Now: Two Types of BOYSE 
Regular Boysenberry 
AN ESTABLISHED COMMERCIAL MONEY-MAKER 
For four years editors of farm and garden magazines have written 
about this new king of all BRAMBLE berries. Has produced 11,500 


















Thorny one-pound baskets per acre, which sold for $1,737.50 on a roadside 
stand. The berries are 144 to 2 inches in length, color a beautiful 
Boysenberry purple, similar to Youngberry, but more highly flavored and less 
* seedy. 
Prices: rw 
1-Year, No. 1 Plants 
Buy Westhauser’s Northern Grown 
12 plants for ..$1.25 
25 plants for .. 1.75 
50 plants for .. 2.50 b Plants 3 
100 plants for .. 4.85 Large, Thrifty, Heavy-Rooted — They Are in a Class by 
200 plants for .. 9.00 Themselves for True Quality. 
sa ieee es ee The Boysenberry was originated in California. Five years ago we 
1000 plants for 39.95 bought our plants from that source, with the intention of developing 
and hardening them in our northern climates; now we believe that 
we are the largest growers here in the North of hardy Boysenberry 
2-Year Transplants plants. They have come through below-zero weather splendidly; 
Will Bear This Year they are also drought-resistant—four years ago when we had an ex- 
i plant for ....$0.25 tended drought we did not lose one of our entire plantings. Today 
6 plants for .... 1.00 about fifty per cent of Boysenberries offered are still southern grown 
12 plants for .... 1.75 plants. Be safe and buy our hardy northern grown plants. 
25 plants for .... 3.00 
The Flavor of Boysenberry is Superb 
It is a mild, rich, pleasing blend of the Raspberry, Loganberry 
and Blackberry. You will be proud of your Boysenberries, your 
neighbors will admire them, and you will agree with us, saving 
that they are the finest berries you have ever tasted, either 
fresh, canned, in pies, jams or jellies. 
How to Grow Both Types 
of Boysenberry 
Set plants 8 by 8 feet apart, both in and between the rows, 
as the root system spreads out considerably in search of moisture 
and plant food. The Boysenberry makes a very thrifty growth 
the first year. The vines often grow 10 feet. Let the vines 
creep on the ground the first year, and in the more northern 
states, the extreme North, cover lightly with straw, leaves or 
soil before the hard freezes begin, just to be on the safe side. In 
the spring remove this covering, and when the Boysenberry 
commences to bud, tie the vines to a trellis or wire, stretched on 
posts about 24 feet from the ground. Right after fruiting, cut 
old vines down to ground, remove and burn them, this throws 
all the strength and energy into the roots for producing young 
vines, as it is these young vines that bear the fruit crop “he 
following season. As outlined above, leave the young vines . 
the ground during fall and winter; in the spring, tie them to 
the trellis, etc. Repeat this practice year after year. Now a 
word about fertilization: humus is always welcome. Barnyard 
manure, decayed leaves or vegetable matter of some sort worked 
well into the soil along the rows is beneficial to the Boysenberry; 
however, if this sort of fertilization is not available, we recom- 
mend the use of a combination commercial fertilizer, applied 
at the rate of 200 to 500 pounds to the acre, or one-fourth to 
one-half pound to a plant; this, of course, should be well worked 
into the land, either by drilling or harrowing. You can secure : 
this commercial fertilizer from most every hardware or feed 
store. About 600 plants to the acre. | 
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Photograph taken in early spring to show clearly how 1 
arrange Boysenberry canes on wire for best results. 
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