
‘CASHMAN NURSERIES, 
LN (Ge, 
OWATONNA, MINNESOTA 

Blackberries 
Blackberries are a wonderful fruit and help to fill 
the gap between raspberries and grapes. They are 
eusy to grow, requiring about the same culture and 
care as Raspberries and succeed on most any well 
drained soil. All Blackberries sprout from the roots. 
Fruit is large, firm and fine for canning and pies. 
Blackberries should be covered in winter. Remove a 
spadeful of earth from the side of the plant, bend at 
the root and cover the entire plant with about two 
inches of dirt. 
Alfred—The large jet black berries are sweet 
and juicy and are aften one and one-half inches 
long. lt is called the coreless black berry. Winter 
protection. in the North is recommended. It is 
about ten days earlier than the Hidorado and more 
productive. 
Snider—Medium size without hard, sour core. Not 
as thorny as other varieties. Hxtremely hardy and 
very productive. Ripens in good season. 
Ancient Britton—A remarkable market variety of 
medium size and best quality. Very hardy and berries 
sweet. 


Strawberries 

WAYZATA STRAWBERRY 
Everybody likes strawberries and there is no reason 
why anyune with even a small city lot cannot have an 
abundant supply for the table throughout the summer 
season. There is no fruit that produces so weil for 
the small amount of ground required and the little 
care necessary. As a commercial enterprise they are 
aiso very profitable as there is never enough straw- 
berries on the market to supply the demand and the 
price is always good. An acre of strawherries can 
easily be made to produce a net profit of five hundred 
dollars after it comes into full bearing. Strawberries 
succeed well in any soil that is adapted to ordinary 
farm or garden crops. Soil should be thoroughly pre- 
pared, well drained and enriched. For field culture set 
the rows three and one-half to four feet apart and 
fifteen to eighteen inches apart in the row. For gar- 
den the rows may be set closer To produce fine ber- 
ries do not allow the rows to become too heavily 
matted. Pinch off the runners as soon as they get out 
about a foot from the row, leaving plenty of room for 
cultivation and mulch. After the ground is frozen in 
the fall cover the plants with two or three inches of 
clean straw and this mulch should be raked off and 
left between the rows early in the spring. Care should 
be taken»not to plant strawberries too deep nor too 
shallow, but so that the bud at the base of the leaves 
will be even with the surface of the soil. June bear- 
ine varieties should not be allowed to fruit the first 
year but with the Everbearing varieties if the hlossoms 
are kept pinched off until the first of August they may 
be allowed to bear a crop in the fall. 
JUNE BEARING VARIETIES 
Burgundy—(Minnesota No. 1192)—Later than 
other June varieties it extends the marketing sea- 
son materially. Has excellent ‘canning and freez- 
ing qualities and ‘stands up well under handling 
and shipping conditions. It has imperfect flowers 
and must be planted next to some perfect flowered 
variety. Plants are extremely hardy. 
Senator Dunlap—An old standard variety that has 
been the leader for many years. Rampant runner, 
should be restricted in production of plants. Fruit 
good size, regular form, beautiful bright red, glossy, 
firm, splendid keeper and shipper, excellent quality. 
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Premier—One of the most productive and best well 
tested early varieties. Eruit highly colored, firm, a 
splendid shipper, of’ superb quality. Strong, clean 
foliage, plant grows and spreads over its loads of truit, 
protecting it from sunscald an@ rot. 
Beaver—This variety was originated by C. H. 
Beaver, Hau Claire, Wisconsin, and is a cross of Dr. 
Burrill and Premier. Is a perfect blossom plant, with 
dark green foliage, very strong and vigorous, good 
runner maker and drought resister. The berries are 
large and of a deep glossy red which extends over the 
entire berry to the heart of the fruit. Is very produc- 
tive, hardy and frost resistant in both bud and blos- 
sem. The fruit is very firm and of such texture that 
it does not require picking more than twice a week. 
FALE OR EVERBEARING VARIETIES 
Brune’s Marvel—Without doubt the most valu- 
able yet produced. Beiries as large as Wayzata, 
clear red, ripens early, sweet quality. Best keeper 
of all and stands dry weather, produces heavy 
foliage. We recommend it above all other var- 
leties. 
Wayzata—This variety has proven far superior 
to all other strawberries. at our nursery. The fruit 
is large, beautifully colored and the flavor is posi-: 
tively delicious. The plants are large, vigorous, 
heaithy ani splended producers. Whether for; 
home or market purposes, Wayzata is now com- 
pen accepted as the best everbearing strawberry 
nown. 
Gem—The berries are large, bright red and 
roundish in shape. Of good flaver and quality. It 
is a good market sort as the berries are firm and 
handle well without injury. Unlike most ever- 
bearers, this variety is a good plant maker. 
Duluth—lIintirely hardy in central and northern 
Minnesota and in Canada, a fair Plant maker and 
produces heavily both spring and fall when grown in 
the hill system. Foliage heavy, leaves medium size, 
dark green, covering and partially protecting the blos- 
soms. Flowers perfect and medium in Size, conical, 
dark red, with seeds slightly raised and red when fully 
ripe; flesh red, moderately juicy, fairly firm, slightly 
sub-acid ; aromatic; of good quality. Spring crop late. 
Alastodon—There is no question but what the Mas- 
todon is the largest berry ever produced, and they are 
just as highly flavored and sweet as they are big. 
This variety was introduced in Indiana but a few 
years ago and in a very short time, has thoroughly 
proven its superiority over all other varieties. Ripe 
berries may be picked in about three months after 
plants are set, and they continue bearing wonderful 
large juicy fruit until freezing time. The second year 
they bear a crop in June and July and after a six 
weeks rest, commence bearing again and continue until 
winter sets in. 

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