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OUR METHODS OF DOING BUSINESS.
This catalogue is ‘‘our man on the road.” You saw our advertisement in some paper, possibly you sent 25c. for our little instructor ‘‘Farmer on the Strawberry;” if you did, ‘‘our man” came along on the same ticket. Anyway it cost us only 1 cent to send him to you. His salary is small. In fact he works for his clothes. They cost about 2c. He would not come unless you sent for him and after he gets into your house he never bores you, the ladies don’t have to provide extra meals nor open spare beds for him. He drops down anywhere, sometimes on the floor or in a basket but prefers to be put on a clean shelf or in a pigeon hole on your desk. There he waits till you are ready to interview him. When some opportune time comes you consult him and he is ever ready to talk about his business. And when you are through, he is through.
On the other hand most firms send out real men whose clothes cost hun- dreds, whose expenses are several dollars each day and whose salary amounts to $1,500 or over each year. Who pays forall this? Of course, the buyer or con- sumer does in the end. You order goods from our catalogue, sending money or bank reference with the order. We book your order and send a postal card to you acknowledging the receipt of your order. When the proper time comes, we send the plants by mail or express and you take them from the office and do as you wish withthem. We know that every order we send out acts as an advertise- ment for us. if the customer is pleased he tells his neighbors and friends and in- duces them to order of us. If he is not pleased, he does the other thing. Hence we are always exceedingly anxious to please each and every patron.
county, N. Y., May J, 1866, and is therefore 25 years old. He was educated at the com- mon schools and at Pulaski Academy, graduating at = that institution in 1887. While not attending school fea and teaching, he helped his father about the farm till he embarked in business for himself. He has been engaged in fruit growing and the small fruit plant business ever since he was 13 years old, and has gathered all his knowledge by reading and ex- periment. Mr. Farmer is best known to the public by his contributions to Popular Gardening and other horticultural papers; by addresses given at “ Farmers’ Institutes, and as author of ‘‘ Farmer on the Strawherry,” a concise and practical pamphlet which has met with a ready sale. In December, 1890, the Oswego County Fruit Growers’ Association was organized and Mr. Farmer was made secretary, a position he has filled ever since. Mr. Farmer is a liberal patron of printer’s ink, and is known to the busi- ness people as the introducer of several valuable varieties of strawberries, in- eluding Burt and Van Deman —fRochester Daily Union and Advertiser, Jan- uary 27th, 1892.
ie eae: = & Rg v ws 2 view of our purpose to furnish GOOD plants, true to : or name, and the great pains we take to secure plants of such a character, we know that our prices are very reasonable. In no other article of merchandise should quality count more than in plants, since their first cost, at highest prices, is trifling com- pared with the labor anc expense that must be putupon them afterwards. Good plants cannot be sold below a certain rate any more than good cloth at shoddy prices, witheut loss to some one. Wearenot only anxious that our plants should please when received, but also when coming into beariny. We give to them close personal supervision, and sell such as we wouid set out ourselves. We give liberal count and will remedy allerrors. It is our sincere wish that every transaction should be to the advantage of the buyer as truly as to ourselves. That our prices are more moderate than many in the trade is due to the fact that we do businessin smali fruits on a large scale. Weare willing, moreover, to conform our prices to other honorable dealers, and will not be undersold by any first-class nursery. Wethink we can do as well by those desiring to purchase as any one, and therefore invite correspondence. In instances where parties expect to order largely, we would like an opportunity to price their list. Address
THE Lb. Jv. FARMER NURSERY GO., Pulaski, N. Y.
J. FARMER was born in Pulaski, Oswego
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We thank those who have so kindly favored us with their orders in the past, and hope for a continuance of your patronage in the future. If you send us your orders we will try and fill them as well as we would like our own orders filled were we buying plants of you. We have a large, fine stock of plants of all lead- ing varieties, and very much wish to sell them. We are in this business to stay, and hope by well serving you to merit your continued patronage.
QUALITY OF OUR PLANTS.
It is well known by those who have purchased plants in different localities, that plants grown on strong, rich soil in the cold North, are far superior to those grown farther South in sandy, poor soils, and stimulated by irrigation and nitro- genous fertilizers. Our plants are grown on stony or loam land, in the latest section of New York. Our season is two or three weeks later than any locality around us, and plants remain dormant and in condition to ship sometimes till June Ist. In fact, there was hardly a week in all last summer that we did not ship plants somewhere. I do not wish to encourage late orders (the proper time to set strawberries in spring is April), but in case you get disappointed and wish plants late in the season, here is the place to find them.
OUR REPUTATION AT HAOME.
We have known L. J. Farmer well for years, and believe he will deal fairly and honestly with all who may have business transactions with him.
Signed, L. R. Muzzy, Publisher; L. M. Tyler, Am. Express Agt.; Wm. H. Austin, Agt. R., W. & O. R. R.; T.S. Meacham, Town Clerk; J. L. Hutchens, Pres. Y. M. C. A.; L. D. Potter, Justice of Peace; John F. Box, Merchant.
TERMS AND ADVIGE.
Piease Read Garefully Before Ordering.
PRICES in this catalogue cancel those of any previous edition. You will notice they are very low when the quality is considered. In some cases we can quote even lower prices when a large number are wanted. We therefore invite correspondence.
HOW TO ORDER. In ordering, use the order sheet. Keep a copy of your order for future reference, should mistakes occur. Write your letter on a sep- arate sheet from the order.
WHEN TO ORDER. We are pleased to receive orders at any time, and al-
ways do the best we can to fill them promptly. But orders are filled in rotation .
as received (except Southern orders, which are filled the first thing as spring opens), and if you wish to be sure and get them in time, send in your order early. _It is a great convenience to us, and as an inducement we offer a discount of 5 per cent. from catalogue rates to all who send in their orders, accompanied by the eash, before April Ist.
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=e Farm It will be sent one year to any one ordering seeds or plants from = = Pas Journal this catalogue to the amount of $1.00 or over. = =. Wilmer Atkinson = = = 50 Cents a Year Be sure and say you want it. = = F
HOW MANY PATRONS SAW OUR STRAWBERRIES AT THE WORLD'S FAIR? |
PLEASE WRITE US.
PAYMENTS. Invariably in advance. This is the ordimary rule, and it is a good one. We haven’t the time to inquire about the honesty or reliability of so many customers. Of course we hope they areallhonest. Furthermore, plants ‘bought on credit for some reason rarely do well. We have been years in build- ‘ing up our business, and are known tothe public. As to our reliability, we refer -you to Pulaski National Bank, Postmaster, or any business house in Pulaski.
HOW TO SEND MONEY. When the order amounts to $5 or over, send by jiExpress Order at our expense. Money may also be sent at our risk, but not ex- pense, by New York Draft, Post Office Order, or Registered Letter. Do not send checks on local banks, unless you add 25 cents for collection. Small amounts may be sent in bills, stamps, coin, or postal notes. Neither of these are safe, and must be sent at your risk. Use opaque envelopes or old postals for hiding contents of letters. Wrap postage stamps in oiled paper, to keep from sticking together. Make all remittances payable to L. J. Farmer.
CHARGES PREPAID. Plants by mail must have postage prepaid. Ex- press and freight charges are not usually prepaid, but we have to guarantee that they will be prepaid at the end of the route. The practice of prepaying is be- coming quite popular, and we will be pleased to give estimates to all who wish to
send the money for prepaying charges.
SUBSTITUTION. It sometimes happens that there will be a great call for ome particular variety, and the stock becomes exhausted before all orders are filled. In‘tsuch a case we reserve all right to substitute some other variety that we consider equally valuable; or return,the money, as you may wish.
=" PACKING 1s done with the greatest} care, for,which we make no charge. “Mail and express orders are packed in moss and wrapped in oiled paper and strong manilla, to go any distance. Large orders by express are packed in light crates or boxes; and freight orders are packed in heavy boxes to stand the rough use they get in handling. We use lots of moss, and the plants arrive fresh and green.
SHIPPING TIME. We store a few plants of certain varieties in cellar for shipping to the far South, all through the winter. Our regular spring season begins about April Ist, and continues till June Ist. As far as possible, plants are shipped the day they are dug. We ship both potted and layer strawberry plants in July and later; and other plants, from October Ist till the ground freezes.
WE WARRANT our plants true to name, and if they do not prove so we will refill the order free of charge or return the money. We warrant them to reach the customer in good condition; and if not, we will refill the order, if notified at once. Please bear this in mind when comparing our prices with others. All plants sold by us are subject to these conditions. In no way can we become re- sponsible for your errors, or in any case for a sum greater than the price origin- ally paid for the plants.
CLAIMS for errors, damaged or missing plants, must be made immediately
on receipt of plants, and we should be notified at once. When the plants arrive,
we should like to know how they look. If not all right, say so; don’t wait all
summer, and then expect us to rebate for dead plants. We cannot doit. We
are always willing to make good all losses for which we are to blame, but cannot be responsible for the errors of others.
CORRESPONDENTS will please give their name, Post Office address, County and State, whenever they have occasion to write. In ordering, please give full shipping directions, and state explicitly by what route to forward, with name of express office and railroad station, if different from post office. Ladies prefix Mrs. or Miss, as the case may be.
Telegraph, Telephone, Express and Money Order Offices, all at Pulaski, N. Y. Address,
The L. J. FARMER NURSERY GO., Pulaski, N. Y.
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WE HAVE HAD FOURTEEN YEARS EXPERIENCE IN STRAWBERRIES AND THINK WE KNOW A GOOD VARIETY.
Farmer's Strawberries at the World’s Fair.
THE LARGEST AND FINEST EXAIBIT SHOWN.
Tt had been our intention for some time to make an exhibit of our strawber-
_ vies at the Chicago World’s Fair. But the exhibition of strawberries 800 miles
from home was a difficult undertaking. However we were willing to undertake at and the results were such that we are not sorry for the effort. On June 26 we picked and shipped over 60 varieties. Special crates were prepared with paste- board partitions like egg crates. Each berry was enveloped in a piece of cotton wadding and placed in its partition, one berry in a place. One dozen of each variety was sent and it took our L. J. Farmer and 'hree young women all day to earefully pick, pack and label this one shipment. Every care was taken to handle them so that no berries were bruised. They left Pulaski at 8 P. M.,
- caught the fast express in Syracuse and arrived and were placed on exhibition
in Chicago June 28th. Ina few days we received the following letter from E. G. Fowler, Associate Editor of The Rural New Yorker:
WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. —_OFFICE OF THE-——— DIRECTOR OF HORTICULTURAL EXHIBIT
NEW YORK STATE. Geo. T. Powe tt,
Director. Horticultural Building, Jackson Park, Chicago, Ill., June 28th, 1893. Me. L. J. Farmer. | Dear Sir: The strawberries shipped to us on Monday evening reached us Wednesday morning and were in absolutely perfect condition. In the whole list ef 61 varieties, not a single berry was spoiled or damaged and all went upon the plates for exhibition. It 1s the largest collection, by far, that has been shown in the Exposition this year and itis safe to say that it will not be suc- ceeded at this late day. Permit us to thank you for such a fine exhibit. Your exhibit is attracting a great deal of attention and will probably be noticed in the Chicago Press. Mr. Powell isin N. Y. state on business. : Yours Truly ) » E. G. Fow1eEr, Asst. Director. As was hinted by Mr. Fowler, the exhibit was noticed in the Chicago papers and copied all over the country. The following telegram was sent to the N. Y. Sun and copied in our local papers:
**All day long a crowd of people thronged around the N. Y. section of the Horticultural Building, viewing an exhibit of strawberries from Oswego county, New York. Mr. Fowler and a young lady assistant had all they could do to keep the people from eating them. The exhibit consisted of over 60 varieties and all the varieties were in perfect condition.”
Mr. Powell wrote July 3rd: ‘‘Word reached me that your 63 varieties of
strawberries arrived in perfect order and attracted a great deal of attention.” _ Again Mr. Powell wrote July 4th, after arriving in Chicago: ‘‘I have been great-
ly pleased to see your fine exhibit of strawberries, which has attracted much at- tention and which I am certain the Judges must take favorable action upon.
_ Many have taken your address and certain varieties and you will probably hear
from them. Messrs Fowler and Perry have answered many questions and as- sured people they would get fine plants from you and true to name.”
DON’T LOSE YOUR HEAD ON A NEW KIND ’TILL YOU SEE IT SIDE OF PARKER EARLE WITH SAME CULTURE.
Mr. Powell sent the following account to the Oswego Times: ‘‘While ‘New York has been carrying a fine exhibit of strawberries from the Hudson River Valley, no shipment has attracted so much attention as the one received last week from Mr. L. J. Farmer, of Pulaski, who has shipped 67 varieties. The berries represented the leading varieties which Mr. Farmer is cultivating and were received in most perfect condition, every berry being placed upon exhibi- tion. These berries were placed on the 28th day of June and at present writing (July 5th) the sixty-seven varieties are still on exhibition, more than half of - which are showing their form and color well yet. Geo. T. PowxEt.”’
We made two shipments; the last July 1st, in all 67 varieties. We fruited over 80 kinds but lacked crates to send them all. Since then we have heard Mr. Powell state several times at Farmers’ Institutes that they were kept 11 days after being placed, which makes 13 days after picking.
Mr. A. D. Perry, formerly seedsman at Syracuse, N. Y., wrote July 2nd: ‘It gives me great pleasure to report that to-day I have taken your berries that we received before as first lot and turned them on to clean plates and they look fresh and nice. I think I threw away only 3 varieties. Your cards are put on every plate as you sent them and they make a fine showing. We give your ad- dress to many people who want plants and say they will write you.
Resp’y Yours A. DD. Perey”
The following notice appeared in the Rural New Yorker of Dec. 16th, 1893: “The largest collection of strawberries shown by any State or exhibitor at the Columbian Exposition, was shown by L. J. Farmer, of Pulaski, Oswego Co., N. Y. He exhibited 70 varieties at one time. The marvel of it was the perfect condition in which it was received, owing to the careful manner in which it was packed. Crates were specially prepared, of the Atwater & Armstrong type, but, instead of using baskets, the crates were filled with pasteboard partitions, after the style of egg crates. A single berry, enveloped in cotton wadding—not bat- ting—was placed in each compartment. The batting absorbed the surplus mois- ture and prevented the berries from becoming soft. Not only did they come in good condition, but they kept perfectly when exposed to the air, four or five days on plates. This experiment should settle the question of ventilation in shipping berries. These had no ventilation—were in almost air-tight compart- ments—and the condition in which they were received after an 800 mile ride, seems to prove that ventilation is not needed, but is rather an injury ne the fruit.
Mr. L. H. Bailey, Professor of Horticulture at Cornell University wrote me as follows: ; : Ithaca, N. Y., Nov. 15, 1893.
Deak Mr. Farmer:—I saw your strawberries at Chicago a thought that they represented the characteristic qualities of the varieties better than any oth-
er collection. I was greatly pleased with them. Yours Truly LL. H. Barney.
Hon. Chas. W. Garfield, of Grand Rapids, Mich., who acted as Judge of the Fruit Exhibits, stated at the Western N. Y. Horticultural Society in Rochester, Jan. 24th, 1894, that our exhibit attracted his attention and pleased him more than any other exhibit of fruit of any kind shown at the World’s Fair. He said the berries seemed to dry up rather than rot. His extended report on this ex- hibit is now buried in the archives of the Capitol at Washington. ;
It is almost unnecessary to state that this exhibit received both medal and di- ploma, the highest awards. There is a moral to all this—good fruit can come only from the best of plants. Be sure to get the best plants. We haye them and to sell.
The L. J. Farmer Nursery Go.
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WHY HUNT THE FIELDS FOR WILD BERRIES WHEN THEY ARE GROWN , SO EASILY IN YOUR GARDEN.
STRAWBERRIES.
Those marked (Imp.), are pistillate or imperfect in flower and require her- maphrodites, those marked (H), to be planted nearthem. One row of hermaph- rodites to three rows of pistillates, planted alternately through the field, is suf-
ficient. It is very important that the pistillates and hermaphrodites blossom at the same time, else the pistillate blossoms will not be fertilized. Hermaphro- dites bear alone, but are not as arule so hardy and productive. GARE OF PLANTS ON REGEBEIPT. If to be
On receipt of plants, open the package and take out the plants planted at once, wet the roots and merely repack in the damp moss of the pack- age, when they may be taken to the field and kept from the sun while planting. If not ready to plant in a permanent plaee, wet the roots and open the bundles, spreading the plants out thin so that the earth will touch all the roots; and trench in a moist, partially shaded place. Water daily and shade from the direct rays of the sun, till plants begin to grow. When ready to plant, thoroughly soak the earth about the plants, when they may be taken up in shallow pans, with lots of earth on the roots, and set out where wanted. Treated thus, plants received from a distance are just as good as if taken up from one’s own grounds.
SOIL, SETTING OUT AND GULTURE.
, Moist, but well drained land, is best for strawberries Avoid low, wet, bogey places. Cultivate the land in either corn or potatoes thoroughly for two or three years before planting to strawberries. This destroys the white grub and all weed seeds. Plow in the fall and again in the spring, and harrow till the field is soft as an ash heap. Apply stable manure in the fall, and commercial fertilizers in small quantities two or three times during the growing season. Set the plants in straight rows, three feet apart for garden and five feet apart for field culture, with plants one foot apart in the row. Thus it takes 8,712 plants for an acre in field culture, and 14,520 for the garden. Use the horse cultivator close up to the plants once a week, and hoe as often as possible; at least four Cut off the first half dozen runners that start on each plant, then allow the runners to grow and strike root so that the young plants will be about six inches apart all over the surface. If a surplus of runners are produced, cut them off. Cover the surface with straw, marsh hay, or strawy Inanure about December Ist, to prevent heaving by frost. Rake the mulch off the plants into the paths early in the spring. Our little book, ‘‘Farmer on the Strawberry,” gives full instructions on strawberry culture. Mailed postpaid for 25¢.
% Standard Varieties. MICHEL’S EARLY. (H) This is
late and enormously productive. Too soft to ship long distance by express. Doz., 25c.; 100, 75ce.; 1000; $5.
an extra early variety,valuable as a pol- lenizer for early pistillates and for its ear-
_ liness, ripening a week before the Cres-
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cent. It is a greatrunner and must not be allowed to mat too thickly in the row or small berries will result. It does well the second year of fruiting. The fruit is medium size, brightecolor and moderately firm.
_ per 100, $4.00 per 1,000. _ VWHAVERLAND.
(Imp.) One of the
very best varieties for home use and
25e. per doz., 60c..
WARFIELD. (Imp.) A crossof Wil- son and Crescent, resembliny Wilson in fruit and Crescent in plant; very pro- ductive and firm. The great canning and shipping variety. Color dark crim- son, bright and glossy; ripens with Cres- cent. Plants rather small but vigorous growers. Has superceded both Cres- _cent and Wilson in most markets. Doz.,
5c.; 100, 60c.; 1000, $4.
BEEDER WOOD. (H.) The best early variety for home use. Enormously productive; color light and flesh rather soft for shipping. in some localities it rusts badly, but this may be prevented by planting on new soil every year. Doz., 25e.; 100, 75c.; 1000,$6.
DO STRAWBERRIES PAY? WELL, YES. M. G. KITTLE, $471.60 FROM ONE ACRE THE FIRST YEAR’S EXPERIENCE.
BUBACH. (Imp.) The standard fancy sending by mail to save express, es- berry. Extremely large, rather light pecially if you live beyond the Rockies.
colored and moderately firm. With While the following have merit, we good care it is very productive. see nothing in them not equalled by the
Ripens midseason and when given good gbove. In some localitie a may be culture it bears wonderfully. This va- qnore profita pee t n with
riety and ParkerEarle will stand all the
2 Crescent Cloud, Tad) \, Rusk, fertility and elbow grease you can put ae ae ih Stan n’s No.\ ’ Great on them and respond with larger crops p,, Valdecatl Bharp- Doz., 25e.; 100, 75c.; 1000, $5. Fifer cone eee
fi / Ok: ae Paci lark. Pinks \ PARKER EARLE. (H.) The latest John,
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and most productive, berry we haveever worth ey Doz. c.; 100, fruited. On 1-5 acre we picked 2640 qts. 1 80¢.5 t 50. ilson” nhance, or over 13,000 to the acre, which sold Ore ei: Miami, earl, 10c. per qt. It requires lots of ass essie ed YaleyWindsor Chief and izer and high culture to get these re-Crawford. Doz., 30c.; 100, 75e: sults. Most varieties run to vines and 1000, $5. : produce little fruit if fertilized with ni- » te
trogenous manures, but the Parker 4 Newer Varieties.
Earle withstands it. It is naturally a iat rie
slow producer of plants, but they are AN DEMAN. (H) This is the
coming extra early market strawberry.
large and vigorous. The berries are : See : a pies 5 It ripens early as Michel’s and is more %
long, with a neck, which helpsin hull- ing them. Thus they are a great fa- vorite with the housewife. Ripens here June 24th, and continues till July 15th Ne 25th. Doz., d5¢c.; 100, $1:-1000, $8.
EUREKA. ‘Gimp This is a berry large as Bubach, very bright glossy crimson, and firm, the best late ship- ping variety. Its season is same as Parker Earle. Plants are good runners and enormously productive. Doz., 25c. ; \L00, 75c.; 1000, $5.
EDGAR QUEEN. (fmp.) The largest of all varieties, and not surpassed in productiveness. This berry is not so well known as any previously men- tioned, but certainly has a future. It
stood the attacks of the rust better than any other out of over 80 varieties the past year. It has the season of Bu- bach, is larger, brighter in color, and more vigorous and productive. Doz.,
Dek: - 100, $1; 1000, $8.
LOVETT. (H.) A valuable variety for shipping. Large, dark crimson,and very firm. Especially adapted for plant- ing as a pollenizer with other mid-sea- son sorts. Plants vigorous, and must not be allowed to mat too thickly. Doz., 25¢.; 100, 60c.; 1000, $5.
BURT. (H.) Also a good pollenizer for pistillates. Very productive and firm. Best variety for low ground and wet season. Doz., 25c.;100, 60c. ;1000,$4.
Strawberry think are sent Wy mail at an additional cost of 25c. per 100, $2 per 1000. For long distance we recommend
productive and firm. It has a dark, glossy, crimson color and brings high- est market prices. It is highly recom- mended by leading authorities. The New York Agl. Exp. Station speaks as follows:. ‘This is the best extra- early
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days. The vigor ofthe plants is good, growth stocky and frait hid beneath the dark foli- age; berries a showy, glossy scarlet,
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DID YOU EVER FIGURE THE COST OF THE FRUIT YOUR FAMILY EATS IF BOUGHT AT\A GROCERY?
Tam of the opinion that this variety has a great future.” OC. A. Green says: ‘‘It is the best early berry onearth. I wish you could have seen the yield of large and handsome berries at our Rochester garden the past season. It is worthy of
_ the man it is named after.”
We are the introducers of this valua- ble berry. Order direct and be sure to Doz., 50 cents; 100
get the genuine. : \ p20; 1000, $15.
TIMBRELL. (Imp.) The introducer says: This Queen of Strawberries, that has attracted so much attention the past season, was introduced by us last spring. It has been confirmed by the leading horticulturists as the best variety ever introduced, and has still surpassed its former record this past season. In offering new fruits to the public, it is with pride that we can confirm every word that has been said as to Timbrell. We claim it is to-day the best berry in existence; not only the best berry, but the most profitable for the commercial erower to plant; also, the best family. variety. Points that are essential in making a good variety are productive- ness, hardiness, healthiness, with solid- ity sufficient to place it in good condi- tion on the market. Timbrell does no
only possess these points, but is one of a eal mf ores fea Vee the most hardy, if not the most hardy,\ Early,
of the strawberry family, and in quality it surpasses any known kind.
Seas have said that it was hard to get a vari- ety perfect in all points. This we know, yAubu
but it is nearer attained in this than i
ever was before. What has been wanted YCrimso was a good late variety. In end yy
Prize we have a good berry, yet it i 2 ee Nay Gould, doz., 50 cents;\, 100, $2.50:
lacking in the most important points viz.: productiveness. and hardiness,
while these two points alone would $3 per doz.
make Timbrell the most desirable for a late berry. Another point is, it is the latest of all strawberries to ripen; also, to bloom. It has never lost a full crop. The bloom being imperfect, on this point it is very valuable, as imperfec varieties stand much more frost than perfect varieties; hence in Timbrell yo
will note we have the best berry that has ever been offered.
Doz., $2; 100, $10; 1000, $75.
mistake in planting it.
GREENVILLE: (Imp.) Is an im- proved Bubach, not quite so large but firmer and more productive; not so liable to be knotty. It is highly spoken, of by all leading strawberry men. One leading authority states it was the most productive of forty varieties. _Doz., $1; 100, $4; 1000, $25.
EDWARD’S FAVORITE. (H) This was the best new variety tested for the first time last season. It belongs to a family of berries that succeed best im irrigated soils but here in Oswego county it did nobly. Fruit very large, glossy and good shape. Quite productive. Doz., $1; 100, $8.
VPRINCESS. (Imp.) Crawford says= It is one of the most desirable market: berries ever produced. Large size, round, attractive looking and an abund- ant bearer. No one is hkely to make a Doz., 50 cents: 00, $8.
BARTON’S ECLIPSE. (Imp.> Claimed by many to be the best market Strawberry. Our plants are good grow- ers but we have not fruited it. Doz., 50 cents; 100, $2; 1000, $10.
Additiqnal Varieties. Dew, (H) 75 cents dom VCoxcomb, Smith’s Seedling,
lark’s aytony E. P. Roeacen. Putnam, Jee oe outhard, ‘Swindley Shus- ters Gem VJucunda oe Beauty, Mysti Ree illips No. 1ffieader,,
7 urna da 8 Gov. Hoardy Cali-~ fornia, en Northern Séedling, ) Cluster Ghas. Downing? Iowa Beaty Y ermit, “Standard, \Wewell, Foundling, YBeebe,yStone’s Seedling,
Princeton Chief, $2 per doz.¥ Marshall, huekless, $1 per doz. x $5 per 100.
New Introductions.
VeBelle, Rio, Tennessee Prditfic, No Name, $2 per doz.; $8 per 100. ,Cycione,, vanhoe, doz. $1; 100, $5. Mary ancy Henry Ward Beecher, doz., $2.50; 100..
$12. Other new kinds at introducers” prices. Send list of wants for special prices.
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RASPBERRIES.
CULTURE. Rather loose, porous soil is best for theraspberry. For reds, set in rows five feet apart and two feet apart in therow. Cultivate only one way. Hoe down all weeds and suckers that spring up except a narrow row of canes for next year’s fruiting. Don’t allow the suckers to grow and form a wide, matted row; narrow rows alone are fruitful. 4000 to the acre. For black and purple caps, set in rows six or seven feet apart with plants three feet apart in the rows. Plant potatoes or beans in rows between and between plants inrow. Keep clean
_of weeds and nip off new growth when one foot high the first year. The second year nip back when two feet high and when the laterals get long enough bend to the ground and bury the tip so they will root and hold the plant in place and prevent its breaking and twisting off by the wind Inthe spring cut back both red and blackeap raspberries from one-third to two-thirds. This severe pruning causes less fruit to set and it develops to largest size and brings good prices. If anthracnose affects your plantation it may be held in check by the bordeaux mix- ture sprayed on the bushes early in the spring and at intervals of two weeks during the season. A good way to prevent it is to pick but two crops from your bushes and then plow under. Fertilize your raspberries highly and give best culture first year and thus get a big growth that will bear a paying crop. Always
_ burn trimmings and old wood soon as cut out as the spores of anthracnose harbor in them. I believe in cutting out old wood as soon as crop is harvested.
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Red Varieties.
N ROYAL CHURCH. A very large,
strong growing cane of the Cuthbert type, thorns few and small, canes per- fectly hardy. Continues in bearing three or four weeks, 1s very productive, over 150 berries having been counted on asingle branch. The size of berries is seven-eighths to fifteen-sixteenths of an inch in diameter; 100 berries weigh
form large size, with very small seeds. Flavor delicious, aromatic and spright- ly. It outsells other varieties in the market. Excellent for canning or jel- lies, jams, ete.; berries do not crumble in picking. Ripens earlier than Cuth- bert, larger, more productive and better quality. Combining to a remarkable degree the large size and superior qual-
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ities of the best foreign varieties, with the vigor, hardiness and productiveness of our native sorts, we have indeed a Royal Raspberry.
Prof. H. E. VanDeman, U.S. Pomol- egist at Washington, D. C., says: ‘Royal Chureh is one of the best of the red varieties. The fruiting branches are long and heavily laden with green and ripe fruit. Berry large, round, juicy and of rich flavor.”
Wealso have about fifty letters,mostly from the experiment stations of differ- ent states, giving reports on the Royal
Chureh raspberry. All report it per-,
fectly hardy, and no experiment station makes any unfavorable comment. All speak of its superior quality, size and
. productiveness. :
25e. each; doz., $2; 100, $15.
CUTHBERT. This is the standard late red raspberry. Does well in all but the coldest localities. Berry large, good color and firm. Doz., 35c.; 100, $1; 1000, $8. Vy MARLBORO. The standard in most localities as an early berry. Less vig- orous than Cuthbert, and must not be so severely trimmed. Very productive of berries very similar to. Cuthbert. Doz., 35c.; 100, $1; $1000, $8.
Turner, Brandywine and Hansel: doz., 35c.; 100, $1.
Thompson’s Early Prolific, 60c. doz.,
per $100.
$2 \ GOLDEN QUEEN. Especially
adapted for fancy trade and for home
~ whieh it is an albino.
Same character as Cuthbert, of This is a very Doz., 35c.; 100, $1.50;
use.
valuable sort. 1000, $12.
CAROLINE. A yellow variety es- pecially adapted for home use. Flavor and flesh very delicate and delicious when first picked. Too soft for market. Enormously productive, and continues long in bearing. Iadvise all to try this for home use. Doz., 50c.; 100, $2.
Black Caps.
PALMER. ‘The best early black cap we have ever fruited. Supposed to be a cross between Souhegan and Gregg. First fruited in 1882, and has withstood 32 degrees below zero without injury. Ripens with Souhegan, and produces twenty-five per cent. more fruit. The claims for Palmer are Iron Clad hardi- ness, early ripening, large size, good quality and wonderful productiveness, having yielded one hundred and twenty bushels per acre and all ripe before the first picking of Gregg. Doz., 50c.; 100, 31:50; 1000, $12.
GREGG. The largest and latest of all the black caps. Very productive and valuable for market purposes. Not quite so hardy as Ohio, but more valu- able for fresh use. Doz., 35c.; 100, $1.25;
ee $10.
‘TYLER. An old standard early sort, esteemed yet In many sections for its earliness and productiyeness. Doz.,
VS 100, $1; 1000, $8.
OHIO. The great evaporating rasp- berry. ‘Too seedy for fresh use or mar- ket when you can get Palmer or Gregg. ae 35e. ; 100, $1; $1000, $8.
HILBORN. A variety from Canada, where it is esteemed for its hardiness and productiveness. It has proven the most productive and profitable of all at the Geneva, N. Y., Exp, Station, Doz., 50c. ; 1003 $2. 2%
Lovett, Kansas, Smith, Winona, Ear- hart: doz., 75c.; 100, $3. Other varie-
> ties at lowest rates.
SCHAFFER’S COLOSSAL. Thisis truly a giant in growth and productive- ness, being the largest and most pro- ductive raspberry we have-ever fruited. Purple color, or dark red. Very desir- able for drying and canning. Doz., 30¢. ; 100, $1.25; $1000, $10.
BLACKBERAIES.
CULTURE. Blackberries require a deep soil, well drained and porous.
They won't thrive on heavy, wet clay.
breaking the roots.
Make the rows seven feet apart, and set plants two or three feet apart in the rows. suckers down by cutting off even with the surface.
Cultivate one way, and keep all Cultivate shallow to prevent -
Every broken root sends up asucker to interfere in cultiva- tion, When the canes encroach on the path, mow off with scythe. ing picking season to conserve moisture.
Mulch dur- Blackberries produce, on an average, ©
100 bu. to the acre, and are profitable if market is not filled with wild ones. Cut
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Varieties.
ELDORADO. Like many of our best fruits, it was an accidental seed- ling, and takes its name from the town "close by where it was found, in Preble Co., Ohio. It has been in cultivation for twelve years, and under careful test
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for four years at the different experi- ment stations. In every case they re- port it high above all other varieties, and all agree that it has never winter killed. f
It is one of the few fruits which have no bad qualities. While its flavor is high above all others, it is also produe-
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also remarkable for its keeping quali- ities. A box in our office this summer was set aside for inspection, and ten days afterwards was found as sweet and rich as the day the berries were picked.
Summing up its qualities, it is most productive, hardiest (not being injured in Minnesota), of extra fine-quality, sweetest, without core—a combination which has never before been attained in
. ‘a blackberry.
We quote from the following high au- thorities:
From U.S. Pomotlogist’s Report, 1892.
This berry was noted last year, and is of much promise; so much so that a special colored plate has been made. It is an oblong irregular berry, of large size, fruiting in pendulous, slender, hairy spikes, with few thorns. Color black; fiesh deep crimson, with tender core; flavor sweet, rich quality and very good.
A. EB. Van Demayn. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wash- ington, D.C. Letter No. 1.
Dear Sir—i find Eldorado to bea large oblong, conical berry, composed of large drops containing small seed, and adherent to a very small core. The
berry is juicy, and the flavor sweet and
rich. If itis hardy, it is worthy of in- troduction. H. E. Van Denman. Letter. NOe. 52.
Washington, D. C., July 25, 1893.
Dear Sir—Samples of Eldorado at hand, and have received a photo. of the cluster: [tis certainly far superior to Snyder in size and quality, and ifas hardy will be a valuable acquisition.
H. E. Van Denman. Letter iNo!. 3.
Dear Sir—-Specimes of Eldorado came all right. ‘This is just what we want, and iam delighted with the variety. The berries have no core, and are as
sweet und celicivus as any blackberry I
A YEAR’S SUBSCRIPTION TO FARM JOURNAL TO ALL WHO ORDER TO THE AMOUNT OF $1.00 OR MORE. | tive, and will stand any climate. It is ever tasted grown under the most favor-
able circumstances. Since my boyhood I have gathered wild berries in many states—and, as you know, Blackberry reaches its highest perfection beside some old rotten log, where nature has mulched it—but never have I tasted anything to equal specimens of Eldora- do you have sent. H. EK. Van Deman.
ther New Sorts. Maxwell’s Early, Ohmer, 25 cents each; $2 per dozen. Lovett’s Best, 25 cents each; $1 per
\ggens 100, $5.
SNYDER. The standard early sort; very productive and hardy. Requires good soil. Doz., 50 cents; 100, $1.50;
\1000, $10.
STONE’S HARDY. WhatSnyderis among early blackberries, Stone’s Hardy is among late. Doz., 50 cents; 100, $1.50; 1000, $12.
TAYLOR. Our favorite blackberry for the table. Canes ofa yellowish tint, vigorous and hardy. Berries long, bright colored and sweet, the sweetest berry we grow. Plants of this variety are in great demand. Doz., 50 cents; 100, $1.50; 1000, $12. y LAWTON. The old standard for the garden and fancy market. Berries nearly an inch in diameter. Canes not hardy in New York state but in the lat- itude of Philadelphia and further south hardy and productive. Doz., 50 cents; 100, $1.50.
Erie, Minnewaski and Ancient Briton, doz., 50 cents; 100, $3.
KITVATINY. Very popular in many sections for market. Berry large and ate Doz., 50 cents; 100, $1.50.
DORCHESTER. Doz., 50 cents;
00, $1.50.
WACHUSETTS THORNLESS. A valuable variety for home use. Canes vigorous, without thorns. Berries smalk but produced in great abundance on rich soil. Doz., 50 cents; 100, $1.50.
CORRANTS.
CULTURE. Select a rich, moist, clay loam. Use lots of barn manure on
the crops that are to precede eurrants.
Then when set out they will start right
plants are set.
_hew growth two-thirds every autumn soon as leaves fall.
off and make a vigorous growth. Do not use too much nitrogenous manure after Flenty of potash makes the fruit. Set the plants in rows five feet apart and three feet in the row. Keep clean of weeds and grass the first year and a‘terwards every spring cultivate early and mulch with some coarse ma‘ezial to hold moisture to carry crop through fruiting season. Trim back the Cut out old wood
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every few years. ‘Trimming back causes the short jointed growth on which are borne the large crops of currants. Currants can be made to produce ten quarts to the bush and are a very profitable crop. The price is always better late in the season after the bulk of the crop is gone. When currants ripen, the good housewife is not ready for them and gets her mind made up that she wants them just as they are gone; hence we would profit by prolonging the season. We can do this by keeping the foliage healthy by spraying with a weak solution of Bor- deaux mixture. .
vy Varieties. WHITE GRAPE. A choice variety
; He table use, sweet and delicious.
ae ae SP pears Aas ves = proba, RED DUTCH. Best for culinary pur- bly the most popular mar et currant. poses. Not so large as Cherry or Fay it will stand lighter soil than other va- 4+ enormously productive Dar hes rieties, and is therefore in great dex 499. 3. 2 years, doz., 75¢ :100,$4 mand. The plants are always scarce. ee ie be: 2.” aii The fruit is very large and attractive, ¥ NORTH STAR (new) is claimed to be and sells best in market. 1 year, doz., the hardiest, the best grower, the most $1.;100, $7; 2 year, doz., $1.25.;100, $10. prolific bearer, the sweetest and best
Cherry, Versailles, Victoria: 1 year, ee Oa Sowa ape each; doz., 33.50; doz., 60c.; 100, $3; 2 years, doz., 75c.;. ~ years, 50c. each; doz., $5. 100, $4. Crandall (black): 25c. each; doz., $2.
GOOSEBERRIES.
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CULTURE. This fruit, like currants, requires rich, moist soil, and plenty of mulching. The culture is very similar to currants. They are benefited by a partial shade, such as afforded by fences, young trees, buildings, ete. Of course they don’t do well under. large trees. To prevent mildew of the foliage, spray with potassium sulphide (liver of sulphur), an ounce to two gallons of water, in early spring and at frequent intervals during the season. As with currants, watch for the worms that denude the foliage in early spring. The worms show first on the gooseberry bushes. Sprinkle or spray with hellebore water ,or dust with ‘‘slug-shot,” soon as they put in an appearance. (Gooseberry culture has received a new impetus in this country in the last few years. The Exp. Station at Geneva exhibited nearly 300 varieties at the World’s Fair, the largest collec- tion ever placed on exhibition.
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CHAUTAUQUA. The bush of the Chautauquais avery vigorous, stout, stiff, upright grower, having the usual com- pliment of thorns. It should not be planted closer than four by six feet apart. The illustration gives a fair idea of its productiveness. Its leaves are large, glossy and dark green. Its fruit is of a beautiful light yellow color, per- fectly free of spines and hair, veined ‘and translucent, averaging in size from 1 to 14 inches in diameter, although we - have often grown them 1} inches long. It is rather thick skinned, but very ites and of exquisite flavor. Price, lL
., $l each; 2 yrs., $1.50.
eee of the New York State Exper-
iment Station, Director, Dr. Peter Collier.
Guneva, N. Y., Aug. 4th,’93.
Dear Sir:—The Chautauqua goose-
berry has been fruited
at this Experiment Sta-
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rieties and their seed- lings,it sometimes mil- dews. At this station the mildew has been successfully treated for several years by spraying, and the finest En- elish varieties have been kept practical- ly free from this disease. To those who | take the trouble to spray their goose- berries we can recommend the Chautau- qua as one of the best varieties yet tested on our grounds. Very truly yours, S. A. Beacu, Horticulturist.
The Chautauqua Gooseberry at the World’s Fair.
At the World’s Fair Exhibition there
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was perhaps the largest show of goose- berries ever made in this country. The Geneva Experiment Station has planted almost every known variety, both from Europe and America, and most of these were on exhibition. In competition with these were two plates of the Chau- tauqua Gooseberry which oyvershadow- ed everything on exhibition, either in the New York State exhibit or in any other exhibit, in size and beauty, and it was equal to anything exhibited in quality. It is safe to say that the Chau- tauqua is the largest gooseberry ever produced in this country; it is at the same time a remarkably vigorous grow- er and equally as great a beater, being
_the most productive gooseberry in exis-
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RED JACKET. Red Jacket Goose- berry has proven to be the best red gooseberry in existence, with the best foliage, mildew proof, fruit of the best and a splendid cropper, as large as the largest; berry smooth, very prolific and. hardy; quality the best; exceptionally clean, healthy foliage, free from mil- dew, and will succeed under cireum- stances where the common sorts fail. One year, 50 cents; two years, 75 cents
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Woe ds A new yellow variety, very prolific, free from mildew and larger than Industry. 50 cents each;
Le $5 INDUSTRY. each; doz., $2.
DOWNING. One year, doz.,$1; 100, $4; two years, doz., $1.50; 100, $5.
HOUGHTON. One year, cents; 100, $2.50;
Two years, 25 cents.
doz., 75 two years, doz., $1:
SMITH’S. One year, doz., ears, doz., $1.50.
LANCASHIRE LAD. 5 cents each; doz., $2.50.
GOLDEN PROLIFIC. 30 each; two years, 50 cents each.
$1; two. v
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GRAPES.
CULTURE. Grapes require well drained soil everywhere and in the north
they must be put on upland sloping to the south and east.
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have twenty-five to one hundred vines in fruiting. There is nothing so health- They follow closely after small fruits and save many doctor’s bills. —
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AT THE WORLD’S FAIR.
Where it is convenient allow them to run over buildings, fences and unsightly
objects.
The great secret of success in growing grapes is in knowing how to
trim them. Many a vine through the country now running wild might be made
fruitful by trimming.
Our plan of growing grapes is as follows: Select one or
two year old vines; plow furrows one foot deep and eight feet apart; set the vines in the furrow ten feet apart; put a little surface soil in the bottom before planting; spread the roots out so as to run parallel with the row; cover with Keep the soil loose and open and do not cultivate or plow deep —
loose soil.
enough to disturb the roots. to grow the first year; rub off all the other buds.
Use lots of potash fertilizer.
Allow only one cane
In the fall or very early in
the spring of the second year cut back to three or four buds and allow only two
canes to grow; as they grow, tie to stake.
In the fall of the second year trim
canes back to five feet in length. In the spring put up a trellis and tie canes to The fruit is borne on the new growth that springs from the buds all
lower wire. along the ol
the strength into the fruiting branches.
d canes.
the roots each year to bear fruit next.
growth, bearing fruit, to the upper wire.
Pinch back the new growth when three feet long to send
Encourage two new canes to grow from As they grow tie them and the new
If new canes grow, cut out the old
ones, but if they do not, use the old cane, cutting back the laterals so as to leave spurs for fruiting three inches long. Always trim canes back to fiye feet each
fall,
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Varieties.
WORDEN. This is our favorite above
all others.
Originated in our county.
* Ripens 10 days before Concord, larger,
sweeter and
finer every way. We have
a large stock of fine roots at 20c. each,
3 yrs. old.
For Breinners I recommend <Aga- wam, Brighton, Concord, Delaware,
Lindley, Moore’s Early, Niagara, Pock- = sentone year lington, Vergennes, Worden. = (ee each variety, 1 yr. old, postpaid for = dering seecs 3
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New Varieties. DIAMOND. A-greenish white grape
of best quality originated by Jacob
Moore near
Rochester. Very produc-
te and succeeds most everywhere.
REEN MOUNTAIN. Claimed to be the earliest, hardest and best flavored
early grape earlier than
yet introduced. Six days any of the fifty-three other
varieties tested at the New York Exper-
iment Station.
Vine is a very strong,
healthy grower and very productive. A
very fine early white grape.
berries larger than Delaware; skin thin Early and Pocklington.
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WOODRUFF RED GRAPE. This very large, handsome grape is aseedling
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of Concord _ originated with C. H. Woodruff, Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1874, The vine is a very strong grower,free from disease, and very hardy, never having been injured by the coid in the slightest, without an¥ protection in winter though the ther- mometer has reached 20 degrees below zero very often since its produc- tion. Bunch large,shoul- dered; berry very large and does not drop from stem. Exceeding showy and has taken first prem- ium over all competing varieties wherever shown. Its large size, both in bunch and berry, bright
color and general attractiveness, make it especially valuable for market,.it be- ing sold in the Ann Arbor market for three times what Concords were selling
at.
EATON. A healthy, vigorous vine, of medium size and often shouldered, free from mildew, character of Moore’s
Bunch, ver
and quality fine: pulp tender, sweetand large,compact,often double-shouldered; free trom foxiness. Vines as hardy and berries very large, many one inch in vigorous as Concord and free from rot diameter, round, black, covered with a heavy blue bloom; adheres firmly to the
and mildew.
stem; skin thin, but tough, with no bad taste; pulp large and tender, separat- ing freely from the seeds. Quality equal to or better than the Concord. Very valuable.
\V.EARLY OHIO GRAPE. Claimed by introducers ‘‘The earliest black grape known; ripens ten days to two weeks before Moore’s Early; bunches large, compact and shouldered; berry medium, covered with a heavy bloom; leaves very large, thick, leathery; foli- age heavy and perfectly healthy; fully as hardy or more so than Concord; a vigorous grower, very productive and of
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good quality; berries adhere firmly to the stem; one of the best shippers; the nly early grape that will not shell.”
COLERAIN GRAPE. Color, a light
. green with delicate whitish bloom; size
medium; ripens early and hangs well on the bunch; a good grower and abun- dant bearer; skin thin and tender; flesh juicy and remarkably sweet; but one small seed to a berryas a rule. Rural New Yorker says: ‘‘As it behaves atthe Rural grounds, we regard it as the best native white grape 1n cultivation, and
one that will adapt itself to a wide
range of country and climate.”
AARDY GRAPES.
Grape Vines will be sent By Main at single and dozen rates, free of postage; at 100 rates, if 30 cents per 50 and 50 cents per 100 plants, be added to the price.
keS=- The capitals denote the season of ripening, the small letters the color
of the fruit.
Write for special prices on large quantities of grape vines. PRICES OF GRAPES.
1 year old————_—_,
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WE COULD FILL A LARGE BOOK WITH TESTIMONIALS ON OU STRAWBERRY PLANTS.
ASPARAGUS.
This delicious vegetable, coming so early in spring, is easily grown and should be in every garden. Plant in furrows six inches deep and one foot apart in the row. Stir the soil frequently before the plants come up, to kill the weeds. After the shoots appear, give clean culture so as to develop large crowns soon as possible. Ailow the canes to grow and ripen till the bed is two years old, then cutting may begin. Theshoots are cut when six inches in length, early inspring.
After the second year, a muleh of manure to cover the bed each fall is all the culture they require. Asparagus has medicinal qualities, as well as being one of the most delicious vegetables. : ‘N’ CONOVER’S COLOSSAL. This is the standard variety. Shoots large and tender. At the Rural New Yorker grounds this proved as valuable as any of the newly introduced varieties. Doz., 25 cents; 100, 75 cents; 1000, $4; two years, doz., 40 cents; 100, $1; 1000, $5. :
Barr’s Mammoth and Palmetto, same price. We have a large stock of asparagus roots. ;
\B UFFALO BERRY.
An ironclad fruit for the frozen north and the burning south. A fruit for everybody. Everywhere a great novelty and most decided acquisition. Itisa tree-like shrub, attaining a height of ten feet when well grown; of compact, symmetrical habit. Leaves numerous and silvery white; it would be an orna- ment in any yard for its foliage alone, but when laden with its dense, rich clusters of crimson fruit from early summer, through the fall and entire winter, it is a sight to be remembered with pleasure. As the male and female blossoms are borne on different plants, they should be planted in clusters of three or more
for best results. The iruit is
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50 Cts. a Year Be sure and say you want it.
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very tips of the branches. It is a constant and prolific bearer, entirely hardy, having endured 60 degrees below zero, and borne fruit the following summer. Before being touched by frost it is very acid; freezing subdues it, until it becomes so rich and palatable that as a dessert fruit in mid-winter it is without a rival, while for jellies it is claimed by epicures to equal in flavor the famous Guava jellies. Such is the Buffalo Berry. Sheperdia Argentea. Itis a near relative to Hleagnus Longipes, and as re- gards quality, the Rural New Yorker, (which is, without doubt, the most critical horticultural journal in the country,) under date of December 6, 1890, has this to say: ‘‘Unquestionably the Sheperdia is well worthy of cultivation for its fruit alone, which is superior to that of Eleagnus.” Price, mail or express, 20 cents each; 3 for 50 cents. My attention was first called to this Buffalo Berry by Monroe Warner, a school friend who went west. He says it grows and fruits to perfection in all places not devastated by forest fires. A most valuable fruit. LL. J. FARMER.
FRUIT TREES.
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APPLES. 20 cents each. PEARS. 30 cents each. PLUMS. 40 cents each. PEACHES. 20 cents each. QUINCES. 40 cents each. APRICOTS. 25 cents each. New varieties at lowest rates. Write for prices. QUQEIGCSGGCSSTET COLT TAT SOTTO NTERLA ALENT AGEL OTRAS ATER EC ATEN TERT ORES TEST TCC ES TL TELIA RSC HEIST OT CR TICS OTTER ER ACTOR CRC TICES eee Farm It will be sent one year to any one ordering seeds or plants from = be aad Journal this catalogue to the amount of $1.00 or over. =
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ROSES.
CULTURE. Roses require rich soil and plenty of humus.
Plant in early
spring, cutting the branches well back. As they bloom pick off the flowers
which tends to make them produce better. Trim back early in spring each year.
cover with litter late in autumn.
clean and give plenty of well rotted manure. Price, 35 cents each; doz., $3.50, strong,
fine roses we grow in this cold climate. two year olds.
GENERALJACQUEMINOT. Deep, briliant shaded crimson, with large petals, globular with high center. A well known favorite.
JOHN HOPPER. Light, rosy crim- son, semi-globular shape, beautiful, fragrant, early and free bloomer.
MAGNA CHARTA. Pink, suffused with carmine; full, globular. A fra- grant, excellent rose.
MADAME PLANTIER. Pure white.
This is a free bloomer, and very hardy. PAUL MYRON. Bright rose color, globular, very showy, the largest rose A yigorous grower.
In severe climates bend over and Keep I wish our patrons could see the
BALTIMORE BELLE (climber.) Pale blush, large, very double, one of the best climbers.
PRAIRIE QUEEN (climber). Bright rose, very large and fine bloomer. Very fine.
Additional Varieties. M. P. Wilder, Jerome Hanet, Prince Camille de Ro- han, Perpetual White (moss), Louis Odier, Blanche Robert, Coquette des Alps, Persian Yellow, Seven Sisters (climber) Sweet Brier, Salet Moss. Our choice, 20 cents each; your choice, 35 cents.
HARDY SHRUBS.
Strong Plants—35 cents each, $3.50 per doz. _ Hydrangeas, Weigeilas, Spiraeas, Althaes, Forsythia Virdissmia, Lilacs, Snowball, Mock Orange, Calycanthus, Honeysuckles, Purple Leaved Berberry, Deutzias, etc., etc., James Vick says that shrubs should be the first flowering
plants set on any place.
Afterwards fill in with roses, perennials, annuals, ete.
| SiS IMONITIALS.
YONKERS, N. Y., Oct. 12, 1893.
I want some more small fruits, and your strawberries were so fine last spring I would like to get from you, because you send such fine stock. You will get several strawberry orders from my neighbors next spring, for I have praised your plants so highly.
JOHN T. CAMPBELL,
WARREN, Wis., Nov. 18, 1893.
I received your boek, have perused it care- fuily and prize it highly. Some of the hints there given have helped me to get a good stand of plants this dry season. I also re- ceived six Michel’s and tweive Van Deman plants, I now have upwards of one thousand plants from the Van Deman. I am ever ready to say a good word for The “Farmer on the Strawberry” and his plants.
H. H. HARRIS,
ORANGEBURG, S. C., June 31, 1893. _ The plants werein good order. Many thanks for premium plants. Rost. BK. WANAMAKER, _ OGDENSBURG, N. Y., Sept. 27, 1893. Enclosed find $2 to pay for plants. They
were in nice condition when received.
N. WELLS.
BALTIMORE, Md., June 22, 1893. The package containing strawberry plants arrived yesterday. Please accept thanks for same. I felt that I would get full value formy money when I read your book. Thereceipt of the plants convinces mie that I have received good measure, pressed down and running
A, M, CoRDRAY,
ONSET, Mass., July 21. 1893. Last spring I orderec of you alot of rasp- berry plants, etc. They all appeared to bein splendid condition when they came. A finer lot of plants I never saw. Mrs, M, E. LARCHER. MORNING VIEY, Kv., May 5, 1892. Plants came to hand O. K. Thanks for your generosity. GEO. 8, BAKER.
SUMMERTON, Mich., May 11, 1892. Received strawberry plants May 5th. They were in fine order. Mrs. JAMES B, ALLEN.
WEST SCARBORO, Me., May 1, 1892. We have received the strawberry plants all safe. Mrs. LEONARD 8S. BROWN.
CHICAGO, IIl., Nov. 8, 1893. The last lot of plants went through in good shape, and every plant lived. lL shall probably want quite a number of plants in Agee spring.
aia Ls. (Mr. Mills saw our exhibit at the World’s Fair, and ordered 5,000 plants as a result.) CHESTER DEPOT, Vt. The strawberry plants received. They are as fine rooted plants as I ever saw. Your beok, ‘Farmer on the Strawberry,” I agtually think is worth $5 to a beginner. B. C. RICHARDSON. APALACHICOLA, Fla., April 23, 1893. It may please you to know that I received the plants all right April 16th, in good condi- tion. I set part of them that night and the others the next evening, In one day they had opened two or threes leaves, and are now doing finely, The raspberries have quite a number af leaves also, [kas BE. WORCESTER,
Simpson’s Tally System for Keeping Tally with Berry Pickers
Consists of a punch like a railroad conductor’s, and cards the shape of shipping = tags, printed with four rows of little square spaces. There are two sets of cards to accommodate those
Those cards to be used with 4 qt. handies have half
the spaces marked ‘‘1 qt.” and half the spaces ‘‘4 qts.”
ee There are 20 ‘4 qt.” and 20 ‘‘1 qt.” spaces, and thus
———— the card stands for 100 qts. The cards for 6 qt. han-
dies have 20 ‘‘1 qt.” spaces, 10 ‘‘2 qt.” spaces, and 10 ‘‘6 qt,” spaces, or 100 qts.
in all, Like all tags there isa hole for passing a string through, and between this hole and the rows of squares is a place for writing the name of the picker.
HOW TO USEIT. As the pickers arrive, each is given a card with his name written on it by the grower or his book-keeper. With a piece of cord the picker hitches the card around his neck, or to a button hole, so it will hang loosely in front. Each picker is then given arow. As the man who carries the berries takes them from the pickers, he punches to correspond with the berries picked. If 4qts., he punches a hole ina ‘4 qt.” space, etc. When the spaces are all punched the picker has picked 100 qts. He is then given another card. For holding the baskets and carrying the berries we use 4 qt. handies, or picking stands with no legs.
BETTER THAN ‘“‘CHECKS” OR ‘‘TICKETS.” As the cards are tied to a button-hole, or around the picker’s neck, they do not lose them out of their pockets as they do tickets. There is no changing of smaller for higher denom-
inations. The proprietor writes -
SREGUEESCEELRGGERR RACED RERTS SS CH CREASE TRGSTAGGHARRERESHRERRSRREGRES EC RRRE TER : 3 : = Take the It will be sent one year to any one= the picker’s name in the | Sst Sy = Wilmer Atkinson —_ ordering seeds or plants from thiscat-= Place on the card, and his own - Farm Journal alogue to the amount of $1.00 or over, 2 name on the back: hence there = 50 Cts.a Year Be sure and say you want it. = en ees counterfeiting ae TTTITITITITITTT ttt tiie tt stealing. By the old way of using tickets, growers are often swindled by unscrupulous people, who either steal the tickets or have duplicates printed. We do not sell punches of the same style of dies to more than one person in a place. Our punches have very clean cutting dies and there are many styles of dies; hence there can be no cheating by using shoe makers’ punches, etc. When tickets are used there is often much bother and delay in changing 1 qt. and 4 qt. tickets for tickets of a higher de- nomination. Simpson’s Tally System does away with all this, as the cards may stand for any number of qts. from 1 to 100. If lost the cards are worthless to any one but the owner. |
CHEAPER THAN TICKETS. The Tally System consists of a punch and 100 cards, each card stands for 100 qts. The system costs $2.50 and is all that is necessary for a crop of ten thousand quarts. After a punch and 100 cards are bought, extra cards can be obtained at 50 cents per 100. ‘‘Checks,” or ‘‘Tick- ets,’’ cost $2.20 per $1,000. It takes several thousand ‘‘qt.” and 4 qt. checks to represent 10,000 qts. When Simpson’s Tally System is used, it costs $2.50 for the first 10,000 qts., and for the next 10,000, almost nothing, only 50 cents. Hence the Tally System is cheaper.
HOW MANY PUNCHES AND CARDS WILL WE NEED? Each man who carries berries needs a punch. A good smart man will tend 20 or 30 pick- ers. If you expect to pick 10,000 qts. or less, one system will do. You will need 100 extra cards for each additional 10,000 qts. Every intelligent Berry Grower will see, as do the Berry Growers of Oswego county, that this is the only accurate and economical way of keeping tally with pickers. Asit is copyrighted, every person is cautioned under the penalties of law not to use a punch with any other card, or to copy, make or imitate, Simpson’s Tally System in any way, We would like a local agent in every town. Send for terms,
who use 4 qt. or 6 qt. picking stands or ‘‘handies.” —
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TESTIMONIALS.
A few from the hundreds who have used them: . OnonpDAGa Co., N. Y., Dec., 1888. Dear Sir:—Concerning the Simpson Tally System, I can say that I have used it the past season, and find it a great help. It saves a great deal of trouble that I have had formerly with tickets and accounts. Tickets are easily lost and found by others than the owners, and require accounts to be kept or a large number of tickets. The pickers are well pleased with it, and they strive with each other to see how many cards they can fillthat count 100. They can see ata glance what they are doing, and there is no chance for disputing accounts. Respectfully yours, CHARLES MILLs.
Prorta Co., Iil., Dec. 31, 1888. L. J. Farmer, Dear Sir:—I consider the Simpson Tally card, received of you last spring, the best plan of keeping tally of, berry picking that I have yet seen. Shall want more the coming season. Respectfully yours, P H. O. Burt.
PEFFER’s Fruit Farm, SoutH Benn, Ind., Dec. 28, 1888. The Simpson Tally System for berry pickers is the best thing of the kind I ever saw, far superior to the checks used by the large growers of the great berry regions of Southern Illinois. Yours truly, T. A, PEFFER.
Keyser, W. Va., Dec. 22, 1888. I have used Simpson’s Tally System the past season for the first time, and like it very much. Consider it the easiest and best way of keeping accounts with berry pickers. Very respectfully, WALTER Lowry.
L. J. Farmer, Dear Sir:—S. B. McMillan, of Signal, Ohio, informed me re- cently that you had a good Tally System that was ahead of the old check or quart ticket. Should be pleased to have any light you can give me or sell me. The past several years I have been sorely vexed with the problem of berry tickets and the matter of boys stealing from industrious berry pickers, by playing dice and other trickery. J get my berries picked for lic. per qt. and my tickets read, *‘Good for 1} Cents.”” Some boys will pick from 15 to 20 qts., get their tickets and leave the field. But before they go, they will induce some boy who may have 100 or 200 to go, and under a shade tree on the way home, they play dice. Thus good pickers are kept from work in a busy time and parents are after me to know why their boys do not pick more, ete. You probably have had the ex- perience. last year was the first of the kind I ever had and I am determined to break it up if possible. Respectiully.
| B. F. Smiru, Lawrence, Kansas.
CEDAR Raptps, Iowa, Jan. 14, 1889.
I haye used Simpson’s Tally System for berry picking last year. It has given me good satisfaction and has made it very convenient to keep account with our pickers. I shall use it again next summer as I know of no better one. I shall try and sell some for you here if I can. - Respectfully yours,
F, Lucas.
MIDDLEFIELD, Conn., Jan. 17, 1889. We found the Simpson’s Tally System, received from you last year the most conyenient, simplest, and best way of keeping account with our berry pickers of anything we have ever used before.
_* Yours Truly, P. M. Aucur & Sons, PRICES. Punch and 100 cards, $2.50; extra cards, 50 per 100. Sample
eard, 2c. stamp. Agents wanted. Address, THE L. J. FARMER NURSERY CoO., Pulaski, N. Y.
HUTCHINSON, Kas., March 8, 1893. WAYNE, Neb., May 28, 1893. The strawberry plants were received last Berry plants have just arrived, opened, and
year in good condition. All grew and in- I think all right. Much obliged for Stone’s
yr d wonderfully. Hardy. ange Mrs, A. M. GRANT, R. H. Grsson,
TALKS ON STRAWBERAIES.
In the small space allotted to a catalogue I cannot give'a very extended re- port on this, my fayorite fruit. It has never been my intention to write de- ‘scriptions and reports to suit my stock of plants of certain varieties but rather to give the plain truth. I am in this business to stay and have an ambition. It is to have my name so associated with the strawberry that people wont think of the one without thinking of the other. To secure this I must do about the right thing with the people who trust me.
First of all, let me say there are altogether too many varieties of straw- berries. I am trying to cut down the list but it is hard to say which should be discarded and which retained. Why have we so many varieties? Because of the ignorance of originators and disseminators. A man discovers something in his garden that he has never seen before. May be it comes from seed or from mixed plants. Never mind where it comes from, he sets it out in the richest soil and gives the best of culture. Of course if it has any value at all it responds wonder- fully. Well, a new strawberry has been found. He notifies the neighbors. They see it and praise it. Finally a nurseryman is interested and induced to buy it. Then, of course, it’s a big thing. He has got money in itand must get it out again, and away it goes. Finally some grower discovers it is nothing
_ better than some other kind and BURUGRUDEGEGREETTUTED ASCO ROSCOE CRAB URES CSG HSA GTEC EOD SG RRA TERR CR RC ARRIETES : .
Take the It will be sent one year to any ones ey CaSes nothing but an. Bei eae Te = pens Hip cat-= old variety. I do not wish to = ree te SE Be sure and say you want it. Spel: discourage the production of = valuable new kinds. It is a MERAVDOSGRURESRGRRREERAGOSCORROCEERGRETHRER UBB CRCUURRDGRRRDSRRE Rees ORC laudable vocation. But the in- discriminate launching of so called new and valuable varieties every year on the public is a curse to strawberry culture.
If a seedling strawberry is produced or discovered that seems to have merit, it should first be carefully tested by the originator at home alongside and in com- parison with older and standard kinds, with the same fertilization and culture. Then if it shows superiority, let it be sent to honest experimenters in different sections. They must agree not to dispose of a plant. The Experiment Stations (those not run in the interest and upon the grounds of nurserymen), the Rural New Yorker and numerous private experimenters all over the country can test the berry and if 1t proves valuable in the majority of cases, then let it be intro- duced. Every year I get applications from people wishing me to introduce new strawberries for them. I cannot do it, but I will carefully test and report on any new variety if sent to me for trial. The introduction of new fruit is a busi- ness few men have succeeded at. ‘T'o be successful one must have great ability, originality, push and enterprise. Thousands of dollars are spent for illustra- tions, lithographs, expensive catologues and advertising space in periodicals. I venture to say that no man not previously trained in the general nursery busi- ness has ever made a success in introducing a strawberry; and then his success was made possible only because he worked it in along with the rest of his busi- ness. Therefore, I say to originators of new fruits, don’t introduce your own babies. Let somebody else doit. The fools are not all dead yet.
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OUR REPORT FOR 1893.
The ground occupied by our strawberry plantation last year was mostly that which had borne two crops of strawberries previously and for this reason our plants were badly afflicted with leaf blight. This disease causes the fruit to dry up and partially develop after the first or second picking. The disease first manifests itself by a spotted appearance of the leaves. About fruiting time they became thoroughly saturated with the fungus, dry up and wither. lt may be prevented by spraying at frequent intervals, throughout the season with Bor- deaux mixture, 6 lbs. copper and 4 lbs. lime to 45 gals. water. Strawberries may be kept comparatively free of disease by planting on new land every year. When a plantation gets thoroughly infected and you wish to hold over and pick another
year, burning the foliage will destroy the rust. We had asmall patch on new
p> ee ee ee if Sage, Regie . i
eround but bordering on the other portion. Early in the season this patch was free from leaf-blight and was not affected till the fruiting season was nearly done. As a result this portion bore a large crop of larger and more perfect berries. Leaf blight is a serious disease affecting plantations everywhere. Planting on new ground, giving highest culture and spraying with Bordeaux’ mixture will largely prevent it.
We fruited over eighty varieties the past season and while this report may not be a guide to follow for all localities it shows as accurately as I can in a few words how the several kinds did with me.
Morning View. (H) Much like the old Chas. Downing, but larger; light eolored and soft. Woolverton. (H) First berries very large; of Sharpless type; majority of berries small and ugly shaped; productive. Mark. (H) A variety of Wilson type; requires highest culture and heavy soil; unproductive. Florence. (H) Of about same type; berries lighter colored but not productive. Jewell. (P) A weak grower; very few new plants. Sets lots of berries but rusts so badly they never develop anything but nubbins. Edward’s Favorite. (H) Also a favorite with me. Of Jersey Queen type; it was productive of berries large and of finest appearance. I shall try itiarther. California. (H) Small but very firm; good fiavor but color dark and not attractive or desirable; makes me think of Florence. Haverland. (P) Probably one of the most pro- ductive ever introduced; fruit beautiful but soft; berries lay on the ground and rot if not mulehed. Enhance. (H) Quite a failure with us; a few large, fine fruits, but mostly ugly, misshapen specimens; flavor sonr. ShAuster’s Gem. (P) Very productive of medium sized fruits of good color and appearance; altogether a valuable variety. Standard. (P) Size of Crescent and as productive but very irregular and not so wellcolored. Dayton. (H) Fruits are just the shape of Parker Earle but not productive; plants are great runners. #. P. Roe. (H) It is a shame to attach this honored name to so poor a berry. Of the Sharpless type but plants are poor growers and poor producers. This was the greatest dis- appointment of all. Westbrook. (P) May be valuable for the Southern At- lantic coast but is too small for us; of Wilson type; good color and firm. Long John. (H) Of the Wilson type; plants large bushy growers; berries produced in great abundance but not very large; shaped like blackberries. Edgar Queen. (P) The largest and finest appearing berry that we sent to the World’s Fair. When this berry was sent me the plants were mixed with a worthless kind. We found it withstood rust best of all and was enormously productive this year. The plants are great runners and must be thinned. JLovetts Early. (H) A large, long berry of Wilson color; plants great runners and must be kept thinned; very productive and yaluable. Lady Rusk. (P) The Edgar Queen was larger but in other respects Lady Rusk equalled it, and besides was finer. I dislike to drop this variety. Color dark and yery glossy. Great Pacific. (P) Of the Crescent type, but larger; very vigorous, and did remarkably well with us this year; color not as bright as Crescent. Pearl. (H) A glossy, cone shaped berry of good flavor; plants strong growers, but badly affected with rust every year, and must be disearded. Michel's Larly. (H) Very similar to Crescent in growth and appearance of fruit, but very much earlier; when allowed to mat the ground too
. thickly with plants, the berries are small and plants unproductive; we have sold $100 worth of fruit off an acre before Crescents began toripen. Walton. (P) Berries cone shaped, of Atlantic type; badly affected with rust. Oliver. (H) A few large, light colored beautiful berries, and then no more of any kind. Hermit. (H) Avery late variety that might be valuable for productiveness and lateness, but surpassed by Parker Earle; plants vigorous, of Downing type. Cloud. (P) Very vigorous, of Crescent type, finer and darker colored; valu- able in some localities about us, but noton ourfarm. G'ov. Hoard. (H) A yery large, dark colored berry of Jessie shape; plants vigorous and fairly pro- ductive. Beverly. (H) Of Atlantic type, long and pointed, with white tip before
_ dead ripe; very firm and productive; I think it valuable. Swindle. (P) A swindle indeed; no better, no later than Glendale, which it resembles in flavor; berries very small, hard and unpalatable; this berry was rightly named. Anna Forest. (H) Avery even shaped, bright colored berry of fairly produc- tiveness; our plants from the introducer were badly mixed with the Cumberland;
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the Anna Forest has a light colored foliage. Zowa Beauty. (H) Thisisvery similar to Anna Forest in shape and appearance but larger; seems to be valuable for fancy growers. Beebe. (H) Very large and handsome; not very produc- tive with ordinary care. Jucunda Improved. (H) _ A dark colored berry re- quiring the highest culture; not valuable. Eclipse. (P) Very productive of small light colored berries. Beauty. (H.) A glossy fine appearing berry of Jersey Queen class; not valuable. Gen. Putman. (P) Very similar to Cum- berland Triumph in size, color and shape but more productive; valuable for — home use. Accomac. (H) Along irregular shaped berry, lacking size and productiveness; we discarded several seedlings years ago, similar to this and more productive. Mystic. (P) Small and of no value, but productive. Sherman. (H) Similar to Jucunda Improved and of no value. Muskingum. (H) Pro-- ductive but too dark colored for market; very late and of same color as Yale. Southard. (H) Similar to Jessie in appearance but very early and seems to be 3 productive and valuable. Phillips No.1. (H) Dark crimson in color, large > and attractive; needs further trial. Zeader. (H) Very similar to Jessie in 3 color and shape but earlier and more productive; ripens its fruit all together. — Auburn. (P) A large dull colored berry; quite like Pearl in shape and ap- . pearance. Gillespie. (H) This lacks vigor but seems to be productive; large
and shape of Haverland. Beeder Wood. (H) Nearly as early as Michels; very productive, but soft and light colored; regular shaped. Sadie. (P) Enor- mously productive, but small pickers don’t like to pick them. Mrs. Cleveland.
A light colored soft berry, but large and quite productive; resembles Eureka but softer. Cameronian. (H) Very large, dark colored, ribbed, unproduc- tive. Saunders. (H) Of Sharpless type; irregular shape; productive. Oregon. f (H) This is said to be everbearing on the Pacific coast; it is nearly never-bear- . ing here; small and of Triumph de Grand shape and color. Van Deman. (H)
This is as early as Michel; more productive anda firm berry; the fruits are all regular in shape. I saw it in Rochester and the plants were simply loaded. It seemed to do even better there than here. Middlefield. (P) A glossy, bright appearing berry of Jersey Queen type; regular in shape and productive with x high culture. Sharpless. (H) A roundish, light colored, large berry, requir- : ing good culture and rich soil, does best on clay. Farnsworth. (H) Small
and regular in shape; very fine flavored; not very productive. Waldron. (P)
Of Crescent type, larger but not so productive. Yale. (H) A very large, Jes-
sie shaped berry of rich, dark flesh and dull exterior; good for making juices
and canning but not for selling in market. Parker Earle. (H) A long berry
with neck and hull standing out from berry; stems stout and hold fruit up from
the ground; very productive and valuable; latest of all. Hureka. (P) Large, roundish, bright, glossy, crimson; very productive and late; the best selling late market strawberry. Jessie. (H) Of Sharpless type, darker color and best in quality; plants not hardy. Bubach. (P) Large, light color, irregular shape
and very productive. Gandy. Avery pretty berry; regular in shape; ripens
late but season is short; not procuctive under ordinary conditions. Miami.
(P) Like Bubach in everything but color, being darker. I think it a good ber-
ry. Warfield. (P) Very productive of glossy, dard colored berries, selling 2 well in market; season of Crescent; requires plenty of moisture. Manchester.* (P) Large, late, light colored and soft; quite productive. Windsor Chief. i (P) Small, dark colored, firm, productive. Crawford. (H) Bright color but re lacks productiveness. Burt. (H) Very productive of light colored, firm ber- ries; lacks flavor. | L, J. FARMER. —
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The Future of Strawberry Business.
The outlook for all kinds of business at present is not very encouraging. Mills haye been closed and workmen who consume strawberries, etc., thrown out of employment. This will have a tendency to prevent many from setting plants. While this course may be wise I don’t think itis. I believe that the time to go into any business of this sort is when others are timid. One thing is certain, the people must have goods sooner or later. These men will be employed and
‘they must eat. This financial panic is a great scare; the clouds are going to clear away soon and business resume. While we may not believe in the Wilson bill, we believe in the people and if our legislators make obnoxious laws, the people will vote them down and out. L. J. FARMER.
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