Fruit Department • Small Fruits 
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BLACKBERRIES, continued 
Iceberg. This remarkable Blackberry is one of Luther Bur¬ 
bank’s productions. It succeeds admirably in this climate. 
The fruit is transparent white. The seeds, which are usually 
small, can be seen in the ripe berries. The fruit is borne in 
large clusters. The berries are of large size and good quality. 
The plant is an enormohs bearer, and the fruit lasts through 
a long period. A desirable variety. Strong plants, 15 cts. 
each, £1 for 10, $3.50 for 50, £6 per 100. 
Mersereau. A most valuable variety. Fruit of immense size. 
An early and enormous bearer, and very hardy. A popular 
market sort. 10 cts. each, 75 cts. for 10, £2 for 50, $3 per 100. 
$22.50 per 1,000. 
CURRANTS 
These are only moderately successful in this latitude. They do 
best in a cool, strong moist loam. Plants should be well culti¬ 
vated and fertilized. Keep them mulched. Set the plants 4 
feet apart. Prune out all old wood, leaving only vigorous shoots. 
Strong 2-year plants, each.So 15 
10 strong 2-year plants. 1 00 
50 strong 2-year plants. 3 50 
100 strong 2-year plants. 6 00 
Black Champion. Very productive; large bunch and berry. 
Excellent quality; strong grower. 
Victoria. Large, bright red bunches; long berries, medium 
to excellent quality; erect grower; very productive; ripens 
late. 
DEWBERRIES 
Cultural Directions. — Use short, stout stakes, driven at 
the end of each row of canes, with a cross-piece 18 inches long 
nailed to each stake 2 ^ to 3 feet from the ground. On the top, 
near each end of these cross-pieces, drive a stout nail slanting 
toward the stake, upon which to catch a wire. Two lines of 
No. 14 galvanized wire, one on each side of the row. are fastened 
to one of the end stakes and run on the ground between the 
rows to the other end stake. These wires are now drawn as 
taut as possible and securely fastened to the other end of the 
DEWBERRIES, continued 
row. The wire on each side is now raised, pressing the canes 
inward, and caught on the nails, thus holding all the canes 
closely together in the row. 
Austin's Improved. Fruit very large, subadd, vinous, but 
of second quality. Enormous bearer. The most productive 
market variety we have ever grown, and is eight to ten days 
ahead of any other. Strong and vigorous grower, and stands 
our hottest summers perfectly. Free from rust. Twenty-five 
two-year plants produced forty quarts of immense berries. 
Strong plants. 10 cts. each, 50 cts. for 10, £1.50 for 50, £2 
per 100, £15 per 1,000. 
RASPBERRIES 
Cultural Directions. —The same as for Blackberries and 
Dewberries. These thrive best in a deep, moist, well-drained 
soil; the lighter loams are best for the red. and the heavy loams 
for the black - craps. To make a success of Raspberries, the land 
should be able to withstand drought well. Cottonseed meal, 
pure ground bone or fertilizers containing a good proportion 
of potash are best, and should be liberally applied during the 
winter and early spring. To get the best results, and keep the 
plants in vigorous condition, they must be mulched heavily 
with straw. 
Strong plants, each.$0 10 
10 strong plants for. 50 
50 strong plants for. 1 50 
100 strong plants for. 2 00 
1,000 strong plants for.15 00 
Columbia. Fruit resembles Shaffers; very large, purplish; 
vigorous and productive. 
Cuthbert. After several years’ trial this proves the best and 
most reliable of the red-fruited varieties. Fruit red; large; 
of excellent quality; yield very prolific; ripens middle of May, 
and continues for several weeks. 
Golden Queen. Fruit golden yellow; similar in quality to 
Cuthbert, to which it is evidently a close relation. Its fine 
color attracts the eye. Prolific; stands our summers. 
Gregg. Black-cap. Very productive; large size; firm; black. 
GRAPES, Native Varieties 
Nothing but varieties that have stood severe tests, are included in the following lists, but we can also supply a tew vines 
each of several additional varieties. We have a large stock of extra-strong one- and two-year-old vines. 
PRICES OF ASSORTMENT, OUR SELECTION OF VARIETIES 
10 strong vines in 10 best varieties for table use.$1 00 
100 strong vines in 10 best varieties for table use. 8 00 
Special quotations will be given for lots of 1,000 and upward 
FOR PURCHASER’S SELECTION. Not less than five vines of one variety will be charged at the rate for 10; nor less 
than 40 vines of one variety will be charged at rate for 100. 
Agawam (Rogers’ No. 15). Large; dark red. 10 cts. each, 
80 cts. for 10, £5 per 100. 
Amber. Pale amber; long bunches; berry medium, sweet, 
fine flavor; later than the Concord. 15 cts. each, £r.25 for 
10, £6 per 100. 
Berckmans. Cross of Clinton and Delaware. Bunch larger 
than Delaware, but not so compact; berry one-third larger 
than Delaware, of same color and quality. Matures middle to 
end of July. 15 cts. each. £1.25 for 10, £6 per 100. 
Brighton. Bunch medium, berry large, reddish; skin thin; 
quality best. An excellent early table or market Grape. 
Vigorous. 15 cts. each, £1.25 for 10, £6 per 100. 
Catawba. Bunch and berry large; deep red; with lilac bloom; 
juicy, vinous and of musky flavor. 10 cts. each, 80 cts. for 
10, £.s per 100. 
Concord. Bunch and berry very large; blue-black, with bloom; 
skin thin; cracks easily; flesh sweet, pulpy, tender; quality 
good. Very prolific and a vigorous grower. One of the most 
reliable and profitable varieties for general cultivation. 
10 cts. each, 80 cts. for 10, £5 per 100. 
Delaware. Bunch compact; berry medium; light red; quality 
best; moderate grower, but vine very healthy; very prolific 
and more free from disease than any other variety. The 
most popular Grape grown; unsurpassed for table and for 
white wine. 15 cts. each, £1.25 for 10, £6 per 100. 
Diana. Bunch large, compact; berry large, reddish lilac, 
sweet; very productive. Ripens about August 15 to 25. 
15 cts. each, £1.25 for 10, £6 per 100. 
Ives. Bunch very large; berry large; blue; skin thick; flesh 
pulpy, sweet, very musky; vigorous grower and prolific 
bearer. Very hardy and popular as a wine Grape. 10 cts. 
each, 80 cts. for 10, £5 per 100. 
Lindley. Bunch medium, loose; berry medium to large; color 
red; flesh tender, sweet, rich, aromatic flavor. Midseason. 
15 cts. each, £1.25 for 10, £6 per 100. 
Moore’s Diamond. Large; greenish white; juicy; little pulp 
and of very good quality. Yields abundantly; fruit perfect 
and showy. Ripens very early in July; the best very early 
white variety. 15 cts. each, £1 for 10, £6 per 100. 
Moore’s Early. Bunch medium; berry large, round; black, 
with heavy blue bloom; medium quality. Very early, de¬ 
sirable market sort. 15 cts. each, £1.25 for 10, £6 per 100. 
Niagara. Bunch and berry large; greenish yellow; flesh pulpy, 
sweet, foxy. Its remarkable size and fine appearance give 
it much popularity as a market variety; vigorous and pro¬ 
lific. 10 cts. each, 80 cts. for 10, £5 per 100. 
Worden. Resembles Concord, but is a few days earlier and 
generally regarded as a better Grape. 15 cts. each, £1.25 
for io, £6 per 100. 
Bullace, or Muscadine Type ( Vitis rotundifolia, or Vulpina) 
This type is purely southern, and is of no value for the northern or western states. Vine is free from all disease. The fruit 
never decays. The product is very large, and the cultivation reduced to the simplest form. Plant from 20 to 30 feet in a row. 
trained on an arbor or trellis. each to too 1,000 
Strong, 2-year, transplanted vines.. $0 15 $1 25 $10 00 $70 00 
Flowers. Bunches have from fifteen to twenty-five berries, 
black, and of sweet, vinous flavor. Matures from end of 
September to end of October, or four to six weeks later than 
Scuppernong. 
James. Berries very large, blue-black, in clusters of from 
six to ten; skin very thin; pulp tough, sweet and juicy, but 
not dissolving; quality very good. A showy fruit. Ripens 
after Scuppernong. 
Scuppernong. Berries large, seldom more than eight to ten 
in a cluster; color brown; skin thick; flesh pulpy, very 
vinous, sweet, and of a peculiar musky aroma. A certain 
crop may be expected annually. Vine is free from all disease 
and insect depredations. Fruit has never been known to 
decay before maturity. Wonderfully prolific. Popular wine 
Grape; wine when properly prepared resembles Muscatel. 
Thomas. Bunches from six to ten berries; berries slightly 
oblong, large, violet, quite transparent; pulp tender, sweet 
and of a delightful vinous flavor. Best of the type. Maturity 
middle to end of August. Very little musky aroma. Makes 
a superior red wine. 
