¢ Hedrick e 
Newest Blackberry Introduced 
by N. Y. Agr. Exp. Station 
@ Big, Sparkling Black Berries, 
Without Core, That Just Melt in 
Your Mouth. 
® Highest Quality and Deliciously 
Sweet When Dead Ripe. 
@ No Sterile Clusters (But be sure 
to use the DDT as recommended 
on page 8) 
@ Plants Hardy, Vigorous, and Pro- 
ductive. 
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. 
We are fortunate to be one of the first to 
offer this fine variety to our customers this 
year. 
CULTURAL 
Blackberry-Dewberry Prices 
By Express Not Prepaid 
Prices Per 12 25 50 100 250 500 000 
Eq.: Harvest ¢3.4...%. 
Eldoradoper ey te sig) tenis eed $2.50 $4.25 $ 7.00 $10.50 $25.00 $45.00 $ 75.00 
*Lucretia Dewberry ... 
Brainerd Blackberry ........... 3.00 4.75 7.85 12.95 28.50 50.00 85.00 
New Hedrick Blackberry ........ 3.65 6.75 12.85 18.75 37.50 72:50) Seek 
New Lowden Blackberry ........ 3.25 5.75 10.50 17.50 33.50 62.50 100.00 
Above prices of heavy, 1 yr. plants—2 yr. Bearing Age Plants 50% higher) 
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Courtesy 
N.Y. Agr. 
Experiment 
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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. 
All bramble fruits profit by applications 
Nitrogen, or well rotted manure in early Spring. Soils with plenty of humus are always 
for Small Fruits. 
of commercial fertilizers containing plent oe 
es 
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 
controlled by spraying. 
catalog.) 
leaf spot or anthracnose on the leaves which may be 
(See spray recommendations for the various plants on other pages of this 
2. Keep your plantings in good culture by frequent stirring of the soil, and free from weeds and 
grass. 
3. Top dress with an abundance of nitrogen fertilizers in early Spring—checking growth in early 
August. Oats is often planted between the rows at that time as a cover crop. ; 
4. Loose, loamy, well-drained soils rich in humus are best for all berry plants; a northerly slope is 
desirable but not a necessity. Avoid low ground and frost pockets. ; : 
5. Set out varieties 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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