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ZILKE’S BLACKBERRIES 
Eldorado 
ALFRED 
Best Early 
Alfred is a healthy, vigorous grower and 
produces nearly a full crop of fruit the 
year after planting. It is perfectly hardy 
and can be grown anywhere without win¬ 
ter protection. Alfred ripens a week to ten 
days earlier than Eldorado, producing a 
heavy crop of fruit. The berries are a 
glossy jet-black, the flavor sweet and deli¬ 
cious, and it is nearly seedless and coreless. 
The berries are larger than the average 
blackberry, many of them measuring 11^ 
inches in length. Prices on page 11. 
ELDORADO 
Leading Commercial Variety 
Eldorado never winter-kills and always pro¬ 
duces a full crop of jet black berries of enor¬ 
mous size. The berries are large, and the 
hardiest and prettiest of all 
blackberries, with that delicious 
flavor which can only be found 
in a wild Blackberry. This makes 
it very valuable for all purposes, 
both home and commercial, being 
so very firm that it will remain 
in good condition from four to 
six days and can be sent to dis¬ 
tant markets where it always 
commands the highest price; be¬ 
ing a berry that retains its rich, 
glossy black color until it is con¬ 
sumed. This berry is the choice of the 
canner and housewife, as it makes the 
best of jams, preserves, jellies, cordials 
and such good old time blackberry pies. 
Alfred 
YOUNGBERRY 
Best Wine or Juice Berry 
The Youngberry has achieved the 
greatest success ever scored by any 
of the berry family. Large plump 
berries of maroon-red, almost core¬ 
less and few seeds. Wonderful fla¬ 
vored flawless blend of Blackberry, 
Raspberry or Dewberry. Rich wine 
colored juice. Berries ripen earlier 
than Dewberries, and grow to a 
huge size, often 1 by m inches and 
larger. For best results set plants 
4 by 6 ft. and trellis them like 
grapes, something like 2 to 3 feet 
from the ground. Hardy in lower 
Michigan; can be mulched in colder 
climates. Prices on page 11. 
