16. WALLER BROTHERS 
PLANTING AND CULTURE 
OF THE VINE BERRY 
The best time to set out plants is as early: in the 
spring as the ground is workable. Plants should be set 
in rows 8 or 9 feet each way. 
PLANTING PROMPTLY: Plants should be set as 
soon as received. If they appear dry when received, 
place in water to soak for a few minutes. If ground is 
not ready, hill them in furrow; shelter from sun until 
ground is ready for the plants. 
FERTILIZING: If the soil is deficient in humus and 
plant food, barnyard manure can advantageously be ap- 
plied before the initial plowing and then thoroughly 
worked into the soil before the plants are set out. Do 
not put any fertilizer under the hill when planting, as 
that will burn them up. However, owing to the heavy 
cane growth and abundant fruiting of these berries, they 
should be fertilized to provide the plant food necessary, 
preferably in late fall or early spring.. 
TRELLISING: The canes should be put on wires just 
before the buds begin opening in the spring. First wire 
should be 30 inches off the ground and the second year 
you should add another wire some 15 inches above the 
first.. You should do this for the reason of a much heavier 
growth of vines for the second year. 
PRUNING: Each spring new canes will start growing 
for the bearing of the following year’s crop. We advise 
the removing of these canes when they are 12 inches to 
two feet in height. In other words, raising one crop at ~ 
a time, first the berry crop, and then the cane crop for 
the next year’s bearing. Then when the berry crop ‘is ~ 
finished and the canes that have been bearing are cut 
off, the new canes are allowed to grow on the ground as 
the first summer. 
IMMENSE BOYSENBERRY > 
The greatest vine berry ever introduced for nearby 
markets. The berries are extremely large, many of which 
are more than two inches long and over one inch in 
diameter. It comes into good bearing the next year after 
planting and one planting lasts for many years. The 
fruiting season is longer than any other vine berry and it 
is not unusual to pick 15 to 20 pint boxes per plant the 
second year. Grow this wonderful berry for a real treat. 
THORNLESS BOYSENBERRY 
Vines are free of thorns which means much in hand- 
ling. Ripens several days ahead of the thorny variety, 
which alone is a material advantage as it gets your 
berries on the market while the prices are higher, and 
that often means a big difference in your profit. You 
can handle these canes with your bare hands and enjoy 
picking the large attractive fruit. 
