OVER FORTY YEARS DEPENDABLE SERVICE 
RASPBERRIES 
The kind of small fruits, a fruit that should be planted by 
almost everyone, 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 rows 5 to 6 feet apart and about 4 feet 
apart in the row; a good loam soil is generally the best soil in 
which to plant them. Ground should be kept well cultivated, 
free from weeks. Most of suckers should be kept cut out, old 
canes should be removed immediately after bearing season. 
Chief. Originated at Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm. Plant 
is extremely vigorous, productive; foliage is heavy, very 
resistant to mildew disease. A week earlier than Latham. 
Berries medium in size but a little smaller than Latham; 
are rich in quality, of an attractive red color, and are 
exceptionally firm, making it a promising shipping berry. 
~ Cumberland (Black). ‘The Business Blackcap.”’ It is of 
wonderful productiveness, producing regularly and uni- 
formly very large crops. In size the fruit is simple enorm- 
ous; far surpassing any other variety. 
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. 
Indian Summer. New, everbearing red Raspberry. 
Large, conical berries; superior in size and quality. 
» Latham. Color rich dark red, juicy and has a flavor of high- 
est quality; starts bearing about midseason and ripens 
over a long period. Very heavy bearer; best commercial 
variety. Stock which we offer originally came from the 
originator so we can supply our customers with the genu- 
ine Latham. The Raspberry that has no equal for the North. 
s ~ Sodus. New, purple colored, firm, 
Sa sae large fruit; does not crumble. 
Hardy, productive. 
4 ~ Taylor. Long, firm, thickly-fleshed 
berries. Another fine new vigor- 
ous, productive red Raspberry. 
St. Regis (Red). This everbearing 
y red Raspberry bears first season. 
Berries large and 
beautiful, full fla- 
ored to very last. 
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BLACKBERRIES 
The Blackberry is a native fruit in all the northern states. The fol- 
lowing cultivated varieties are recommended. 
\. Blowers. Fruit large, strong productive grower; promising new variety: 
~ Early Harvest. Berry medium size, good quality, very prolific, firm, 
attractive in appearance. A good market sort. One of the earliest. 
Eldorado. Berries are large, coal black, flavor sweet and melting and 
have no hard core; very firm, therefore an excellent market variety. 
DEWBERRIES 
Lucretia Dewberry. A variety of the low-bush or running Black- 
berry; ripening before black Raspberries are gone. 
jet black and very showy. 
Fruit large, 
Eldorado 
Blackberry 
Latham 
Raspberry 
RHUBARB 
Valuable early Spring vegetable, use of which is universal. 
Linnaeus. One of the oldest and best known varieties; 
vigorous and productive. 
Victoria. Very large, beautiful color; quality good. Valu- 
A able for market. Early. 
; McDonald. Allred. High quality, pleasant acid flavor but 
‘3 sweet. Unsurpassed for commercial purposes. 
TENDER ASPARAGUS 
me Conover's Colossal. Old standard sort; first-class quality. 
" Tender, highly flavored; valuable in market and garden. 
Washington. A rust-resistant pedigreed Asparagus. As a 
standard variety for the production of fancy Asparagus 
m for the home or market, it stands ahead of all others in 
size, vigor, tenderness, quality and rust-resistance. 
. Gem. The mighty new everbearing (bise 
Gemzata 
STRAWBERRIES 
Blakemore (Per.). 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. 
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 like Dorsett, pro- 
ducing very large and firm red berries of rich, sweet flavor. One 
of the finest eating berries. 
Premier (Per.). A prize winner and money maker. A strong- 
growing, early variety adapted to all soils and climates. 
Senator Dunlap (Per.). A variety of great merit, and much ad- 
mired. 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 
xual) developed in Michigan 
that ranks above all other everbearing varieties. Plarits 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 sea- 
son, instead of running small. Vields of fruit increase from July to 
October. They bear large crops in the Summer and Fall after 
planting and also the following Spring. Berries are firm and stand 
handling. Runners make good fruiting row. The blossoms are 
perfect and bear when planted alone. 
Gemzata. This is the best everbearer. A cross between Wayzata 
and Gem. One of the best of the newer varieties. Large, juicy 
fruit, both Spring and Fall. 
