CURRANTS 
TREE AND SMALL FRUITS 
Plant wisely. Trees and shrubs bearing 
edible fruits can effectively be used in the 
landscaping of small properties, regardless 
of size. 
A good selection of quality fruit and nut 
trees will be available in the early spring. 
The price list for varieties offered will be 
mailed on request after January 15. 
Plum, Howard’s Miracle 
A fast-growing tree bearing fruit through 
July and August the second year after plant- 
ing. The tempting fruit has amber flesh and 
delicious flavor. 
Ea. $2, 3 for $5.75, doz. $22. 
Bramble Fruits 
Best results are obtained by planting in 
sandy loam with good supplies of humus and 
good drainage. Soil should be prepared 
deeply, for the roots are long. Plants should 
be set 3 feet apart as early as the soil is work- 
able. Staking is recommended. Young 
branches will fruit the followimg year.’ All 
old canes should be cut out as soon as they 
finish bearing. 
Blackberries. 
Alfred. Very hardy, bearing large sweet 
berries early tn the season. 
Eldorado. A midseason variety bearing 
good-sized berries of fine flavor. 
2-yr. plants: 3 for 60c, doz. $2, 100 for $15. 
‘Thornless Boysenberry 
Red berries larger than blackberries, with 
few seeds and a distinct flavor, borne on 
husky canes. 
3 for 85c, doz. $3, 100 for $22.50. 
Raspberries. 
Chief. (Red.) A heavy-yielding midseason 
variety. 
Cumberland. (Black.) Heavy-bearing. 
Midseason. 
Indian Summer. (Red.) Bears in early 
summer and fall. 
. Latham. (Red.) The most widely grown 
variety. Generous midseason crop of large, 
sweet berries. 
St. Regis. (Everbearing Red.) Canes 
produce delicious fruit over a long period. 
Yellow Queen. An unusual raspberry for 
the home garden, bearing good-flavored, 
amber-colored berries. 
2-yr. transplanted stock: 3 for 75c, doz. 
$2.50, 100 for $18.50. 
SMALL FRUIT CULTURE. A _ book by 
James S. Shoemaker giving dependable and 
detailed information on the growing of straw- 
berries, grapes, raspberries, blackberries, blue- 
berries, cranberries, currants and gooseberries. 
Dr. Shoemaker writes with authority and has 
brought this recent book up to date in its 
1950 edition by adding material on the use of 
such new insecticides as DDT, and by adding 
a complete discussion of frozen-pack pres- 
ervation of berries. 
A valuable book, attractively bound. $4. 
Currants and Gooseberries 
Any good soil with ample drainage is satis- 
factory, and partial shade may be advanta- 
geous for gooseberries. Plants should be set 
4 feet apart very early in the spring. 
Currants. 
‘Fay’s Prolific. Vigorous plants produce 
clusters of dark red, juicy berries. 
\ Pres. Wilder. Upright bushes bearing large, 
bright red fruits. 
2-yr. plants: 3 for $1.10, doz. $4, 100 for 
$32.50. 
| Gooseberries 
. Downing. Prolific yields of pale green, full- 
\ flavored berries 
Houghton. Medium-sized red berries. 
2-yr. plants: 3 for $2.15, doz. $8.25, 100 
for $67.50. 
Quarantine regulations prohibit shipping 
Gooseberry plants outside New York State. 
Blueberries. 
Plants require a moist, acid soil. Most soils 
are made more suitable by the addition of 
peat moss and sand. Bushes are set 4 feet 
apart. 
‘ *Burlington. Upright, spreading plants, late 
, bearing. Medium-sized berries of fine color. 
“*Concord. Mature plants may be 6 feet 
high. Heavy crops of large berries in July. 
Jersey. Vigorous, erect plants with large, 
\ bright blue berries. 
*Rancocas. FEarly-fruiting, erect bushes 
( producing large fruit in tight clusters. 
Rubel. A late variety with berries ripening 
in August on plants that grow to 6 feet. 
Above varieties: 12 to 18 in. balled and 
burlapped, 3 for $4, doz. $15, 100 for $115. 
COLLECTION: 3 plants, one each 
marked* $4.25. 12 plants, four of each 
$15.50. 
Grapes 
Plants should be set 6 feet apart in good soil 
and trained on wire or other support. 
Quality 2-year stock. 
Caco. (Red.) Large red berries. Midseason. 
Ea. 60c, 3 for $1.75, doz. $6. 
Catawba. (Red.) Dark purplish red, fine- 
quality fruit. Late. 
Ea. 45c, 3 for $1.25, doz. $4.50. 
»Concord. (Black.) A standard midseason 
variety. 
Ea. 35c, 3 for $1, doz. $3.50. 
\ Concord Seedless. <A _ seedless strain of 
Concord. 
Ea. $1.50, 3 for $4.25, doz. $15. 
‘Golden Muscat. (Yellow.) A midseason 
grape with large yellow fruit. 
Ea. $1.50, 3 for $4.25, doz. $15. 
‘Niagara. (White.) Greenish white. 
season. 
Ea. 45c, 2? for $1.25, doz. $4.50. 
\ Portland. (White.) An early green- 
white grape of highest quality. 
_Ea. 60c, 3 for $1.75, doz. $6. 
‘Worden. (Black.) Large clusters of blue- 
black fruit. Earlier than Concord. 
Ea. 45c, 3 for $1.25, doz. $4.50. 
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STRAWBERRIES 
Strawberries 
Plants are set 9 inches apart, with 2 feet 
between rows. Soil should be deep, rich and 
well drained. Cultivation must be frequent 
and shallow, to avoid injury of surface roots. 
Runners are trained to form a matted row 
and all flower stems removed until plants 
are well established. Application of General 
Garden Fertilizer in the fall and spring is 
recommended, and a mulch of clean straw or 
a half inch of peat moss in December, which 
is gently pushed away from the leaves in 
spring. [The main crop is produced the second 
year; therefore new plants should be started 
each year. 
Plants are available for fall and spring 
planting. 
Early 
Dorsett. Early. Bright color and good size. 
‘Fairfax. Bright red fruit changing to deep 
red with ripeness; firm flesh and excellent 
flavor. 
“Premier. 
large fruit. 
Potted plants: Doz. $1.75, 25 for $3.35, 
100 for $12.50. 
Plants produce an abundance of 
_ Midseason and Late 
Big Joe. Large, excellent-flavored fruit 
with firm quality and- beautiful color on 
very productive plants. Midseason. 
‘Catskill. Large, round conic, bright red 
fruit. Midseason. 
\ Chesapeake. One of the best varieties. 
Plants develop fewer runners and should be 
planted closer together. Fruit is large and 
\ late to mature. 
Fairpeake. Later than Chesapeake, bear- 
ing great quantities of average-size fruit. 
~ Red Star. Fruits blunt conic, medium red, 
and produced abundantly. 
\Temple. Vigorous plants producing an 
abundant crop of medium red berries of 
blunt-conic shape. 
Potted plants: Doz. $1.75, 25 for $3.35, 
100 for $12.50. 
Everbearing Varieties 
’ Differing from the above varieties which 
bear one main crop in spring or early summer, 
these varieties form flowers more sparingly 
through the season and by keeping these 
pinched off until August 15, a fair crop will 
be developed for fall. 
Mastodon. Plants are very prolific in the 
\ production of large sparkling red fruit. 
Gem. Large, light red berries of fine flavor. 
Potted plants: Doz. $2.50, 25 for $4.50, 
100 for $15. 
Alpine Strawberries 
Small-fruiting plants for odd corners in the 
garden, producing delicious fruit with flavor 
suggestive of wild strawberries in summer. 
\ Baron Solemacher. Small red fruit. 
Potted plants: Doz. $1.75, 25 for $3, 
100 for $10. 
