Boysenberry 
Largest of the Cane 
Fruits. Berries 2V2 In. 
Long, Big as Your 
Thumb, Very Sweet 
Boysenberry is a new creation 
involving crosses between the 
Raspberry, Blackberry and 
Loganberry. It is as easily 
grown as the Dewberry or 
Blackberry but more produc¬ 
tive because the berries are 
so large. Many of the berries 
are 2 to 2M> in. long—large as 
your thumb. It takes only 50 to 60 to fill a qt. 
Becoming Very Popular 
This new addition to the berry family is becoming 
very popular. It, with the cultivated Blueberry, has 
reserved a lot more publicity in home and farm 
papers since it was introduced. You will be sur¬ 
prised at the size and beauty of the berry. 
The Berries 
BOYSEN BEK R Y 
are very large with a very pleas¬ 
ing flavor resembling a mixture 
of its three parents, Raspberry, Loganberry, Black¬ 
berry. They are very juicy, making the finest Jam 
and Jelly. They are very delicious for fresh table use, wonder¬ 
ful for Pies, and when canned the rich wine-red juice and the 
berries make an attractive can. They are really beautiful. 
These characteristics make Boysnberry very popular and in 
much demand. 
PRICE—1-vr., No. 1 Plants 3 for 50c; 6 for 90c; 12, 
$1.25; 25. $1.65; 50, $3.00; 100, $4.95; 200, $8.50: 500, 
$17.00; 1000, $32.00. 
NEW GRAPE 
“Nu-Berry” Offer 
6 Boysenberry 
3 1-yr. Blueberry 
Special 
Price 
*i.75 
Catalog Price $2.10 
(Postage same as 100 straw¬ 
berry plants). 
FREDONIA 
Best Early 
grape. Some 
call it the 
Early 
Concord.” 
Fredonia £ g* 
Set Fredonia This Spring For 
Big Yields and Big Profits 
A brand new leader in the “Grape 
Family,” yet one that has been tested 
and fruited to prove it is a remarkable 
variety. 
1. From 7 to 10 days earlier than Concord. 
2. Productive. In many tests out-yielding 
the Concord. 
3 . Begins to fruit second summer. 
4. Hardy, don’t winter-kill. 
5. Bunches very compact and attractive. 
6* Has a sweet pleasing flavor. 
7. Brings top prices in markets and stores. 
n , p IJ i T Its sweet delicious flavor 
Best ror Home use. makes u the best for 
table use, and for making jelly, grape juice, pies. It is 
ahead of many of the grapes suggested for home use. 
We have fruited Fredonia for four years and hav* 
seen it fruiting for six years and know it to be a very 
good and profitable variety. Its earliness, its attractive¬ 
ness and its flavor makes it a winner with every one. 
PRICES_To enable onr customers to test out this new 
variety we offer <2-yr„ No. 1 plants). Each 40c; 3 for 
$1.00; 6 for $1.80; If you want one plant along with the 
"Nu-berry OFFER” on this page we will include it for 
only 30c. (No postage to add). 
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BLUEBERRY BUSH IN FRUIT 
Note loaded Clusters of Large Berries. Many 1-2 inch and over in 
size (see picture upper right). Three to Six bushes will supply you 
with blueberries all season and you’d have some to sell to stores. 
Giant Cultivated Blueberry 
Y T ou will be happily surprised by the size, color, flavor, large yields 
of big berries, and how easily these cultivated Blueberries can be 
grown. Just think of picking quarts of big (and I mean BIG) 
Blueberries grown right in your own garden or back yard. You 
will not have to trudge through snaky marshes for days to get 
your blueberries. And weren’t they small and hard to get. Now you 
can grow your own. They null he 5 times as big. Think of blue¬ 
berries as large As cherries. 
How To Grow These Blueberries 
The only thing oult of the ordinary in growing the Cultivated Blue¬ 
berry is the soil areparation. They will grow anywhere Since they 
require a loose, moist acid soil, mix at east half with your soil 
peat, Ieafmold, marsh soil,, or better yet, the Acid Peat-Humus 
we can supply (see page 20). Pack well in a hole 16 in. square, 
12 in. deep, setting plant in middle with all the peat and 
soil on the roots that come with it. Water thoroughly and don't 
let soil dry out. Mulch surface 3 in. deep with sawdust, lawn clip¬ 
ping, etc. The 16x16 in. hole should serve for 4 years before en¬ 
largement for root expansion is necessary. Any soil can he made 
suitable but the loams are considered best. Write us if there are 
any questions. 
For Commercial Culture “^..VoS ." 0 i,f riLr. 1 ,! 
Blueberry (Huckleberry) marsh. It must have ample water. Wild 
Blueberries (Huckleberries), white cedar, leatherleaf, red maple all 
indicate a suitable soil. Low meadow land are often suitable. Set 
plants 5x8 ft. (about 1000 per A.). Write us foi fuither informa¬ 
tion. We will be glad to help you. 
ACID PEAT-HUMUS 
We can supply a special Acid 
Peat-Humus in which Blue¬ 
berries do their best. It’s the 
best material to mix with your 
soil to make it suitable for 
best results. 3 to 4 qts. is 
ample per plant. See page 29. 
FRUITING PLANTS 
We have a limited number of 
4-yr. Transplants, 2 ft. high. 
Fruiting size come with a ball 
of soil on their roots weigh¬ 
ing around 20 lbs. per plant. 
Prices: Each, $2.25; 3 for 
$4.00; 5 for $9.50. 
BLUEBERRY PRICES: 1-yr. plants: each 40c; 2 for 75c; 5 for 
$1.75; 10 for $3.30; 25 for $8.00; 50 for $15.00; 100 for $28.00. 
2-yr. Transplants: each 75c; 2 for $1.35; 5 for $2.85; 10 for $5.50; 
25 for $12.00; 50 for $22.50; 100 for $43.00. For bearing plants see 
paragraph above. 
Tame BLUEBERRY 
Something New 
GREATEST 
Development in Fruits 
in Years 
After years of careful selection 
from among’ the wild blueberries 
(often called huckleberries) found 
growing in our marshes and low 
lands, the Government has de¬ 
veloped the Giant Sweet Blueberry. 
It is much like its wild relative, 
but ever-so-much larger, more 
‘‘tamed” in flavor, and more at¬ 
tractive and beautiful. 
Tip Cluster Front Bush 
at left. Note the size of 
the individual berries. 
Large as cherries. 
Easy To Grow 
These new domesticated (tamed) Blueberries can be easily 
be grown in your garden, backyard, or on your lawn. All 
you have to do is to mix peat, marsh soil, leafloam, rotten 
sawdust of our special Peat-Humus (which is best) see page 
20 with your soil to make it sour and to hold plenty water. 
(We supply Free Peat Moss with the smaller orders). 
Costs No More Then Rose Bushes, whit^^ben" 
shaped blooms, its loads of white-green berries turning to 
pink then blue, its bronz-red foliage in fall, its shapely bush 
4 to 6 feet tall, all tend to make the “tamed” Blueberry a 
valuable bush for your lawn. Your friends will wonder what 
you have. And to think this useful, attractive bush COSTS 
NO MORE THAN SOME ROSE BLTSHES. 
$1,200 to $2,060 Ter A. 
These large beautiful 
“tame” Blueberries sell 
from 35c to 60c per qt., 
and when mature bush¬ 
es bear from 2500 to 
3500 qts. p< j r A., you 
see there is $1,500 or 
more per A. in it for 
you. 
Lasts for Years 
These Blueberries are 
not like raspberries, 
etc., one planting lasts 
a lifetime. They begin 
to bear the third sum¬ 
mer and bear more and 
more of them big ber¬ 
ries year after year. 
Free 
With all plants we sup¬ 
ply ample Acid Peat- 
Humus for two years 
growth. It would be 
best and more conveni¬ 
ent however to prepare 
tho soil for additional 
year’s growth by adding 
more of the Acid Peat- 
Humus. It is inexpen¬ 
sive. See page 20. 
PIONEER— Early low- 
growing variety, berries 
large, sweet not as 
hardy or produ :tive as 
Rubel or Adams. 
ADAMS — Mid -season, 
upright, hardy; berries 
large, rich flavor, sweet 
large yields, long fruit¬ 
ing season. 
ItUBEL — Mid -season 
to late, very hardy, up¬ 
right; berries uniform 
latge wonderful flavor, 
very productive long 
fruiting season. One of 
the best all-season var¬ 
ieties. 
Here is a full fruiting stem taken from bush 
pictured top of page. You can see lot of them 
if you look closely. The larger berries are 
ripe, smaller ones ara green. They don’t ripen 
nil at the some time. Fruiting season 4-6 weeks. 
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