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Currants 
The Currant is one of the most valued of the small fruits. Being very hardy, they do not 
winter-kill and are easy to cultivate, requiring little care. They can be grown in any garden soil, 
and they like a little shade. Give good cultivation and plenty of manure. Thin out in the center 
and do not have more than four or five bearing canes at a time. After the bush is four or five years 
old, remove one of the old canes each year and leave one of the strongest new sprouts. 
CHERRY. Bush vigorous, stocky and compact; cluster rather short, fruit medium large; color 
bright red; very thin skin; juicy and fine flavor; one of the most productive. 
DIPLOMA. A new variety that is proving very satisfactory. The fruit is as large or larger than 
the Perfection. Plant is a splendid grower and produces a good crop of large, red, good quality 
fruit. 
FAY’S PROLIFIC. A cross between Cherry and Victoria. One of the most popular of the 
red currants, and immensely prolific. 
PERFECTION. A cross between Fay’s Prolific and White Grape, combining the best qualities 
of both. Berry bright red and large. The clusters average longer and the size of berry is 
maintained to the end of bunch. In quality it is said to be superior to anything in the market 
today, being of a rich, mild sub-acid flavor with plenty of pulp and few seeds. 
WHITE GRAPE. Bush vigorous, somewhat spreading, productive, clusters long; berries large; 
of very attractive color, mild flavor and good quality; a good table variety. 
WILDER. A remarkable variety. One of the best grown. Very productive; bunches and berries 
large; splendid quality. Should be largely planted for home and commercial purposes. 
Gooseberries 
The Gooseberry, like the Currant, is a favorite in the northern fruit garden. Gooseberries 
are grown with but very little care. All they require is some attention to fertilizing and cultiva¬ 
tion, with an occasional spraying. 
DOWNING. Large and handsome, pale green berry; of splendid quality for dessert or cooking. 
Bush vigorous and exceedingly productive. An excellent sort for family use and most profit¬ 
able for market. 
HOUGHTON. Medium size, pale red, sweet and juicy. A vigorous grower, abundant bearer 
and free from mildew. 
RED JACKET (Josselyn). Bush is very hardy; clean healthy foliage; vigorous and entirely free 
from mildew. Fruit large, smooth, red and of first class flavor and quality. 
Chief Red Raspberry 
Raspberries 
The king of the small fruits, a fruit that should be planted by almost every¬ 
one, essential in the small lot, and decidedly profitable for the commercial 
grower. Delicious when eaten raw and a favorite for canning and preserves. 
Raspberries should be planted in row's five to six feet apart and about four 
feet apart in the row. A good loam soil is generally the best soil in w'hich to 
plant them. The ground should be kept w'ell cultivated and free from weeds. 
Most of the suckers should be kept cut out and old canes should be removed 
immediately after the bearing season. 
CHIEF. Originated at the Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm. A seedling of the Latham Rasp¬ 
berry. The plant is extremely vigorous and productive. The foliage is heavy and very resistant 
to the mildew disease. The fruit matures at the same season as the King and a week earlier 
than Latham. The berries are medium in size, equaling the King, but a little smaller than 
Latham. They are rich in quality, of an attractive red color, and are exceptionally firm, 
making it a promising shipping berry. 
COLUMBIAN (Purple). It is a most vigorous grower, canes 10 to 16 feet in length and often 
over an inch in diameter; fruit very large; color dark red bordering on purple; adhere firmly 
to the stem; seeds small, has a distinct flavor of its own, making it a most delicious table berry. 
For canning purposes it is much superior to any other. 
CUMBERLAND (Black). “The Business Blackcap.’’ Itisof wonderful productiveness, produc¬ 
ing regularly and uniformly very large crops. In size the fruit is simply enormous; far surpass¬ 
ing any other variety. The berries run seven-eighths and fifteen-sixteenths of an inch in 
diameter. 
CUTHBERT (Red). A strong grower and very productive; large, bright red, fruit firm, of good 
quality. Season medium to late; a good one for market or home use. 
KING (Red). Berries large and attractive, bright red in color and of good flavor. Ripens with 
the earliest and is firm enough to ship well. Very hardy. 
LATHAM. Color a rich dark red, is juicy and has a flavor of the highest quality. Starts bearing 
about midseason and ripens over a long period. A very heavy bearer. The best commercial 
variety. The stock which we offer originally came from the originator so we can supply our 
customers with the genuine Latham. The Raspberry that has no equal for the North. 
NEWBURGH. Introduced by the New York Experimental Station a year or so ago and all 
indications are that it will become the leading red raspberry. It has proven immune from 
mosaic. Fruit very large firm and yields 30 % greater than Latham. It is extremely hardy. 
Ripens a few days ahead of Latham. 
PLUM FARMER (Black). One of the newer varieties of blackcaps. A vigorous grower and 
hardy. The fruit is large like the Cumberland but in appearance it has a grayish cast like the 
Gregg. It is earlier than either Cumberland or Gregg. 
ST. REGIS (Red). This everbearing red Raspberry bears the first season. The berries are large 
and beautiful and full flavored to the very last. 
BLACKBERRIES 
The Blackberry is a native fruit in all the northern states. The following cultivated varieties 
are recommended. 
BLOWERS. Fruit large, and a strong, productive grower. A promising new variety. 
EARLY HARVEST. Berry medium size, good quality and very prolific. Firm and attractive 
in appearance. A good market sort. One of the earliest. 
ELDORADO. The berries are large, coal black, fiavor sweet and melting and have no hard core. 
Very firm and therefore an excellent market variety. 
SNYDER. Medium size; no hard, sour core, hardy, enormously productive. Ripens in good 
season. 
DEWBERRIES 
LUCRETIA DEWBERRY. A variety of the low-bush or running Blackberry, ripening before 
black raspberries are gone. Fruit large, jet black, and very showy. 
TENDER ASPARAGUS 
CONOVER’S COLOSSAL. An old standard sort. First class quality. Tender and highly 
flavored. Valuable in both the market and garden. 
« ASHINGTON. A rust-resistant pedigreed Asparagus. As a standard variety for the produc¬ 
tion of fancy Asparagus for the home or market, it stands ahead of all others in size, vigor, 
tenderness, quality and rust-resistance. 
Strawberries 
AROMA (Per.). Fruit very large, roundish conical, rarely 
misshapen, glossy red, of excellent quality and produced 
in abundance. Late. 
BLAKEMORE (Per.). A new early variety introduced by 
the United States Department of Agriculture. The berries 
are much firmer than Premier, and ripen a week earlier. 
This makes it a very fine early market berry. The berries 
are bright shiny red, firm and well flavored. The plants 
make plenty of runners so you are sure of getting a good 
fruiting bed. This variety shows real promise and should 
be planted more generally. 
DORSETT. A new bisexual variety, producing loads of 
huge brilliant red berries of wonderful flavor. The yield 
is tremendous, the fruit is firm and it is recommended for 
both home and market use. 
FAIRFAX. Another new bisexual variety, early Uke Dor- 
sett, producing very large and firm red berries of rich 
sweet flavor. One of the finest eating berries. Dorsett and 
Fairfax will replace many of the older varieties. 
PREMIER (Per.). A prize winner and money maker. A 
strong growing, early variety adapted to all soils and 
climates. A bed of this variety should prove exceptionally 
satisfactory. 
SENATOR DUNLAP (Per.). A variety of great merit, and 
much admired. Fruit of large size, regular and attractive 
in form, deep red in color, firm and excellent in quality; 
season early and continues in bearing nearly a month. 
FALL OR EVERBEARING 
STRAWBERRIES 
GEM. The mighty new everbearing (bisexual) developed 
in Michigan that ranks high above all other everbearing 
varieties. Plants are healthy, hardy, drought resistant 
and start fruiting three months after plants are set. 
Berries are firm and solid, beautiful color and shape and 
retain their bright color long after picking. Excellent 
flavor. 
MASTODON. The berries are uniform and large to the 
end of the season instead of running small. The yields of 
fruit increase from July to October. They bear large crops 
in the summer and fall after planting and also the follow¬ 
ing spring. Berries are firm and stand handling. The large 
crowns send out numerous strong fruiting stems support¬ 
ing as many as 30 berries on each. Runners make good 
fruiting row. The blossoms are perfect and bear when 
planted alone. 
PROGRESSIVE (Per.). A good plant maker, strong, with 
healthy foliage. Bears a crop the same season set. Fruit 
large, sweet and of the choicest flavor. 
RHUBARB 
A valuable early Spring vegetable, the use of which is 
universal. The following are the best varieties now in 
cultivation. 
LINNAEUS. One of the oldest and best known varieties; 
vigorous and productive 
WATERLOO. A fine flavored, tender, red variety. 
VICTORIA. Very large. Beautiful color. Quality good. 
Valuable for market. Early. 
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