Historic, archived document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. y ar a SPRING, 1896. be #p ceonoe 50 OSSELYN,. > FREDONIA, N.Y. COPYBIGHT, 1884, BY Wm. C. SCRANTON, NEW YORK. ihtorwOur CoRRESPONDENTS. In the year 1879, we commenced the Nursery business in a small way, Grape Vines being our specialty. We afterwards added Small Fruits, but never found it advisable to grow other stock, because our business increased year after year until we became the largest growers of American Grape Vines in the World. It is now well known that in all important occupations specialists are most successful. In former times, the old family physician traveled from house to house armed with his medicines, tooth-extractors and other primitive instruments of torture, and was regarded as fully equipped to “practice’”’ upon any ailment, catastrophe or emer- gency which might happen to his “patients.” In these days, however, the business is largely divided between such specialists as dentists, oculists, surgeons, etc. The old-time country store contained dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes, hardware, and perhaps also medicines, millinery and a post-office. In all places of any impor- tance these modes of conducting business are obsolete. If there isa single general Nursery (no matter how large), which now does a large business in growing Grape Vines, we do not know where it is located. The trade in our specialties has for several years taxed the capacity of our entire plant to its utmost extent, and we are entirely contented with the situation, and have no desire to go into additional Nursery business. We have found that most purchasers prefer their Grape Vines and Small Fruits direct from the grower; and we decided some years since to sell stock of our own growing exclusively. The Grape Vines, Currants, Gooseberries, Blackberries and Strawberries offered herein are warranted grown by us, and it is therefore unnecessary to say that it will be the cheapest and best way to order direct from us whatever you may desire of our products. We winter all our salable Grape Vines, Currants, Gooseberries and Blackberries in our large frost-proof stone cellars, which for convenience and capacity excel all others in our State used for such products. And here let us emphasize the fact that there is no use in leaving more than three buds upon a grape vine prepared for planting. Never mind what the dealer says. If he delivers you a grape plant with a /ong cane, claiming that it is a “ fruiting vine,’ and really believes that all vines should xo¢ be cut back to two or three buds at planting-time, he does not understand the business. These long-top vines are generally from localities where a good-sized grape plant cannot be grown in any reasonable time. Our two-year vines have been all transplanted, and by our method of planting and digging we get nearly every particle of the roots. But the long-cane “fruiting vines” are left in the ground two, three, or four years; the roots run all over the neighborhood, and cannot be dug (except by hand, generally costing more than the price of the vine) without sadly mutilating the roots, leaving only aged stubs, about as destitute of fibre as a billiard-ball, which the vendor offers with the offset of a /ong cane. Such vines cannot be given away to any intelligent vineyard- ist ; or, at least, such is our experience. We fully believe that not one grape vine in twenty which is sold to amateurs produces a good crop of first quality fruit, because the top is not cut back sufficiently during the first two years of its life in the garden. 2 JOSSELYN’S GRAPE VINE AND SMALL FRUIT CATALOGUE. Many of our largest customers who buy our largest grades of grape vines, now order tops cut back to about six inches in length. They know that good large roots, not tops, are what is needed. We found, from long experience, that the room occupied in our vineyards by the following varieties was generally more valuable than their company. And although they may be desirable in collections, or in particular localities under certain favorable circumstances, we cannot recommend them for general culture. We have, therefore, eliminated most of them from our grounds and their descriptions from this catalogue. And as we believe much better selections can be made from our list, we advise our customers that, for various reasons, the following are not generally desirable, viz.: Antoinette, Allen’s, Alvey, Arnold’s, Beauty, Belinda, Black Defiance, Black Pearl, Carlotta, Challenge, Conqueror, Creveling, Croton, Cunningham, Early Dawn, Elsinburgh, Essex, Faith, Golden Drop, Hermann, Highland, Irving, Imperial, Israella, Louisiana, Mary, Maxatawney, Monroe, Montgomery, Naomi, Norfolk Muscat, Northern Muscadine, Norwood, Pearl, Quassaic, Rebecca, Rochester, Rogers Nos. 2, 5, 8, 13, 30, 33, 34, 36, Secretary, Senasqua, Tokalon, Transparent, Uhland, Walter, Waverly, Wilding. For a complete, up-to-date manual, which fully describes all the principal varieties of grapes, planting, pruning, care, etc., we commend our readers to that of Bush & Son and Meissner. We will mail same, postpaid, on receipt of fifty cents; or you can obtain one from them direct from Bushberg, Mo., at above price. CARE OF STOCK, RECEIVED PROM US Should the stock appear frosty on its arrival, do not unpack, but cover it up in a cool cellar where the frost will come out very gradually. Remember it is not the freezing which hurts the plants, but rapid thawing with exposure to light, heat or air. As soon as the ground will permit “heel in” the stock in some dry place, not too cold in Winter or warm in Spring or Autumn. The process of “heeling in” is to dig a trench large enough to hold the roots, then cover the roots with earth, and in Winter the tops also of vines and plants with straw or leaves. GRAPES. Plant Grapes in rows eight feet apart and from six to eight feet apart in the row, according to the variety being a strong or slow grower. Dig holes about ten inches deep and large enough so the roots may be spread out naturally—without one root crossing another. In dry days it is better not to have many holes dug ahead of the planting, as the earth will be moister if freshly dug. Put the finest and best earth at bottom of hole and among the roots, and the coarsest and poorest earth at top. While planting care must be taken that the roots donot become dry. To prevent this it iscustomary to carry them about the field in a bucket partly filled with water after the tops are cut back to two or three buds. Always give good cultiva- tion, and the first Autumn cut back to four or six buds and cover the vine with earth. Uncover in Spring soon as frost is out, and after the buds start leave only the two JOSSELYN’S GRAPE VINE AND SMALL FRUIT CATALOGUE. 3 best buds and rub off all others as they appear. Let two canes grow the second year; they will probably get to be some five or eight feet long; if so, cut one of them back to three buds, and the other to within four feet of the ground to bear. This severe pruning in their early youth, together with good culture, will give them such a good send off that they will ever after remember to bear you bountiful crops of the luscious fruit. When five or six years old, from three to five canes may be left. Remember always to cut the old wood back, as it is the young wood only that bears fruit. Grape Vines may be trained against buildings, fences, or on stakes, trellises, etc. Wire trellises, about five to six feet high, are best for vineyards. WpEsertemivn ist In this list we have endeavored to give short descriptions resulting from ex- tended observations, which will prove of some value to patrons. To praise a grape and insist that it is just about the grape for customers to invest in because it suc- ceeds in one’s own vineyard, or to condemn it for reasons the reverse, only demon- strates inability or unwillingness to see over one’s own garden fence. ‘There is no grape on this or any other list which thrives everywhere, neither do we know of one on this list which has not its friends. AGAWAM (Rogers No. 15)—One of BARRY (Rogers No. 43)—Black. the most reliable of fine quality grapes. | Bunch very large. Berry large, sweet Bunches large, berries very large. Dark | and delicious, a very attractive grape. red. Ripens with or soon after Concord, | Vine healthy, hardy, strong grower. Sea- and is of peculiar aromatic flavor. son rather earlier than Concord AMBER—Pale amber. Bunch large, BLACK DELAWARE OR NECTAR berry medium. Sweet, juicy and of fine | —A seedling of Delaware and Concord. flavor, hardy, vigorous and not very | Black, with blue bloom, ripens with Del- productive. Exquisite table grape, also | aware. Quality fine. makes a good white wine. Rather late. E BLACK EAGLE—Black. Bunch and AMBER QUEEN—Ripens last of Au- | berries large, moderately compact, ripens gust. Healthy, and of high quality and with Concord. Quality good. flavor. Bunch large. Color purple. Not very desirable. AMINIA (Rogers No. 39)—Produc: BRIGHTON—Dark red. One of the most desirable of the early red grapes. ; Iv. hardy Pe plackoe Buriche Very graceful and large. Clusters are PVE Edtly, HAcay ~nearty Diac oe upenes | more uniform than those of any other large, healthy and compact. Very desir- | 7 Bice k h 1 O f | Stape we know. Ripens about with Hart- ME cc noe Ome USE. ne 0" | ford. Should be planted near by other the earliest good grapes. _ varieties, as its blossoms do not always AUGUST GIANT—Black. Bunches | fertilize when alone. _ The quality of its and berries very large and somewhat | fruit is best at early ripening. oblong. ‘Tender, rich and fine. Ripens BRUMUUANT 4A beautiful ced grape in August. a ep bap watz which has been tested in various States BACCHUS—Black. Late. A seed- | North and South, receiving high commen- ling of Clinton, extremely hardy and vig- | dation. A strong grower, healthy and orous. Table or wine grape. Produc- | hardy. Color much resembles Delaware, tive. Bunch and berry medium, makes a | but bunches and berries are larger. fine dark-red wine of great body. | Quality of the best. Medium early. 4 JOSSELYN’S GRAPE VINE AND SMALL FRUIT CATALOGUE. CATAWBA—Red. Well known. Late, of best quality, but does not succeed in all localities. CENTENNIAL—Nearly white. Bunch medium to large. Quality best. Ripens with Concord and resembles Del- aware in flavor. CHAMPION — Black. Bunch of me- dium size, berry large, very vigorous and productive. One of the earliest grapes, somewhat similar to Hartford, desirable | on account of its early ripening. Qual- ity poor. CLINTON—Black. Late, small, very healthy and hardy. Fruit should hang on the vine until after first frost to be thoroughly ripe. CONCORD—This has been for many years the grape for the million. Bunch and berries large. Black. Fair quality. Early, but not earliest. Vine very healthy, hardy and productive. The most extensively planted grape in Amer- ica to-day. CONCORD CHASSELAS — Amber. Ripens with Concord, tender and melt- ing, berries large and sound, desirable | for wine or preserving. Bunch and berry | Jater than Concord, which it resembles in CONCORD MUSCAT— Greenish | Bunch long, berries very large, Early. white. tender and high flavor. COTTAGE--Similar to Concord, but DUTCHESS—Pale greenish yellow, tender, juicy, spicy, excellent quality and good keeper. Ripens soon after Concord. EARLY OHIO—We never had much confidence in this grape from its start. From what we have seen, heard and read of it we have never been sorry we have never saved our wood of it for propaga- tion. EARLY VICTOR—Black. Earlier and better than Concord. Is vigorous, healthy, hardy and productive. EATON—Large, black, ripens rather many respects, but we have seen the fruit much larger than Concord in bunch and berry. EL DORADO—White, healthy, hardy, vigorous and productive. Ripens about with Concord, or a little before. A grape for amateurs, but does not succeed in all localities. ELVIRA—Of more value South than at the North. Pale green, late, very vig- orous and productive, bunch and berry medium and very compact. One of the best white wine grapes at the South. EMPIRE STATE — White, of best quality, very early, vigorous and hardy, and is a good keeper. Not valuable in most localities. ESTHER—White. Ripensa few days _ earlier than Concord. Larger than Niag- earlier and rather better quality. Black, strong and vigorous. CYNTHIANA—A _ Southern — black wine grape, similar to Norton's. Late. DELAWARE—Ripens about with | Concord. This has been considered by | many one of the best, if not the best, | American grape. It does not succeed in all localities. good culture. and berries of medium size. DIANA —Red. Ripens soon after Concord. Bunches medium and com- pact. Good grower, peculiar flavor, much liked by some and disliked by others. DRACUT AMBER—Pale red, very | early and productive. Bunch and berry large. Is quite foxy—valuable for ex- treme North, Requires strong soil and | Light red, hardy, bunches | ara or Pocklington. Very showy and fine quality. About the best white grape on our grounds. ETTA—White. Said to be an im- provement on Elvira, but is later. EU MELAN—Black, of best quality for table or wine. Generally a poor grower and not desirable for exten- sive planting, but valuable for amateur culture. Early. FRANCIS B. HAYES—Anmber yellow, pure native, very early, very hardy and prolific. Ripens seven to ten days before Concord. G-ERTNER (Rogers No. 14)—Red. Bunch and berry medium, early, healthy and excellent. JOSSELYN’S GRAPE VINE AND SMALL FRUIT CATALOGUE. 5) GENEVA—Yellow. Strong grower, healthy and hardy. Bunch medium, berry large, fair quality, which is improved by keeping. About a week later than Con- cord. GOETHE (Rogers No. 1)— Bunch large and rather loose. Berries very large, pale red. Thisygrape, as com- pared with other Rogers Hybrids, has more individual characteristics of its own than any other. Excellent for table or for wine. Ripens with Catawba. GREEN MOUNTAIN (or Winchell ) —White, very early, berries drop from the stem and it is not a good shipper. A fine grape for amateurs, however. GREIN’S GOLDEN—Light red. Tender, juicy and sweet. Is later than Concord, and is desirable for table or market. Ripens with Concord. HARTFORD—Black. Bunch and berry large. Sweet. Earlier than Con- cord. Strong grower, healthy, hardy and very productive. Should be picked when ripe, or berries will drop off the stem. Quality poor. HERBEMON T—A Southern wine grape; bunches large, berries small. Excellent in the South. Black. Late at the North, and requires protection. HERBERT (Rogers No. 44)—Black, sweet, tender, delicious, early and pro- ductive. One of the best of the Rogers. IONA—Red. A fine grape of excel- lent quality. Ripens between Concord | and Catawba. Is subject to mildew in many localities, and is not reliable for general vineyard culture. ISABELLA—Black. Late. known old variety, vigorous, not entirely hardy. IVES—A popular wine grape. Black. Strong grower, productive, succeeds everywhere except in extreme North, Late. JANESVILL E—Early, vigorous, strong grower, black, hardy and _ pro- ductive. Largely planted in the North. JEFFERSON—Red. One of the best red grapes, a good grower, hardy and pro- ductive. Ripens about with Catawba. JESSICA—White. One of the earliest, fine quality. Bunch and berry small. A well- | JEWELL—Black, hardy and healthy, quality good. Is earlier than Concord. LADY—Greenish yellow, very early, bunch and berry large, is healthy, hardy, productive, and of good quality. One of the best white grapes. LADY WASHINGTON—White. Vig- orous and rapid grower. Bunch large to very large, flesh soft, sweet, tender, and very good. Ripens soon after Concord. LINDLEY (Rogers No. 9)—Red. Everything desirable as to quality for table or wine. Is a strong grower, healthy and hardy. Should be in every garden, and is desirable for extensive planting. Early. MARION—Black wine grape. In quality an improvement on the Clinton. Vigorous, healthy, hardy and productive. Bunch and berry medium size. Late. MARTHA—White. Best known and most popular of the old white grapes. Sweet, quality better than Concord, fair grower, healthy and hardy. Earlier than Concord. MASSASOIT (Rogers No. 3 )—Red. Bunch and berries large. Without pulp, tender, sweet. Season same as Hartford, vigorous, healthy, hardy, productive, good quality. About the earliest of the Rogers Hybrids. MERRIMAC (Rogers No. 19)—Black. Bunch medium, berry very large. Me- dium early, quality good, vigorous and productive. MILLS—Black, vigorous and healthy. Ripens about with Concord. Bunch and berries very large, quality excellent. MISSOURI RIESLING—A_ white wine grape, very hardy, healthy and pro- ductive. Ripens about ten days after Concord. MONTEFIORE-—Red wine grape, black, bunch and berry small to medium, valuable and ripens a few days after Concord. MOORE’S DIAMOND—Color white. Bunch and berries large, healthy, strong grower, hardy, and where known, is very popular, quality excellent. This new grape has evidently come to stay. Ripens with Delaware, 6 JOSSELYN’S GRAPE VINE AND SMALL FRUIT CATALOGUE. MOORE’S EARLY—Black and very | valuable. Two to three weeks earlier than Concord. larger than Concord. It has taken first prize at Massachusetts Horticultural So- — ciety for many years. Should be in every garden. MOYER—Red. Resembles Delaware in appearance, vigorous, healthy and hardy, very early. Of not very good quality, and unproductive. NIAGARA—White, quality about like and ripens soon after Concord. and berry large, vigorous, productive, healthy and hardy. NOAH—White, healthy, vigorous, and very productive, highly recommended for table and wine. Late. NORTON’S—Black, bunch long, berry small, ripens late, vigorous, healthy, hardy and productive. A valuable wine grape. ONEIDA—Red, healthy and hardy, | and of good quality. Not very valuable. ORIENTAL—Resembles Catawba in flavor and color, but much larger in bunch and berry, and much earlier. Vig- orous and hardy. Not valuable. PERKINS—Pale red, bunch and ber- ries medium, ripens between Hartford and Concord, is vigorous, healthy, hardy and productive. POCKLINGTON—White. Very large and showy. Vine very hardy and vig- orous. Bunch and berry large, ripens about with Concord. Quality better than Concord. POUGHKEEPSIE RED —Is some- what like Delaware in color and taste, but is larger in bunch and berry. with Hartford. With us it is a poor grower. PRENTISS— Yellowish green. Bunch large, berry medium to large. Tender, sweet, melting and juicy. best keeper, but a very weak grower. Ripens with Concord. REQUA (Rogers No. 28)—Red. | Tolerably | Sweet | Bunch large, berry medium, vigorous, early and productive. and good. Bunch large, berries | Bunch | Ripens | Hardy and | ROCKWOOD-—Black. Ripens with Moore’s Early. Large size, healthy, hardy, prolific and delicious in quality. SALEM (Rogers No. 22 or 53)— Red. Bunch and berry very large. Healthy, hardy and vigorous. Early, good keeper, best quality for table or wine. TELEGRAPH—Black. Ripens about with Hartford, bunch above medium, very compact and extremely attractive. Berry medium, very vigorous, healthy, hardy and productive. Quality poor. TRIUMPH—White. Bunch and berry very large, about as late as Catawba, quality good. Succeeds well in the South. ULSTER PROLIFIC—Red. Early, of good quality, and very productive. Inclined to overbear. If so a part of the fruit should be picked before ripening. VERGENNES—Red. Bunch and berries large, flavor rich, very early and good keeper, and is a very promising grape. A little later than Concord. VICTORIA (Miner’s)—About the best white grape we ever tasted. White, good grower, hardy and prolific. Of good quality, medium to large. WILDER (Rogers No. 4)— Black. Bunch and berries large, early, hardy, healthy and productive, good keeper, profitable and excellent quality. Earlier than Concord. WOODRUFF RED—Very large and handsome. Color red. Strong grower, very healthy and hardy. If not of very best quality, we have seen the fruit eaten and pronounced delicious by several good judges. A few days later than Concord. | WORDENS—Black. Bunch and berry | large, fruit better than Concord, but earlier and larger. Vine vigorous grower, healthy, hardy and productive. Is be- coming very popular. WYOMING RED—One of the earliest red grapes. Bunch and berry rather small, vine healthy, hardy and moder- | ately vigorous, sweet and desirable. JOSSELYN’S GRAPE VINE AND SMALL FRUIT CATALOGUE. q GOOSE BERRIES. The curse of Gooseberries is mz/dew, and this mildew comes like a thief in the night, and after it arriyes the damage is done, and no use trying to cure the plants, or at least this is according to our experience. Some two or three years since liver of sulphur was recommended as a preventive. We tried it faithfully, but with us it was a complete failure and the experiment cost us more than $50.00. There are many varieties of Gooseberries which thrive in England, etc., but practical fruit growers have found in their sad experience that English Gooseberries and their seedlings are a failure in America. To avoid mildew and get a crop of Goose- berries, plant Red Jacket, which has never mildewed to our knowledge. ‘The market for Gooseberries seems to be never half supplied and the demand for this fruit largely increases each year. The culture of Gooseberries should be nearly the same as for currants. Use hellebore for worms same as for currants. When planted the tops should be cut back nearly to the crown, same as currants. In our soil we can grow stronger Gooseberry roots in one year than can be done in most localities in two years. All that has been previously herein stated concerning the value of “tops and roots”’ in grapes is likewise applicable for Gooseberries. CHAUTAUQUA—Supposed to be a MOUNTAIN—Red. In many partic- seedling of English type. Berries large. | ulars it resembles Houghton, but is de- Color yellow. cidedly an improvement on Houghton. COLUMBUS—A new variety resem- PEARL—With us this berry has been : : é . eal entirely free from mildew, and next to Pe eisin Yeon areet | Red Jacket we believe it to be the best gooseberry in existence for planting in DOWNING’S—Large, best for home America. Pale-green in color. use and market. Pale-green in color. RED ‘JACKET —As large as the largest, berry smooth. Very prolific GOLDEN PROLIFIC—Berries large, | and hardy, quality best and foliage color yellow. Supposed to be a seedling | best of any gooseberry known. For of some English variety. eight years it has stood close to ‘Iri- umph, Crown Bob, White Smith, Smith’s HOUGHTON’S SEEDLING — Me- | Improved, Downing and a dozen other dium size, pale red, quite sweet, and English sorts, and while these others all enormously productive with us. mildewed in leaf and fruit, mildew has never appeared on Red Jacket. SMITH’S IMPROVED—Large, pale- yellow, excellent quality, moderately vig- orous. INDUSTRY—We have never met a man yet who has planted this gooseberry and succeeded with it. It mildews here badly if it does not die before the mil- dew arrives. We consider this gooseberry TRIUMPH—Color yellow. Fruit of a failure. enormous size. Great productiveness. 8 JOSSELYN’S GRAPE VINE AND SMALL FRUIT CATALOGUE. CURRANTS. Currants should be planted in good, very fertile soil with liberal manuring and the tops should be cut back nearly to the crown, allowing only three or four canes to grow the first year. Plant in rows five or six feet apart and three feet in the row. Prune more or less every year to get rid of the old wood and keep the bushes open. Currant worms should be vigilantly looked for in Spring and Summer. These worms can be destroyed by hellebore, one ounce to three gallons of water, and applied with a sprinkling-can. Be sure and use the remedy as soon as the worms appear. In our soil we can grow stronger currant roots in one year than can be done in most locali- ties in two years. All that has been previously stated concerning the value of “ tops and roots” in grapes is likewise applicable for Currants. BLACK CHAMPION—Black. The largest of the black currants. Is new here, but much known and valued in England. BLACK NAPLES—The best old | black variety. CHERRY—Red. The largest of all, | except Fay’s Prolific. per quart than any other old variety. Although others may say that Cherry Very popular in | clipped off each Autumn or Winter. Our market, and brings several cents more | and Versailles are one and the same, | we have both varieties pure and distinct, each with its peculiar characteristics. FAY’S PROLIFIC—This new cur- rant has greatly exceeded all expecta- tions of the proprietor of this establish- ment, who is the introducer of Fay’s Prolific, and who is often almost blamed by those of the trade who assert that we never claimed nearly enough for it. It is so good and succeeds so well in so many localities that not only the intro- ducer, but also the heirs of the origina- tor, have received quite a fortune from sales of the plants. That all other va- rieties of red currants have been super- seded by Fay’s Prolific seems to be a fact, and the constant increase in demand for the plants is best evidence of this. We have already paid the heirs of Lincoln Fay, the originator, over forty thousand dollars in cash as their share from our sales of Fay's Prolific, and have much pride in the fact that this is about the very first instance where the originator has received anything like a decent compen- sation from the sales of a good new fruit. That the Fay Currant is the standard | red currant seems to be a fact, as we sell more of them than all other cur- rants combined, and from other nursery- men hear like experience. We will wel- come a better currant than the Fay any time, but such has not yet appeared to us. In addition to pruning the old wood liberally each year, about one-half of the new wood of the Fay should be original claim and description was: Color, red. As compared with the Cherry Currant, “ Fay’s Prolific” is egual in size, better in flavor, much less acid and five times as prolific, and from its peculiar stem, /ess expensive to pick. That spurious Fay plants have been sold doubtless by the million is not the fault of the in- troducer. LEE'S PROLIFIC—Black. Prolific. One of the best. MOORE'S RUBY—Light red, late, not very acid. Fine for table or family use. NORTH STAR—A rapid grower, very hardy and excellent quality. On our grounds the size of the fruit has never been large enough to compete with Fay’s, Cherry or Victoria, and have heard like complaint from others. But in summer of 1895 we saw at a friend’s a block of North Star which showed bunch and berries of very good size. Possibly our friend had more suitable soil than ours for this particular variety, and we were glad to see the North Star show up so well. RED DUTCH —Very productive, good quality. JOSSELYN’S GRAPE VINE AND SMALL FRUIT CATALOGUE. VERSAILLES—Red, almost as large as Cherry, and very prolific. VICTORIA—The latest red currant, and is of good quality and prolific. flavor. WHITE TRANSPARENT—This cur- rant is of French origin, obtained by us | some years since from Benj. G. Smith, who for so many years has been treasurer of the American Pomological Society. | We have never seen this currant men- | tioned in any catalogue, but Mr. Smith | has been awarded to White Transparent WHITE DUTCH—1Sarge, sweet, fine | WHITE GRAPE—Fine quality, large | and productive. first prize for eleven years by Massa- chusetts Horticultural Society for best White Currant. It has a distinct flavor, milder than White Dutch or White Grape. Larger than White Dutch and longer bunches. BLACKBERRIES. The Blackberry is naturally a stronger bush than the Raspberry, and should be planted in rows eight feet apart and three feet in the row. They should also not be pinched until three and one-half feet high, nor should they be so closely pruned in Spring, otherwise their culture is the same. Where land is scarce, they may be planted three by five feet apart and tied up to stakes. When Blackberries are planted tops should be cut nearly to the crown allowing only three or four canes to grow the first year. AGAWAM—Fruit of fair size, tender, | sweet to the core. For home use it has no superior. Very healthy, hardy and productive. EARLY CLUSTER—Vigorous, said to be hardy. Is very productive, medium to large size, and of best quality. EARLY HARVEST—Earliest, hardy, very prolific. ELDORADO—Large, sweet, delicious, hardy and very productive. mame neigh sini opis et oom oie ete ako eect re BLACKBERRIES. Root Cutting No, 1 Plants. We consider Sucker Blackberry plants worthless. We do not sell ours but put them on the brush pile. KITTATINNY, WILSON’S EARLY, EARLY HARVEST “5 STONE’S HARDY, TAYLOR'S PROLIFIC, EARLY CLUSTER AGAWAM SNYDER WILSON, Jr., ERTE MINNEWASKI ” iad id at mat oi SSussess STRAWBERRIES. By mail, postage paid here, at 10 rates. By express or freight at 100 or 1000 rates. 5 of one kind at 10 rates, postage paid here. 50 of one kind at 100 rates, 400 of not more than four varieties, at 1000 rates. These offers at 100 and 1000 rates are to go by freight or express, which charges are to be paid by the customer. If you wish Strawberries sent by mail at 100 rates, please add for postage, 25 cents per 100. We offer no high priced kinds, but believe that a selection from our list will give complete satisfaction, By Mar, Post Pat. Exp. or Frr. Per 10. Per 100. Per 1000. BELMONT, BIDWELL, BUBACH’S No. 5, CRAWFORD 25 50 $8.: CHARLES DOWNING, CUMBERLAND TRIUMPH 25 -50 JESSIE, IKENTUCEGY,: GREIBN VDDD Bicce nena = chee sine cies cst .25 JAMES VICK, MANCHESTER 0.25 MAY KING, MINER’S PROLIFIC 25 OLD IRONCLAD, PARRY, SHARPLESS 25 WINDSOR CHIEF, WARFIELD : ae 25 WILSON, CRESCENT, CAPT. JACK 20 JARSEY QUBEN 2c. < 6. ccm sbsice ances a cawee man be b> > SmRRCkn annie see 25 PARKER EARLE ) “Nothing Succeeds Like Success.” Our past Fall and Winter business has been the Jargest and most satisfactory we ever handled. As to our financial success, we refer to Dun’s or Bradstreet’s Commercial Registers. THE HIGHEST RECOMMENDED NEW FRUIT NOW ON AMERICAN MARKET. —_— Te UN BRIVALUED RED JACKET GOOSEBERRY.