground. 
Minnewaski. Vigorous, quite hardy in this region, very 
productive; large, jet black, shining fruit, uniform size, 
sweet and soft to center; ripens early, continuing until 
middle of September. Dozen 75 cents; hundred $2.50; 
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THE RATHBUN BLACKBERRY 
Blackberry, Snyder. Very hardy. Berries medium 
size, produced abundantly; sweet, juicy, and with¬ 
out a hard core when fully ripe. Adapted to the north¬ 
west, where other varieties are injured in severe 
winters. 
Wilson Junior. Moderately hardy, will do well in 
the Southern Middle States, and farther south. 
Vigorous grower and very productive; fruit large, 
good, early. 
For collection of Blackberries, see page 32. 
SEVEN OF THE BEST GRAPES 
Vines are all strong two-year plants, true to name. 
Grape, Brighton. Dark red; very early, quality best: 
should be planted near the Worden or Concord, or 
some other self-fertilizing variety to promote fruit set¬ 
ting. Each 20 cents; dozen £1.25; hundred £6.00. 
Campbell’s Early. Several years of observation and 
tests prove it a strong, vigorous, hardy vine; thick, 
healthy, mildew-resisting foliage; always sets its fruit 
well and bears abundantly; clusters large, usually 
shouldered, compact and handsome; berries large, 
nearly round, often an inch or more in diameter; black, 
with light purple bloom; skin thin but tenacious; 
bearing handling and shipping admirably; flavor rich, 
sweet, slightly vinous; flesh rather firm but tender; 
parting easily from its few and small seeds; very 
early; remarkable keeping, qualities. E tch 30 cents ; 
dozen £2.00. 
Delaware. Light red, early, quality best. Each 20 
cents; dozen £1.25; hundred £6.00. 
Moore’s Diamond. Bunches large, compact; berries 
large, white, with a whitish bloom; skin thin; flesh 
melting, juicy, sweet to center; vine healthy and an 
abundant bearer. Each 20 cents; dozen £1.50; hun¬ 
dred £6 50. 
Grape, Niagara. Strong, vigorous grower; bunch and ber¬ 
ries large anil of good quality; color light green; very pro¬ 
ductive. Each 20 cents; dozen £1.50; hundred £6.50. 
Nectar. A cross between Concord and Delaware. Vine 
hardy and a good grower; clusters of fruit of medium size, 
compact; berries medium size, color jet black, wiih a fine 
bloom; quality excellent, with a pure, rich, vinous flavor. 
Ripens at the same time as the Delaware. Each 30 cents; 
dozen £2.00. 
Worden. The best Black Grape, and the most productive 
and satisfactory of all varieties. Each 20 cents; dozen 
£1.25; hundred £6.00. 
OTHER STANDARD VARIETIES. 
Agawam, Catawba, Concord. 
Each 20 cents; dozen £1.25; hundred £6.00. 
Collection No. 5 — Grape Vines. 
Six of the best varieties, for quality, yield, and hardiness. 
1 Brighton (red>. $0 20 
1 Wyoming “ . 20 
1 Campbell’s Early (black ) . . 30 
1 Worden “ . . 20 
1 Moore’s Diamond (white) . . 20 
I Niagara “ 20 
- $1 30 
Delivered Postage or Express Prepaid for $1.00, 
At the single and dozen prices we prepay mail or express charges. Hundred and thousand lots by express 
or freight, charges not prepaid 
