¢ Hedrick - 
Newest Blackberry Introduced 
by N. Y. Agr. Exp. Station 
(Named in honor of Dr. U. P. Hedrick, 
former Horticulturalist and Director of the 
New York Station) 
Berries Large and Without Core. 
High Quality and Deliciously Sweet 
when Dead Ripe. 
Plants Hardy, Vigorous and Produc- 
tive. 
Hedrick is one of the varieties resulting from 
the intensive fruit breeding program at Gen- 
eva, N. Y. Hedrick is one of two Blackberries 
being introduced at this time and strongly rec- 
ommended for trial for home and market 
plantings by Prof. George L. Slate, famous 
hybridizer, who developed this new Black- 
berry. 
Berries are large, being somewhat larger 
than Eldorado, moderately firm, without core 
and of good quality which is pleasantly sub- 
acid when dead ripe. Hedrick is a midseason 
variety, with canes hardy, vigorous and 
productive. Photo 
We are fortunate to be one of the first to Courtesy 
offer this fine variety to our customers this NEYO AGT! 
year. There are not very many plants avail- Experiment A 
able so order at once to be assured of your Station : 
supply. See Hedrick prices below. Available in 
heavy 1-yr. plants only. : 
Blackberry—Dewberry Prices 
Postpaid By Express Not Prepaid 
Prices Per 12 25 50 100 250 500 1000 
Eldorado 
EGuHarvest mp sten ie re tarc eres as $2.25 $3.65 $ 6.15 $ 9.75 $22.50 $42.50 $65.00 
Lucretia Dewberry 
Brainerd Blackberry ............ 2.75 3.85 6.85 11.50 26.50 50.00 75.00 
New Hedrick Blackberry ........ 4.25 9.50 17.50 30.00 _—_— ——— ——= 
New Lowden Blackberry ........ 3.50 6.50 11.95 20.00 — SES 
Above prices of 1-yr. plants only—2-yr. Bearing Age plants 50% higher 
CULTURAL SUGGESTIONS 
Planting distances, pruning, and general culture same as for Red Raspberries (see page 6). 
Keep suckers thinned out to not closer than 8 to 10 inches apart to insure ample space for 
fruiting canes and which will result in finer, larger berries. oe daa 
All bramble fruits profit by applications of commercial fertilizers containing plenty of 
Nitrogen, or well rotted manure in early Spring. Soils with plenty of humus are always best 
for Small Fruits. : : : ‘ 
Sulphur or Fermate dusts or liquid sprays during or just prior to early spring rains prevent 
leaf spot and are an aid in control of orange rust. Remove any plants showing disease and 
burn them immediately. , 
Pruning consists of summer pinching of the new shoots at about 30-inch height. The 
following spring cut the laterals back to around 18 inches. After fruiting remove old fruiting 
canes and burn. 
Factors Influencing the Early Bearing of Small Fruit Plants 
1.,Set out plants as free from disease as possible. At all times dig out and burn any plants which 
are distinctly unhealthy. This does not apply to leaf spot or anthracnose on the leaves which may be 
controlled by spraying. (See spray recommendations for the various plants on other pages of this 
catalog.) Aes ‘ 
2. Keep your plantings in good culture by frequent stirring of the soil, and free from weeds and 
rass. : ; d 
E 3. Top dress with an abundance of nitrogen Pealers in early Spring—checking growth in early 
August. Oats is often planted between the rows at that time as a cover crop. ; 
rs Loose, loamy, secliedrained soils rich in pao tee Det for al} berry plants; a northerly slope is 
desirable but not a necessity. Avoid low ground and frost pockets. ere [ ; 
5. Set my, Uaeter adapted to your locality. Most of our catalog descriptions cover this point. | 
6. The Everbearing varieties of Raspberries and Strawberries will usually produce some fruit the 
first Autumn after planting. 
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