PEACH BELT NURSERY, John L. Cr a 
Bangor, Michigan. 
‘We offer only varieties tested out and found most worthy of 
planting. Many new kinds offered at High Prices do not live up to 
claims made for them. Some are old kinds under a New Name. 
RASPBERRY - Black - HoneySweet has proven the best for 
quality, size, bearing and disease resistance. Mild and sweet. 
Bristol - Similar to Cumberland. Good quality and size. 
REDS - Latham most popular for market and garden. Good flavor, 
size and shipper. Good grower and productive. 
Sunrise - A newer early kind. Nice flavor, long season. 
Purple - SODUS - Largest of all. Excellent flavor, makes a fine 
Jam. Heavy bearer. Long season, hardy and resists disease. 
STRAWBERRIES - Blakemore and Premier for early fruit 
Both are good, about the same quality. Premier a little earlier, but 
Blakemore is a better shipper and makes more plants. 
Dunlap - Old timer yet still the standard for quality. A deep red 
color; good for table, canning and freezing. Heavy bearer. 
Robinson - - Scarlet Beauty- Extra large berries of fine flavor for 
table use Makes plenty of plants. Bright red color. 
SPARKLE -A newer kind. Follows the Dunlap and has a long 
season Good yielder and plant maker, Deep red color and with a 
nice flavor. Highly recommended for freezing. 
EVERBEARERS -'” MARVEL ” has proven Tops for us. The 
finest flavor, mild and sweet. Good, bearer size and plant maker. 
GEM - Large, firm fruit. Bright red. The best shipper. Lots of 
berries and plants. Very popular. 
STREAMLINER - Little sweeter than Gem. About the same 
size, nice flavor. Makes plenty af plants. | 
~,EVERMORE - Large, long-pointed berries, red clear through’ 
Splendid flavor Longest keeper. 
BLACKBERRY - We prefer the ALFRED. Very large, sweet 
with practically no core. A vigorous, heavy producer. 
GRAPES - CONCORD - Best of all for eating canning; Juice. — 
AGAWAM - Large Red, about the size of Concord. Has a winey 
flavor. Also makes nice Juice. Vigorous and hardy. 
BLUEBERRIES - RUBEL and JERSEY. Both mid-season. 
_ The two most popular varieties. Fine quality and productive. 
~ ASPARAGUS - Mary Washington - Very popular variety for 
market and also for home use. 
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