Plant ROEDING’S QUALITY 
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Berry plants are highly productive, require’ a‘minimum oh, 
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STRAWBERRIES 
12 for 60c, 100 for $4.00 
BANNER. B9. The leading variety for both commercial 
planting and the home garden in territories near San 
Francisco Bay. The berry is a beautiful deep red; large, 
sweet and with fine flavor. The fruit is firm and ships 
well. It bears heavily over a long period and the 
plants are long lived. 
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA INTRODUCTIONS 
DONNER. B10. Recommended as a splendid home gar- 
den variety for the central coast area of California. 
Particularly productive in early spring. Dessert quality 
very good; conical berries bright, glossy red. 
SIERRA. Bll. Recommended for the foothills and in- 
terior valleys. Very productive in late spring and early 
fall. Medium-red berries are conical, sometimes white- 
tipped. Dessert quality good. Sierra makes vigorous 
plants. 
EVERBEARING STRAWBERRY 
12 for $2.00, 100 for $15.00 
ROCKHILL. B12. Good production the first year and the 
best ““everbearing” variety for the home garden. Better 
results obtained from lifting, dividing and resetting the 
plants each year. 
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alifornia. The fruit is large, dark red; sub-acid in 
B5 BOYSENBERRIES 
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RASPBERBIES 
(Prices as listed by variety) 
CUTHBERT. B13. (Red.) Our best home garden vari- 
ety and also an important commercial nee VET 
fruit is a deep red and of excellent quality. 
season. 35c each, 12 for $2.00. i” 
WILLAMETTE EVERBEARING. B13A. A splendid ~“ 
red raspberry, of large size and excellent flavor. A 
good producer of the “everbearing” type, ~recom- 
mended for home garden use. 35c each, 12 for $2.50. 
CUMBERLAND BLACK CAP. B15. The leading 
black raspberry. The fruit is of fine appearance, 
tastes good, keeps well, and, sells well. Every 
berry grower should have a Yew Black Caps. 
35c each, 12 for $2.50 
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BLUEBERRIES 
Here is something new for your garden. Blueberries 
require the same culture as Azaleas, Camellias, 
and Rhododendrons. The foliage resembles that of 
Azaleas and the flowers in clusters are dainty, 
bell-shaped, tinged pink. A useful ornamental as 
well as a valuable fruit-bearing shrub. Plants sold 
only in groups of three, one of each of a variety re- 
quired for cross-pollination. Balled. 2-year, $4.50 
for the group. 
(Catalog No. B16.) 
RANCOCAS. Early, large berries. 
RUBEL. Mid-season, medium-large berries. 
GROVER. Late, large berries. 
Thornless BERRIES 
All Varieties 50c each, 12 for $3.50 
THORNLESS BOYSENBERRY. Bl. A brand new 
variety with the fruitfulness of the Boysenberry 
plus the advantage of smoother thornless canes. 
THORNLESS LOGANBERRY. B2. Patented. Thorn- 
less canes produce an abundance of fine berries; 
better than parent. 
- .THORNLESS YOUNGBERRY. B3. Not only produces 
stiffdy, thornless, productive canes, but has qual- 
Y oO U N G B E R R g E Ss Qity of berries similar to parent. 
LOGANBERRIE 
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flavor. Ships well. Highly prized for canning, jams, 
b jellies. 
NGBERRY. B7. Of comparatively recent intro- 
ion but has been gaining in popularity so fast 
now one of our most important berries, both 
pine home garden and commercially. The fruit is 
le, reddish-black with rich pleasing flavor. The 
Hs are few in number and soft. The vines are 
brous, prolific, with few thorns which makes 
ing very easy; trailing in habit. It is easy to 
aay, thrives almost everywhere and we highly 
mammend it. 1 | 
OTH BLACKBERRY. B8. Plants are vigor- 
bushy, and seldom fail to produce a bumper 
. The berries are sweet and delicious, jet black 
, good shippers, ripen in July. 
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TRAWBERRIES—Cut roots back halfway, and 
pread when placing in ground. Crown must be 
evel with soil surface. Plant 1 ft. apart on ridges 
8” wide, 2 rows per ridge. Use plenty of water 
hen planting and in production. Do not fertilize 
until 2 months after planting, then use good com- 
mercial fertilizer between ridges and soak well. 
es § Trimming runners will increase yield. Plant 50 
BOYSENBERRIES 
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35c each, 12 for $2.50 
BOYSENBERRY. B5. The Boysenberry is nothing less 
than marvelous. The great size of the berries, together 
| with the abundance of the crop would prove an at 
‘traction to any planter. Combine with these features 
the flavor of the fruit, which adds to that of the Young- 
‘berry. the characteristic raspberry flavor, and you have 
a berry which needs neither cream nor sugar for gar- 
-nishment, but garnish with cream and sugar, and the 
Boysenberry makes a dish fit for a king. 
plants for each person. 
BOYSENBERRIES, YOUNGBERRIES, LOGANBER- 
RIES—Against fence, wall, or arbor, set plants 
6 to 8 ft. apart. Cover roots and keep moist. Canes 
grown the first year produce crop following year. 
Water well during harvest and summer months. 
Average family requires at least 6 plants, assorted. 
Fertilize Spring and Fall. Wire supports, shown in 
diagram, increase the bearing surface. Plants are 
looped over the top, back around second and third 
wires loosely, giving sunlight and air access to 
blossoms and buds. This is also the best commercial 
practice, planted in rows 8 ft. apart, 5 ft. to the row. 
An acre will support about 1,100 plants; requires 
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CORY THORNLESS BLACKBERRY. B4. A nice berry 
for the home garden, as the smooth canes make 
it easy to handle and harvest. The fruit is very 
large, with small seeds and handsome jet black in 
color. Sweet and pleasant in flavor. 

GOOSEBERRIES 
& CURRANTS 
50c each, 12 for $3.50 
PERFECTION CURRANT. B17. A leading variety 
in all sections. Fruit is bright red and of good size. 
The plants are « undant producers. 
CHAMPION GOOSEBERRY. B18. Berries medium in 
size and of good quality. Free from mildew. The 
leading commercial variety in California. 
All prices subject to change without notice. 

How to Grow BERRIES... 

15,000 ft. No. 13 wire; 310 stakes 2” x 2” x 6” and 
90 anchors 3’. Guy stake is placed between last 2 
stakes in row, making short turns easier with 
tractor. 
RASPBERRIES—Plant 2 ft. apart in rows 4 ft. apart. 
Cut back canes to 3” or 4” and set roots deeply in 
loose soil. Keep moist. First season's growth pro- 
duces crop following year. After harvest cut old 
branches to 12”-18”. Water freely; apply plenty 
of manure mulch in Fall, commercial fertilizer in 
Spring. Average family requires at least 2 dozen 
plants. 

