15th annual catalogue : strawberry, raspberry and blackberry plants

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SLAYMAKER & SON
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THE BEST IN EVERYTHING te xe > DELAWARE

Business Pointers.

Our Location, near Dover, the state capital, on the Delaware Division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, with banks, money order post office, Adams Express, and
telegraph and telephone offices, gives us every facility for the prompt transaction of
business with all parts of the country.

Our Stock is large and fine, and free from all disease or insect pests. Growing
Berry Plants is our one specialty. Last year we supplied over three million
Plants to customers in nearly every state in the country. Our yearly increasing trade
proves the popularity and high character of our plants.

Payments must be made in advance, but orders will be booked and held a
reasonable time, and sent on remittance,

C. O. D. orders will be accepted and promptly forwarded, but when made out for
a large amount, a part of the money should accompany the order, or satisfactory refer-
ence be given.

By Freight we have shipped plants to all parts of the country east of the Missouri
River with almost unvarying success, giving entire satisfaction to our many customers.
We recommend freight as the cheapest and best way of shipping plants, except in small
lots or late in the season. Our new package is specially adapted for long carriage, as
plants are perfectly safe for two weeks or more.

By Express. We have special direct rates with Adams and U. S. Express com-
panies. Orders should always state which line of express is preferred. Our plants are
put up as light as possible for express, weighing only from 10 to 20 lbs per 1,000 when
ready to g>. We usually send by express when not otherwise ordered.

By Mail we have delivered plants in large and small lots during the past year to
all parts of the country, including California. These have gone to hundreds of cus-
tomers, and given entire satisfaction. No extra charge at dozen rates on any plants
offered, nor on strawberry plants at hundred rates. Estimates on large lots, with all
charges prepaid, will be furnished on application.

Our Shipping Seaso1 begins with September and ends about May 10. Our
light, sandy soil, open winters, and warm packing rooms give us especial facilities for
filling winter orders of Southern planters and for starting plants to Northern and Wes-
tern customers early enough in the spring to allow for plenty of time to reach their
destination by freight, thus reducing the cost of transportation.

Packing in the best manner and delivery at office in Dover is included in all
prices named. Small orders receive every care. All orders and enclosures will be
promptly acknowledged, and questions relating to our business carefully answered.
We use light and strong packages, put in plenty of moss, and carefully separate and
mark each different variety with printed tags.

Our Customers may depend on getting full count of live plants, true
toname. Should any fail to get such plants from any cause not the result of their own
neglect in sending proper shipping directions, they can, upon prompt notice, with
proof, have plants replaced or money refunded.

Sign Full Name distinctly, with post office, county and state, to every communi-
cation of any kind. Failure to give the name of county often causes delay and some-
times loss.

We have to thank old customers for their continued support and the special interest
shown by many in helping us to extend our business, and in bearing testimony by many
hearty letters to the satisfaction given by our plants.

SLAYIMAKER & SON,

Dover, Delaware.

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To Plant Strawberries, spade or plow early and at least two weeks before plant-
ing. After making the soil as fine as possible, plants may be set 18 inches apart each
way, if for garden, or 14 inches apart in rows 3
feet wide, if for field culture. One row out of
every four must be of a perfect-flowering variety.
Dip each bunch of plants in a bucket of water
deep enough to wet.all the roots but not the
leaves, just before setting out. Plant in narrow
trench about 5 inches deep, spreading the roots
somewhat and covering so that the crowns will
be slightly above the surface of the bed. Firm
very carefully. “Large beds should be rolled as
soon as set out. Cultivate or hoe soon after
setting, and often enough to keep all weeds down. Let enough runners take root to
make the rows 12 inches wide with plants standing 6 inches apart each way ; then care-
fully remove all other runners, and remember that the success of your bed depends
largely on the care with which this work is done. Keep this treatment up until stopped
by winter, then mulch with straw, and you have only to wait for your crop, one of the
most certain, profitable, delightful and interesting that can be grown. Bone meal,
ashes, or well-rotted manure may be applied any time in the early summer to advantage.
We have found an application of 200 lbs. of tobacco dust per acre, spread down the
rows two weeks after setting, a good fertilizer and a perfect protection from insects that
work at the roots of Strawberry plants.

We now pack Strawberries in light, strong baskets or rolls, using only young,
well-rooted plants, from which all dead leaves and runners have been removed. After
being carefully straightened they are placed in rolls with roots in moss or leaves, ex-
posed to the air. The packages are then so secured that they can neither heat, lose out,
nor be broken in handling. Strawberry plants, so put up, will keep in perfect condition
for at least two weeks. They should not be wet or unpacked until ready to be used, unless
they are to be kept over two weeks, when they may be unpacked and trenched carefully.

Those varieties marked (Imp.) are imperfect in blossom, and need at least
every fourth row to be planted with some perfect or staminate sort. Those marked
(Per. ) are especially good for use as staminates, or to be grown alone.

IMPERFECT
BLOSSOM.

PERFECT BLOSSOM.

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: S| The descriptions on the following pages

STRAWBERRY PLANTS.

are a careful showing of the behavior of the
different kinds under ordinary field culture on
our farms, compared with reports from the
best experimenters in other sections.

Some idea of the general character of the
plants we send out is shown in the accompany-
ing illustration. The thick, long masses of
root-fibers are ready at once to take hold upon
the soil. We tie in bunches of 26.

We wish to so treat our customers as to
make of each one a friend, well-knowing that
good plants delivered in good order make the
best possible advertisement of our business.
We are even more interested in having our
plants do well than the buyer, for should they
not thrive his loss may be made good in a year
or two, but we would lose forever one old cus-
tomer and mapy possible new ones.

2 Slaymaker & Son, Dover, Delaware.

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New Seedling Strawberries

‘“‘ IDEAL”? and ‘‘ORIOLE.”’

(Named by the U. S. Pomologist, Professor S. B. Heiges.)

We again offer to the growers and lovers of the Strawberry two new varieties that
possess unusual and surpassing merit, each in its respective place. These two berries
originated with Mr. J. W. Kerr, the well-known horticulturist and nurseryman of
Denton, Md. They are pedigree plants, witha history which is both interesting and
instructive, We give their story as written by the originator.

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HISTORY. In the year 1888, the Bubach (No. 5) fruited the first time with me.
The marvelous productiveness, vigor and health of the plant was a revelation in Straw-
berry culture. Prior to this, repeated trials, by planting seed saved from finest specimens
of best varieties, with the view of producing valuable new varieties, proved delusive and
unsatisfactory. No systemized effort of pollination, with a fixed object in view, had
ever been made to my knowledge—in the improvement of the Strawberry. Early varie-
ties were attracting attention then, Hoffman leading in popular favor. That year (1888)
both Hoffman and Bubach were in full fruitage with me, each showing very strong points
of merit, and each manifesting its share of weak points. A variety possessing the earli-
ness, firmness and color of the Hoffman, with the vigorous, productive plant of the
Bubach, seemed to stand out as the great want of the period among Strawberry growers
To accomplish this, plans were matured, and a carefully conducted series of hand pollina-
tions made during the period of blooming in spring of 1889, using pollen from well
developed blossoms only, of Hoffman—applying the same to the largest and strongest
blossoms of the Bubach plants, selected and kept carefully under cover for the purpose.
All the smaller and weaker blossoms of Bubach were clipped off as they appeared. The
covering was not removed until 2'l danger of interference from outside agencies was past,

Strawberries. 3

From the unusually fine specimens of Bubach—resulting from hill culture and thinning
of fruit—seed was saved
and planted promptly,
from which were grown
‘and set out, in a plat well
prepared for the small
plants, 281seedlings, which
were fairly well established
when cold weather set in.
In 1890 they made strong
growth, the individualities
of the plants manifesting
themselves in a manner
quite interesting. In 1891
they all fruited, and exhib-
ited, both in fruitand plant
habit, striking combina-
tions in various grades of
the two varieties. The
work of culling followed. Twenty-nine plants were marked and numbered, and of these
all the plants left to develop the year previous were taken up and carefully replanted,
each number in a plat of its own.. These soon started new growth, and made other new
plants the same season. A comparative test with all the leading new and standard
varieties—continued for four seasons—secures substantial and practical claims for two
of them as being decided improvements in their respective seasons of ripening, over
all competitors. They have been critically examined by experts of highest standing,
including the most successful Strawberry growers in this vicinity. One and all that
have seen them urge their prompt introduction. * * * Slaymaker & Son, of Dover,
Del., well and popularly known throughout the country for their honorable and liberal
business methods, have absolute control of the entire lot, and willintroducethem.” —
J. W. Kerr, Eastern Shore Nurseries, Denton, Md.

We were so unfortunate as to have our fruiting beds of these varieties nearly wiped

out by a hail storm which swept over this section, leaving a broad path of ruin in its
way. Mr. Kerr was more fortunate, and we have to be satisfied again to present his ~
notes on these berries as they appeared on his farm near Denton in 1806:

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THE NEW STRAWBERRY, IDEAL. (One-fifth Size.)

ORIOLE. ‘‘ One of the finest varieties with me. A test this year proved the neces-
sity for a bi-sexual variety near to it to insure best results, although its blossoms are not
wholly pistillate. Early ; large, inclined to cone shape; quite firm ; deep red, externally
and internally. Plant healthy, strong in growth, and quite productive.”

IDEAL. ‘‘This has no rival in my collection. It combines more desirable features
than any other. Large size, perfect form (broad heart-shaped) ; very firm; deep red
color, through and through! Early. Plant robust and healthy; flowers bi-sexual ;
bears abundantly. And here, on my own grounds, where it originated, the first irreg-
ularly formed berry is yet to be seen.”’

It is notable in this connection that when the well-known horticultural printer and
expert, Mr. J. Horace McFarland, of Harrisburg, Pa., visited all the leading growers
on our peninsula last fruiting season, in search of specimen Strawberries for photo-
graphing for use in his work, he pronounced the Ideal to be the'finest strawberry that
he could find. The illustration of Ideal on first page of cover is from his photograph,
made natural size.

We believe the Ideal to be the best Strawberry that we have ever tested.
Its season is only second to Michel and one or two other extra-early varieties, and it is
the early Strawberry that is everywhere the most valuable. In color it is ‘* ideal ’?’—
deep clear red thhroughout — excelling in appearance, whether taken as a single
specimen or in a full basket. In uniform shape, regular size and abundant bearing quali-
ties it is an improvement on its fellows. It is best for home use, for nearby or distant
market, for canning, preserving or syrup making. We hear favorable reports as to its
growth from many different parts of the country. It is not claimed to be a mammoth,
either in size of berry or in growth of plant, but it is large enough, strong enough,
and in every way good enough to justify all that has been said in its favor.

WE REDUCE PRICES OF BOTH ORIOLE AND IDEAL
to the lowest point at which we can expect to fill the demand :
Price, 50 cts. per dozen, $1 per 100, $10 per 1,000.

4 Slaymaker & Son, Dover, Delaware.

THE RIDGEWAY STRAWBERRY. (Per.)

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Plant large and stocky, possessing the ability to made a large number of strong,
healthy plants. Leaf large, broad, heavy and dark green in color. Blossom perfect ;.
a good pollenizer for pistillate varieties, as it remains in bloom for a long time. An ideal.
plant. Berry large to very large, the typical form nearly round, largest specimens
broadly ovate, but always smooth. Color, as it grows at Rocky Glen, bright glossy
crimson, with golden seeds. Firm for so large a berry, and will stand shipping to distant
market, except in a very wet time. Quality as good as the best ; an almost ideal berry.

History. This variety was produced at the Rocky Glen fruit farm several years
ago, from seed of the ‘‘ Jersey Queen"’ crossed with ‘‘ Parker Earle,’’ and has now been
fruiting at Rocky Glen for five years, Each year during this time it has produced the
largest and handsomest berries on the farm, and has never shown any signs of disease,
and is the finest growing variety on the farm. With the exception of being larger and
heavier, the foliage is nearly identical with that of the Jersey Queen. It shows but little
of its Parker Earle parentage, except in the great quantity of fruit.that it sets, but it has
the advantage of being able to ripen perfectly all its fruit, and while the berries at the
last of the season are not as large as the first, they are perfect in form, color and quality.

From E. S. Carman’s report for 1895, in Rural New- Yorker, we quote: ,

‘“Ridgeway (B), from M. H. Ridgeway.—June 5. Shapely, medium as to firmness;
medium red and excellent quality. Plants vigorous; rather short peduncles; early.
June 14. Fine plants for aspring set. Fine flavor; good form; promising. June 17. It is
the thriftiest of spring set plants; quality fine.’’

Mr. Carman also says in his report for 1896 on same variety :

‘‘June 4. Beginning to ripen; berries large, rounded oval in shape, white fleshed ;
good quality ; vines very thrifty and productive. June 6. A few ripe; broadly heart-shaped ;
excellent quality; scarlet color; firm for so large a berry. June 10. Ripening in large

quantities ; the berries are now rather soft. This seems to be one of the most promising
varieties among new Strawberries.”’

Price, $2 per dozen, $10 per 100.
CLYDE. (Per.) 5ocents per doz., $1 per roo.

TENNESSEE. (Per.) Yields a good crop of second early berries here in Dela-
ware. A very satisfactory berry to grow for market, on account of the plant’s vigorous
habit and the early season and fine appearance of the berries. While it may not suit
every where as it does here, we hear many speak highly of it, especially in the South.
Our large stock enables us to sell ata very low price. 30cts. per 100, $2 per 1,000.

WM. BELT. (Per.) With us this is
a very large, high colored berry, free from
green tips and all other imperfections ;
producing a very heavy crop of the largest
sized fruit, and possessing the unusual
power of ripening all its berries, even
under unfavorable circumstances. We
can recommend this to those growers
whose market requires an extra-large berry.
If such large berries are to be transported
long distances they must be handled with-
out touching the berry, except by the stem.
Prof W. J. Green, of Ohio Experiment
Station, describes this as resembling the
Marshall, which he considers to be a very
nearly perfect berry, while much more
productive. Mr. M. Crawford says, in
July, 1896, Horticulture, ‘‘Wm. Belt fruited
here in hills and matted rows, both one
and two-year-old plants. We have fruited
it five or six years. Itis the largest berry
we have ever raised. The plant is very strong and hardy and has a perfect blossom. It
is a good bearer, and the fruit is of excellent quality and fine. 75c. per doz., $2 per 100.

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PRIDE OF CUMBERLAND. Originated with W. S. Gandy, of Cumberland
County, N. Y., who has lately written us: ‘‘ The past season has only strengthened my
opinion of the many good qualities of this Strawberry. If perfection is to be had ina
Strawberry, the Pride of Cumberland most assuredly claims that title. Plant is vigor-
ous and free from rust, and makes a fine bed for fruiting. The berry is from medium to
quite large in size, has much of a resemblance to Gandy, but is a much heavier yielder,
and of earlier season ; color dark red, ripening evenly all over at the same time ; has the
appearance of having been varnished. It is crowned with a large green calyx, which,
with the firmness of the berry, makes it an unexcelled long distance shipper.” We find
this a correct description of this excellent Strawberry as we have been able to judge it on
our own grounds. It would appear to have some Cumberland about it, as the foliage is
very much like that variety. With the healthy foliage of the Cumberland, and the large,
uniform size of Gandy, and more productive than either, it certainly comes with great
prospects as a market berry. $1 per 100, $6 per 1,000.

GERTRUDE. (Per.) Early; large for its season and apparently productive. We
like this plant very much, also its very early season :

and the business-like way in which it ripens up its
fruit. Have great hopes that when we fruit ona
larger scale, we will find this the much sought extra-
early berry that also combines productiveness with
earliness and a healthy, vigorous plant. We believe
the popularity of this berry is assured, and advise
all our friends to test it. Originator says of it:
‘‘Among tke earliest known varieties to ripen ; comes
with Beder Wood, Michel and other extra-early
sorts; larger than any other early variety, and rank-
ing with Sharpless, Bubach and Gandy in size. It
is a pleasing bright scarlet color, very attractive, the
color being even, with no white tips. Its flesh is
firm and of good quality. The plant is a treat to
look at, having no sign of rust or other defect about
it, and is exceedingly productive. 50 cts. per doz.,
$1 per 100, $5 per 1,000.

PLOW CITY. From the same originator.
Has been a disappointment with us; very few ber-
riesindeed. $5 per Ioo.

CARRIE. (Imp.) A seedling of Haverland,

produced by the same well-known experimenter, GERTRUDE.
M. T. Thompson, of Virginia. ‘‘ Compared with the

parent, Haverland, it is ae firmer, better color, and fully as productive”’ (this is
saying a lot in its favor). W. J. Green, in his bulletin (Ohio Ex. Sta.), says: ‘‘Of new
varieties about to be introduced none pleases me better than Carrie, sent here by M. T.
Thompson. It resembles Haverland, but is an improvement upon that variety in size,

color and firmness, and seems equal to it in productiveness. If this judgment is correct,
it will prove to be an exceedingly valuable variety. It has the same fault as Haverland,
of long fruit stems, and the berries lie out in the row and are liable to get trampled on
by the pickers. While this is a fault, it must be acknowledged that berries of this class
are easily seen and more likely to be picked clean than those having short fruit stems.
It will pay growers to keep a close watch on Carrie.” {2 per doz., $12 per 100.

EARLIEST. So named on account of its early season. Seedling of Michel from
Missouri. Resembles its parent in plant and fruit, but is ‘‘larger and fully twice as
productive,’’so says the introducer. $2 per doz.,

DUDE IED TEED ENED) $12 per 100.
Send Send us the Names the Names SUNRISE. A new variety, said to be an im-
) provement on the Crescent, and possessed of the
of such of your neighbors as ye) same hardy growth and immense bearing qualities.
are interested in Small Fruits, ‘8 We find this a darker colored berry than Crescent,

and greatly oblige us. and. averaging decidedly larger. It is of the same

IIIT I early season, and likely to prove a very fine all-

IIIS Sad market berry. a ra oan doz., ra per I0o,

BOUNCER. This is known as Hale’s ‘‘Big” berry; claimed to te the largest

berry out. Mr. Hale thought enough of this berry to offer $50 fora name. The name

Bouncer was proposed and accepted, and the amount duly paid to the fortunate sug-
gester of itsmame. 25 cts. per doz., {$1 per 100, $10 per 1,000.

6 Slaymaker & Son, Dover, Delaware.

SPLENDID. (Per.) Another year adds very much to our belief in this berry. It
is the strongest grower and plant maker we have; puts its roots to a great depth, and
during the intense heat of last summer, when after weeks of dry weather the thermom-
eter ran up to within one or two degrees of 100 for nearly a whole week, these rows of
Splendid looked as fresh and green as though rain had fallen every day. The berry,
too, isa good one, large (not many extra large specimens), uniform and inviting. An
abundant bearer if the over-production of plants is checked, as it must be if a crop is to
be secured. A good, certain pollenizer for Bubach and other imperfect sqrts. This
variety resembles the Tennessee in several particulars, and we think it will take the
place among northern growers that the Tennessee has made for itself with planters of
the south. Most remarkable, too, we can put this new and excellent variety as low in
price as the old standards can be sold. 25 cts. per doz., 40 cts. per 100, $2 per 1,000.

GLEN MARY. (Imp.) Originated in Chester County, Pa., with Mr. E. T.
Ingram. A large berry of great promise. Has been tested for two years by 7he Rural
New- Yorker, and highly spoken of. One quart of these berries has been photographed
that contained only 12 berries. We recommend the Glen Mary for trial. $1 per doz.,
$3 per roo.

ENORMOUS. (Imp.) This is another new variety of the Bubach season and
type. Begins to ripen second early, and lasts a long time, thus making its season longer
than Bubach. Productive; quality medium to good. We know several successful
growers who are so well satisfied of the merits of this berry that they will plant large
patches of it the coming spring, notwithstanding the high price of the plants. 50 cts.
per doz., $1 per 100, $5 per 1,000.

EVANS. This is a chance seedling found growing down in Wicomico County,
Maryland. Its large size and great productiveness attracted the attention of growers, and
it has already become the favorite market berry of that neighborhood. It is now first
offered to the growers of the country, with the hope that it will prove valuable elsewhere.
We have seen samples of the berry, and can vouch for its large size. Folks in that
neighborhood speak very highly of it. 50 cts. per doz., $1.25 per 100, $10 per I,000.

ELEANOR. (Imp.) This was introduced from New Jersey as one of the very earliest,
but our experience would put it second early. It isa good berry, and comes before the
market is glutted with Bubach and other later sorts. Size ranges from medium to large,
according to the conditions under which it is grown. We have seen large, fine berries of
beautiful appearance and good character in every way gathered from the Eleanor.
Plant is healthy and prolific, free from rust; will bear high culture and pay for it abun-
dantly. 5octs. per roo, $2.50 per 1,000.

BISMARCK. (Per.) This is a new seedling of Bubach, with a plant so nearly like
its parent that itcan only be told apart by the greater production of plants. If any
fault is to be found with the Bubach it must be in relation to its comparatively few
runners, or its imperfect blossom, or, as some think, too soft to carry well. In the

Bismarck we have all these things corrected—
blossom perfect, plenty of strong plants, and
firm berries. Bubach has for years been the
most popular market berry. Bismarck excels
it in the particulars mentioned, and appears to
equal it in all other particulars. It would
seem as if the demand for ‘‘ something better
than Bubach,” so long and heretofore unsuc-
cessfully sought, was at last to be supplied in
the Bismarck. We have grown and fruited
this berry, and can recommend it as a real ac-
quisition, sure to take its place among our best
market varieties. Bismarck was specially
quoted (at double the price of ordinary kinds)
» (mania; «in the St. Louis Price-Current the past season.
wl fh. $1 per roo, $8 per I, 000.

SATISFACTION. (Per.) A seedling of
Wilson, resembling that variety in its fruit,
but having an ironclad leaf that effectually
resists the leaf rust to which the Wilson is so
subject. A good plant maker of thrifty growth,
long deep rootlets ; shapely high colored berry
BISMARCK, and perfect blossom. $1 per 100, $6 per 1,000.

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The following is the report of Ze Rural New-Yorker, July 20, 1895, page 490:

Satisfaction [B]. June 7. Regular, heart-shaped, scarlet, mild. Fine tall plants,
covering the berries well; strong producer. Season medium. Productive. Junert. Ber-
ries average large and shapely, heart-shaped, always regular; red flesh. Vines vigorous.
healthy and productive. Itis worthtrying. Quite firm for so light a berry. June17. In
full bearing. Berries from medium to very large, good form. Exceedingly productive ;
fairly firm only. June 18. Past its best season. June 2r. Still bearing good sized berries of
good quality. Vine thrifty.

MARGARET. A very late berry, just offered for the first time. It is recommended
by Mr. Matthew Crawford, the introducer, to prolong the Strawberry season one whole
week, and even give berries that are fit for a king. If it will do this its success is
assured. $1 per doz., $7 per 100.

' GARDNER. From Iowa, where it was found growing as an accidental seedling,
Berry large, crimson. Has grown and done well here the past season. Among the most
promising of the new varieties sent out last year. $1 per 100, $5 per 1,000.

MURRAY. A new and early variety from the south, claimed by Mr. O. W. Black-
nall and other growers to be the most profitable berry for their section. One year’s
trial does not recommend it for more northerly growing. $1 per 100, $5 per 1,000.

HOOD RIVER, MINEOLA and EQUINOX. $2 per 100, $15 per 1,000.

FOUNTAIN. (Per.) We have not yet fruited this variety, but have a fine stock of
plants. We print from the description of introducer as follows: ‘‘ This plant is a stout,
sturdy grower, and succeeds on any soil. Blossoms are of the most perfect character.
In productiveness there is nothing to excel it in cultivation, as the plants are almost hid
from view with great, glossy berries, large as Bubach; ripening from early to late. The
Fountain has that strong, hardy constitution with which different soil and location make
no difference; it isat home everywhere. It is the berry we have been looking for.”’
75 cts. per 100, $5 per 1,000.

OCEAN CITY. This is a product of the pure Wilson’s Albany and Sharpless
Strawberries. In size it issaid to be unusually large, of good color and flavor, with
excellent carrying qualities. Has been shipped to Boston and sold at 3 cents per quart
more than other berries. Plant vigorous and healthy. $1 per 100, $4 per 1,000. ‘

TUBBS. Fruit large, well-shaped, deep crimson ; noted for its shipping qualities,
The berries ripen early, and hold their fine size until the last of the season. 50 cts. per
100, $4 per 1,000.

OLDER STRAWBERRIES.

BISEL. (Imp.) This berry is large, luscious and firm; color a deep glossy red,
with large calyx; season same as. Crescent; very productive and uniform in size and
shape. One of the very best market varieties. 50 cts. per 100, $2.50 per 1,000.

BRANDYWINE.. (Per.) This variety
originated in eastern Pennsylvania, and is
supposed to be a cross between Glendale and
Cumberland. It has been tested in many parts
of the country, and has generally succeeded.
We have now fruited the Brandywine, and find
that it is a fine medium to late berry on our
grounds, well deserving all the praise that has
been bestowed upon it. Prof. Beckwith says of
it: ‘‘ The plants are very strong, vigorous grow-
ers, and were almost entirely free from blight
with us the past season. The large, deep scarlet
berries were very attractive in appearance, firm
and of excellent quality. The plants continued
in bearing a long time, and yielded a heavy crop.
This berry is well adapted for canning hurposes.”’
We believe Brandywine to be a good late sort,
that has come to stay. 25 cts. per doz, 50 cts.
per 100, $3 per 1,000. BRANDYWINE.

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OUR FRIEN DS will confer a favor if they will send us the names of such
: persons of their acquaintance as will be likely to appreciate

the receipt of this Catalogue. We want many more to know of our good things!

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BUBACH. (Imp.) This well-known variety still holds its own among the very
best large market varieties. It is an immense bearer and a great favorite everywhere.
Ideal or some other perfect variety should be planted with Bubach. This excellent
Strawberry has worked its way from an obscure origin in Illinois, without one to boom it
along. By its real merit it has grown to be the great market berry of the land. The
standard of excellence among Strawberries, to beat it will be honor enough for anyone.
It is almost amusing when we consider how often much talked of new varieties, over
which people in this or that section are reported to be wildly enthusiastic, have turned
out to be our old friend the Bubach. Great Britain, Long Island Beauty and Western
Union are all Bubach under anew name. 40Ccts. per 100, $2 per I,000.

COLUMBIAN. (Per.) An extra-early Strawberry, ripening with the first. Berry
a bright scarlet color that is liked in market ; of good quality and a fine shipper. 40 cts.
per 100, $2 per 1,000.

DAYTON. (Per.) Season nearly that of Crescent; color and appearance some-
what like Haverland, and in yield we are forcibly reminded of Bubach. Plant is very
large and strong, and though the berry is not so firm as we would like, it is yet as firm as
some of the most popular sorts now grown; being staminate, it appears most promising.
Try it, if you want quantities of large berries for a market not over one day from the
patch. 4octs per 100, $2 per 1,000.

ECLIPSE (Barton). (Imp.) We have found this one of the finest berries in size,
color and productiveness, but subject to leaf blight. Several times we have lost more
than one-half its fruit from this cause. Last year it was comparatively free from
disease ; if it continues immune from leaf blight it will take its place as one of the best
market berries. 40 cts. per 100, $2 per 1,000,

DEW. (Per.) Where size is the chief consideration we recommend the Dew;
ripens late. Fine large plant, moderately productive. 50 cts. per 100, $4 per 1,000.

ENHANCE. (Per.) This variety always gives satisfactory results on account of
its large yield of good, firm, late berries. In shape and coloring it might be improved
on, but for market it always brings the money. 4octs. per 100, $2 per 1,000.

GANDY. (Per.) The standard late berry for market or home use. It gives three or
four heavy pickings of the finest berries known to
our city markets after most varieties have ceased
to fruit, or become so small and poor as to be un-
salable. It is alsoa berry of high quality and a
sure though not heavy bearer. Succeeds every-
where and should have a place in every Straw-
berry bed. 40 cts. per 100, $2 per 1,000.

GREENVILLE. (Imp.) Considered by
many an improvement on Bubach, especially in
point of firmness and vigor of plants, having also
a fine color. Has been favcrably reported from
nearly every experimenter in small fruits in the
country. A very fine variety. 50 cts. per 100,
$2.50 per 1,000.

HAVERLAND. (Imp.) A grand market
berry ; early and immensely productive. Berry
large, somewhat long and pointed in shape; a
standard sort for market. We have an unusually
large stock of very fine plants of Haverland.
40 cts. per 100, $2 per 1,000.

MARSHALL. (Per.) This is a most beau-
tiful, large, shapely, high colored berry. It
seems to lack productiveness here in Delaware,
but in Ohio we hear it very favorably spoken of. 75 cts. per 100, $5 per 1,000. +34

GOV. HOARD. (Per.) An excellent early market berry of fine form and flavor ;
beautiful scarlet on outside, light color on inside. A good, strong staminate that made
an unusually good showing last year. 40 cts. per 100, $2 per 1,000.

LOVETT. (Per.) A fine grower and good yielder ; a favorite variety for planting
with large, imperfect sorts, such as Bubach and Haverland, on account of its good,
large firm berries and its deep color, which adds the necessary coloring to the other
berries with which it is picked. 40 cts. per 100, $2 per 1,000.

o

GANDY.

Strawberries.

©

GENERAL LIST OF STRAWBERRIES.

Descriptions of any of these varieties supplied upon request. One dozen plants
of any kind on this list sent by mail for 25 ctr.

Per 100 1,000 | Per 100 1,000
Burt (Per.). oe) HOMO he OO | Lady: Thompsony., \.t.a. % see 50 $2 00
Bismarck . . ee Om OO) Mem iiGlya (impo. a vauecanrees AO 2n00
Brandywine (Per) SVE: SOM agnoo | WOVett Ss (Pern)inu sass seu | 401N 2 100
Bomba (Pern) ies se. aby a 50 INS Ewell oy WES rs Ma tr SOME 2n00
iisela(imp are ese ee Fomer2 50 | Nite Vernon (imp), ean. 40 2 00
BelianvVim meets) sno se wre. Nan eine (Rem) ames sheen 40 2 00
Bubach No.:5 (Imp.). . . ROP e < 2tOO: |» Mrapawe lle caesium ee hs an FO 3900
Bellet Machossen aa") gO .32 00 | Marshally 7. 3 coos an sya) tet) 00.4.4 5,.00
Beverly . . eae 2050) 2 00) | Miehel’s Early 3 Ragiide Uk ACW ate2e OO
Belmont (Per.) . Li eae FommEsO0) || Mirss|Clevelanc:. man cucu cue AON 2. 6O
Beder Wood) 2 6.50.00.) 0: 40) eenco. Minskineiimal( (Pens): cee Gen On2 OO
Crescent (Imp.) ..... BON et 50.4) Noble. Joh caer pea 50 2 50
Crystal City, earliest ... BON 50) Ontario (ery) in tess AO 12) 00
Columbian . . Eee vere AGI -2 00) || OceanwGttys | Vip) wo tel OOMMECHOO
Cumberland (Per.) ee AGE. (200: | Parker Marley aay.) eset OON MOOS
Charles Downing (Per. Le AOe, 2.O0!-| He alkene ii kan i euiens Auk, 40 2 00
Champion (Imp.) . . Uae Aow) 2950) | enincetoniChicine sng 40 2.00
Grawtord (Per. repos. os Sonn 3, Oo) Philips (Berd in . ae n amen 40 200
Gycloneuspy ey see eee 50 2 50 | Pride of Cumberland. SPY 75h e500
Devine hitter. 308 SO); 200 || Pringessmsiiki te os. chase cke i 4Ouun 2200
IDI keghol cre, (TGS Git Lain) Sutcaee ma 50 400] Ridgeway. . . $2 per doz. .tIo 00
Eclipse (Imp. ) eee ee ees SOL des? 50's) domme Wah ha inae. ie gal en ASR Oy aD aae
HnWancer@eer) = .0.0.- 9) 50 2 00'| Robinson | | Sein f 50 3.00
ENOGmMOUSi\ seo) es > Too, 5, 00 | Sharpless (Per.) . A heen OLN 2GO0
Bivanis gen, kc Ag hed secapuia Le OO Smelizenweaxly pee eo 40) 25.00
Eureka (Imp. i Mhusieter sas 4 50M. 2.00: | Satistactioniny, .an wa. ien ob Aen CONEnOLOO
Edgar Queen Ca ) sas 20 40 200 | Splendid Leth eu wet gi sd fi) DB GYs)
Hountaim, si). Vice »SO 4.00 | Saunders (Per. ) aul de ween 4 One ZOO
Gandyelatew er. Wi oa AO.) 2.00, |) Shucklessi 5.) — i oh aee e CORLe OO
Greenville .. Be ree ae 40 2 50 | Sunnyside . LOOM O00
Gypsy (Imp.), early Seay ae 30 2 00 | Stayman (Imp.). Very late. . 40 2 00
Gov. Hoard. . oN aU SOu 250) | ayimionel lainey ia : 50 2 50
Great Pacific (Imp. ) eRerrrcae 50s, #2450) |. ONMCSSCC ka co wean KO) BEC
Maverlania¢impn) sions tus 40; 2.00 | Rubbstc. is amas be gest OOLE LL AWOO
Hovey = \f 00); 500 | Victor Hugo arcs vis wieedntody a 40) .42,00
H. W. Beecher (Per, ). SO) 4 oon | Vane envarne (et) a. ean AOWe 2200
Ivanhoe ... Mii sieoOo) | 6) Oo | \Watheldy No, 2)(lmps) he 40 2 00
JeESSIC (eu) eens 40. 2-00) | Wilsom Albany. (ber) i woe (40), 92000
Petipa bitcme ee as ie Res oTeOo") 5 oo | Waolventony, 2a ia). e).. SO 2a 50

#2" 1n the above list varieties printed in heavy type do best in this part of Dela-
ware. If intending purchasers will send us a description of the kind of land on which
they wish to plant, we will make selection of varieties that will be sure to give satisfaction.

SPECIAL OFFERS.

All prepaid except No. 7.

No. 1. Sample Collection. 3 dozen plants of 3 good varieties, postpaid ............. $0 25
No. 2. Collection for Home Use. 300 plants of 3 good varieties, early, midseason and late,

DLepaldmoligse leChlOnwer moms tte sie. (LORIE: cones | (se ot Sib a ce a oauneuteP evel naiten taLats coe 1 00
No. 3. Amateur’s Collection. 1 dozen each of Ideal, Oriole, Bismarck, Wm. Belt, Clyde, Pride

of Cumberland, Gertrude, Noble, Fountain, ‘Satisfaction (1) Ae) aie ORCL LLL 4) 2 50
No. 5. Test Collection, 25 Ideal, 25 Bismarck, 25 Fountain, 25 Wm. Belt ............ 1 00
No, 6. Gardener’s Collection. 100each of Meeks, Ideal, Bubach ATIC Ganiciyzcvie, Tae t cite aloe «i ie 2 00
No. 7. 100 Miller Red Raspberry, 100 Palmer (blackcap), 100 Wilson Blackberry, 100 Columbian

SELawbpeLLy, 100 Bubach andi too Gandy. Byleéxpress . 4... 74) 402 <) hap bele «ete 3 50

LIVI IOI IOI OSI OO

we use the lightest, softest and best package for shipping Straw-
Remember, berries. You can depend on getting only the best plants.

IO Slaymaker & Son, Dover, Delaware.

Raspberries are best planted in hills, about 4 x 6 feet, and arranged so as to be cul-
tivated both ways. Set the plants in furrows
about an inch deeper than they stood in
nursery; firm very carefully, and cultivate
clean and well. Canes should be pinched
back in July, but no lateral branches should
be cut before March, when the plant should
be trimmed to such dimensions as will enable
it to hold up its fruit. Bearing beds should
be worked.well, but shallow, until fruit begins
to ripen. A good bed of these berries should
last from 6 to Io years,

Red berries grow from suckers which
spring up from the roots. In bearing beds
these suckers should be kept down by culti-
vator and hoe, allowing only about four good,
strong canes to each hill. Plants of all the
cap Raspberries are grown from tips of
branches, which take root in the soft soil in
August and September. They should not be
planted any deeper than they have grown in
the nursery row. EUREKA BLACKCAP.

KING RED RASPBERRY.

A new seedling from Ohio which has been carefully tested in Virginia. It is
described by H. E. Van Deman,*the well-known pomologist and horticultural writer, of
Parksley, Va.: ‘‘Round, medium size; light crimson color; moderately firm and of
excellent quality. A seedling of Thompson, and ripens about the same time, but larger
and more productive."’ (Note that Thompson has for years stood as the earliest of
Raspberries, red or black.) Mr. Van Deman is certainly impressed with the value of
this variety, as we have heard him refer to it in conversation and in public addresses as
about all that could be asked in the way of an early red Raspberry. We need hardly
add that a more competent or disinterested judge could not be found. As it is a good
grower and abundant producer of plants, we think that no berry grower can afford to
miss the chance to get a start now in this excellent fruit. Prices will remain the same for
two years, and a dozen now will produce thousands in that time. $3 doz., $20 per Ioo.

THE MILLER RED RASPBERRY.

Another year’s trial, on a more extended scale than ever, has added to our high
opinion of this berry. Notwithstanding the fact that the demand for plants has been so
great that every grower has allowed the plants to expend their strength on as many
suckers as could be induced to grow, yet the crop given by the Miller in 1896 far exceeded
that of any like quantity of red Raspberries ever grown here; and not only in quantity,
but in size, color and fine carrying capacity the Miller haS been away ahead of all
other red Raspberries grown here for market purposes. One of the first large beds has
now produced several successive crops of fruit along with tens of thousands of plants
every year, and yet at one picking there were gathered over 4,000 quarts from the field
of 12 acres. What this wonderful berry can do when relieved from the drain of such
extensive plant making can only be guessed at. The hardiness of the plants is estab-
lished by the fact that the oldest beds are still in bearing without a sign of winter-killing.
The strong, deep green leaves remain on the vines until winter actually sets in, thus
finishing out the growth of the vine and enabling it to withstand the severest weather.
We do hear reports of beds winter-killing, but all such beds are from a spurious stock
that is not Miller, though resembling it sufficiently to enable unscrupulous growers to
palm it off for the Miller. In season this is among the earliest to ripen, especially when
not retarded by heavy digging for plants or too deep plowing and cultivation. Under
favorable conditions it will ripen as many early berries as Turner or Hansel and as
many late berries as Cuthbert, and give better berries than either of them. In price
per quart Miller has always led all its competitors by three to five cents per quart,
and this not ona few lotsof extra berries, but in carload lots by many growers of all shades

Raspberries. II

MILLER RED RASPBERRY, continued.
of character. It will always make customers by its beautiful color and appetizing
appearance. In fact, the many good qualities of this Raspberry can only be fully appre-
ciated when you see it in fruit on the vine and in market.

Mr. Geo. M. Fisher, a fruit buyer of over twenty years’ experience, says that the
Miller is the best Raspberry for shipping he has ever handled.

Mr. Frank M. Thomas, who has for many years bought the most of the Raspberries —
offered at Wyoming, Delaware, the past season impressed upon his customers the neces-
sity of giving up all other Red Raspberries for the Miller.

Mr. Chas. Wright, who has known the Miller from the first, says that he intends to
set many more Miller the coming spring, regarding it higher than he ever did. He says
he never saw Miller winter=kill.

We are glad we have such a berry to offer, believing that it will prove a veritable
bonanza to our many customers in all parts of the country. Weare glad, too, that our
ample stock of plants enables us to offer it at a price within the reach of all. Our
plants are the true Miller, a very important consideration to the buyer. 25 cts.
per doz., $1 per 100, $8 per 1,000.

LOUDON.

‘The finest red Raspberry we know of.”—ural New-Yorker. This Raspberry
ripens moderately early, and holds out very late; it is highly productive, claiming to exceed
all other red Raspberry in this respect. Firm as any other Raspberry, a good shipper ;
large, of superior quality, and an attractive crimson color. The bush is thornless and

. hardy. 40c. each, $1 per doz,,

$5 per 100.

EUREKA.

j Of this blackcap the New York
of) Experiment Station reports
epg (Bulletin No. 111, 1896): ‘‘ Most
DY! satisfactory of the early blackcaps, Eureka
is an early berry of large size, firm, and of
good quality and color. As is usual with
very early varieties, it is only moderately
© productive. This variety received favorable
notice in our report for 1895.”

Penge | Asis well known to experienced growers,
itis the early blackcap that brings the most money, and as
the Eureka is also the largest and finest of the blackcaps and a
Strong grower, yielding better than other varieties of its season,
it must surely bea profitable variety to plant. We have fruited
Eureka, and find it bears out its description in Delaware. We
offer fine plants at 50cts. per doz., $1.50 per 100, $12 per 1,000.

: WELL-KNOWN RASPBERRIES.

Kansas. This new blackcap combines so many good qualities as to make it the best
second early blackcap. It ripens one picking after Palmer, gives heavier pickings of
perfect berries than any other blackcap, and continues to bear until late. A wonder-
fully strong grower; afaultless berry. 50 cts. per doz., $1 per 100, $8 per 1,000.

Cuthbert. This is the old reliable red Raspberry. It has a long season and large,
deep berries of most excellent flavor. A heavy bearer, known in some sections as Queen
of the Market, a name that is appropriate if not quite correct. We have a large lot of
fine young plants. 75 cts. per 100, $5 per 1,000.

Golden Queen. Yellow; sweet, good ; a handsome table berry. Very productive.
50 cts. per doz., $1 per 100, $ro per 1,000.

Hansel. Red berries of good size, very early ; needs high manuring. Our stock is
full. 4octs. per doz., 75 cts. per 100, $5 per 1,000.

Thompson. $1 per 100, $5 per 1,000.

Turner. Red berries ; ripens with Brandywineand about three days after Hansel ;
of medium size; highly productive when not too much crowded with suckers. 4o cts.
per doz., 75 cts. per 100, $4 per 1,000.

Palmer. Most productive early blackcap. Strong grower; large berries. 4o cts.
per doz., $1 per 100, $5 per 1,000.

Souhegan. 4octs. per doz., 75 cts. per 100, $5 per 1,000.

Columbian. Not successful in Delaware. 75 cts. per doz., $5 per 100,

scl! (QI Ny,

LOUDON.

12 Slaymaker & Son, Dover, Delaware.

THE LOGAN BERRY.

(Raspberry-Blackberry.)

This is a decided novelty, and at same time, if it succeeds generally as well as at
its place of nativity, it will be a
valuable addition to our fruits. It
is a seedling of the Aughinbaugh
Blackberry, a wild variety, pistillate,
of California, crossed or fertilized
by pollen of the Red Antwerp
Raspberry.

The plants are described as un-
like either the Raspberry or Black-
berry, and are of low-growing habit,
more like the Dewberry, of very
large, strong canes or vines, without
thorns, but have very fine soft spines
like those found on Raspberry
plants; leaves of deep green color,
coarse and thick, more like those of
the Raspberry than Blackberry.
The fruit is as large as the largest
size Blackberry, is of the same shape,
with globules similar to that fruit ;
color, when fully ripe, a dark, rich
red. It partakes of both the flavors
of the Raspberry and Blackberry,
being a combination of the two
mixed, a very pleasant, mild, vinous
flavor, delightful to the taste, not
found in any other fruit, but peculiar
to this alone. It is excellent for the
table, eaten fresh or cooked, and for
jelly or jamsis without anequal. The
fruit is firm and carries well; seed
small and few. The vines are
enormous bearers. Ripens very
early—beginning with strawberries,
and the bulk or nearly all ripe and
gone before Raspberries become
plentiful, rendering it a very valu-
able fruit for market. Genuine
stock very limited. Beware of
seedlings offered by sgme. The
Logan Berry gave us some unique
berries of striking character on a
few one-year-old plants the past
season Weare so well pleased with
it that we will plant quite largely the coming spring, and.we advise everyone to try it.
25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $20 per roo.

RASPBERRY-DEWBERRY, ETC.

~' QUEEN OF THE PACIFIC. This new and unique berry seems destined to become
one of our most useful fruits. Vine is much like the Dewberry, but the fruit partakes of
the character of both Raspberry and Dewberry. The berry is quite as large as the
Dewberry, of a reddish-black color ; it is of a most deliciously sweet and high flavor, of
the Logan Berry type, but sweeter and better in flavor and ripens earlier—begins with
strawberries—and can be used for every purpose that the Raspberry is put to. A rapid
grower and heavy bearer ; 300 good berries have been counted on a single cane 5 feet
long. This new and choice fruit will command high prices on account of its early ripen-
ing season, its great beauty and delicate wild flavor. As this novelty has not yet fruited
east of California, our description is from J S Watkins, of that state. 50c. ea., $2 perdoz.

JAPAN RASPBERRY. (Wineberry.) 10 cts. each, 50 cts. per doz.
STRAWBERRY-RASPBERRY. $2 per doz., $15 per roo.

Blackberries. 13

CCBLACKBERRTES Ae»

Plant in early spring or late fall, 4 by 6 feet apart in rows each way, so as to Cross-
cultivate. Set carefully and firm well. Cultivate and trim like raspberries. Manure
and fertilize ground abundantly, and don’t let more than three canes grow to each hill.
Remove old fruit-canes as soon as possible after picking, and always before cultivating

the following spring.
AUSTIN IMPROVED DEWBERRY.

A new berry from Texas, that has been tested several years. We note the following
good points: Surpasses in productiveness anything ever seen in Blackberry or Dew-
berry. Bushels piled on bushels ;
a man can pick a peck without
moving from histracks. It is of
a glossy, shining black color ; its
very appearance has a tempting
effect oa those who see it. Its
flavor is most excellent; when
fully ripe it will melt in your
mouth most pleasantly. Has
the hardy character common to
the Dewberry family. Professor
Heiges testifies to the receipt of
specimens of Austin Improved
Dewberry in Washington, car-
ried all the way from Texas, in
good condition, retaining their
intense jet black color. A few
fruits of this Dewberry were
produced at the Geneva Experi-
ment Station the past season
which ‘‘ were of the largest size
and good in quality. This is a
promising variety’ (Bulletin No.
IIr). Season quite early. We
are so impressed with the impor-
tance of this berry that we have
arranged to offer it to our cus-
tomers at originator’s price,
which includes postage or ex-
GN a press paid, if preferred. Order
" LUCRETIA. early. 1 per doz., $6 per roo.

LUCRETIA DEWBERRY.

Every year growing in favor in all parts of the country. Large, black berries, pro-
duced on running canes that lie close to the ground through the winter, safe from all
danger of injury from cold, but must be tied up to stakes in the spring. Productive,
healthy plants, easy to grow, and very satisfactory to gather. 40 cts. per doz., $1 per

100, $5 per 1,000.
EARLY HARVEST.

The earliest Blackberry; also the sweetest, and by many thought to be the best.
Its strong, hardy character has led to its neglect in many instances, and consequently it
is generally rated far below its real worth. Try a patch with careful culture; keeping
all unnecessary growth down, leaving only two or three canes toa hill, and trimming
after the blossoms have appeared, so that just enough fruit may be left. Mulch well
with manure, and apply also some form of potash—say 4o0 lbs. of muriate per acre.
We promise a grateful surprise when the cash returns are counted from such a bed.

50 cts. per 100, $4 per 1,000.
ELDORADO.

An accidental seedling from Ohio, remarkable for its excellent quality. Hon. H.
E. Van Deman is our authority for claiming that it is the best Blackberry in point of

quality ; also productive and hardy. Berry large, with small seeds, ripening after
Wilson. t1octs, each, $3 per 100, $25 per 1,000.

14 Slaymaker & Son, Dover, Delaware.

STANDARD VARIETIES OF BLACKBERRIES.
Maxwell. 25 cts. each, $2 per roo.

Ohmer. This new Blackberry comes very highly recommended from the originator
of the Gregg Raspberry, and
bears his own name. The
fruit is said to be large to
very large, jet black, of ex-
cellent flavor, and ripens with
Snyder. $1 per dozen, $5
per 100.

Erie. 50 cts. per doz.,
$2 per 100.

Wilson’s Early. The
most popular Blackberry.
Large, handsome, of good
quality; heavy bearer. 40
cts. per doz., 75 cts. per I00,
$4 per 1,000.

GRAPE-VINES.

ALICE, the New Red
Grape. Ripens with or be-
fore Concord. Keeps all
winter as fresh and plump as
when gathered, without shell-
ing or loss of flavor. Hardi-
est in vine and fruit, strong
grower, free from mildew or
disease; immense _ yielder;
high quality, rich in sugar;
few seeds, firm, meaty skin,
free from foxiness. 2-years,
$1 each; 1-year, 75 cts. each.

Coneord. The hardiest,
most productive, and most
delightful of the black Grapes.
$2 per 100, $15 per 1,000.

Moore’s Early. Earli-
est of all; splendid shipper ;
best quality. $2 per 100, $17

per 1,000. THE KOONCE PEAR.

‘‘The incomparable Early Pear.""— Stark Bros. Season very early—as early as
the earliest. Fruit medium to large, very handsome; surface yellow, one side covered
with a bright carmine; quality very good, spicy, juicy, sweet, far better than in any
other early Pear. Tree very hardy and an extra-strong grower; not subject to blight
Bore a heavy crop in 1894, when all other Pears in its locality were killed by late frost
We believe that many of our customers would like to try this new early Pear, which
has been such a source of profit and pleasure to growers in Southern Illinois, and so
have secured a good stock of thrifty trees, suitable for shipment along with our small
fruit plants, which we offer at 20 cts. each, $15 per 100.

Kieffer Pear. Of undoubted value. 1 year, 10 Cts. each, $6 per 100

: - APPLES.

We have grown some fine Apple trees of two varieties only, believing that their

superior character will make a demand.

Stayman’s Winesap. This new \pple is of the Winesap character, bears very
young, and crops quite regularly. Is of the very best quality, superior, in our opinion,
to any other Apple. Begins to ripen about December 1, but improves in quality all
winter. Color bright red; larger than Winesap under the same conditions

Miscellaneous. 15

APPLES, continued.

Paragon. A late winter Apple, of large size and most attractive appearance ;
color red all over, with a dark red side; round, uniform and beautiful in every respect.
A remarkably heavy bearer, sometimes having yielded Apples from trees only three

ears old.
; Everyone should try at least a few trees of each of these varieties. Either kind,
20 cts. each, $15 per roo.

THE HALE PLUM.

THE HALE PLUM.

Is of largest size, hasa rich orange-yellow skin, nearly covered with a bright cherry
red —an ‘‘eye-catcher”’ for beauty. In quality it is ‘‘way up yonder’’—no use trying
to compare vigor of tree, productiveness, beauty or quality with any other Plum, as it
is just so far ahead that you cannot even think of others when you look back, much
less see them !

Prof. L. H. Bailey, the highest American authority on Japan Plums, in Cornell
Bulletin 106, January, 1896, ‘‘ Revised Opinions of the Japan Plums,” says of the Hale
Plum: ‘‘A very handsome, large, round-cordate Plum, usually lop-sided; orange,
thinly overlaid with mottled red, so as to have a yellowish red appearance, or, in well-
colored specimens, deep cherry red, with yellow specks; flesh yellow, soft and juicy
(yet a good keeper); not stringy, with a very delicious, slightly acid peachy flavor ;
skin somewhat sour; cling. Very late. I know the fruit only from specimens sent at
two or three different times by Luther Burbank. To my taste, these specimens have
been the best in quality of all the Japanese Plums.” $1 each.

ASPARAGUS.

Conover’s Colossal. Strong, assorted plants, 25 cts. per 100, $1.50 per 1,000.
Palmetto and Barr’s Mammoth. Strong, assorted plants, 25 cts. per 100, $1.50
per 1,000; extra large, $2.50 per 1,000.
Donald’s Elmira. Strong, assorted plants, 25 cts. per 100, $2 per 1,000.
One-year plants at 50 cts. per 1,000 less than above prices.

| CELERY PLANTS.

These are supplied in season at from $1 to $1.50 per 1,000.

SWEET POTATO PLANTS.

Nansemond. {1.25 per 1,000.
Big Stem Jersey. $1.25 per 1,000.

‘POTTED STRAWBERRIES.

We will have a full stock of all varieties ready for shipment in August at about
one-half usual prices.

16 Slaymaker & Son, Dover, Delaware.

ROSES.

YELLOW RAMBLER. (Acrara.) Climbing Polyantha. This Rose is the har-

diest yellow climbing Rose yet introduced, and
the quality of hardiness has been an extremely
difficult one to combine with yellow color. It
has withstood unprotected and without injury a
prolonged temperature of from zero to two de-
grees below, and we believe that, with very
slight attention, it can be grown everywhere
that other Roses succeed. The Yellow Rambler
is a seedling of the Japanese Polyantha Sar-
mentosa, crossed with pollen of the Noisette
‘‘Reve d’Or.” This Polyantha was undoubt-
edly a progenitor of the Crimson Rambler, and
the Yellow Rambler is therefore a blood rela-
tion to the Crimson Rambler, which it much
resembles in growth and foliage. Italso blooms
after the same manner as Crimson Rambler, in
Jarge trusses, often as many as 120 to 150 flowers
in a bunch. The flowers are very fragrant,
and last three to four weeks without fading-
The plant is a very vigorous grower. Well.
established plants from 2%-inch pots, 50 cts.

CRIMSON RAMBLER. From 7%e Rural
New- Yorker of July 25, 1896: ‘‘All passed the
winter without theslightest harm. Someof the
vines have made a growth of from 5 to 6 feet as
strong as the canes of raspberries. The wood
of last year bore clusters of Roses fully equal-
ing the pictures we have seen of it. The
Roses average 2 inches in diameter. The Sat wie Meteo
average number of Roses on a single panicle is
30, and this first season of bloom each plant bears about 20 of these panicles, so that
the brilliant display may be imagined. Color a bright crimson.’’ 25 cts. each.

We have also to offer a full list of.40 Everblooming and Climbing Roses, all
different colors, all named and true to name, purchaser to name color wanted, we to
send the best Rose of the color named. By mail, 10 cts. each, 3 for 25 cts., 7 for 5oc.,
15 for $r.

; Customers’ choice of one or more varieties will be allowed.

FLOWERS AND ORNAMENTAL PLANTS.

Abutilon, or Bell Flower. 6 sorts. Golden Thyme.
Ageratum. 2 colors, blue and white. Holt’s Mammoth Sage.
Anemone. 3 colors. Hardy. Heliotrope. 2 kinds.
Begonia. tocolors. Beautiful plants. | Impatiens Sultani.
Bellis, or Double Daisy. White and Mexiean Primrose. 2 kinds.
piok. | Hardy Pinks. 2 kinds.
Cuphea. (Cigar Plant.) Very pretty. Rach Fibwebe: White and Blue,
Carnations. 8colors. New and fine. | Manettia Vine. Very pretty.
Chrysanthemums— Pansies. Large-flowering; extra nice.

Early Large-flowering. 6 kinds.

Late Large-flowering. 25 kinds.

Ostrich Plume. 6 kinds.
Coleus. 10 pretty varieties. /
Fuchsia. 10 lovely colors.
Geraniums—

Parlor Ivy. Fine vine for baskets.
Roses. 40 colors, all Everblooming.
Roses. 6 Climbers.
Russelia juncea. Pretty basket plant.
Swainsona. Red and white.
Double. 20 kinds, all colors. Searlet Sage. Beautiful plant.
Single. 20 kinds, all colors. Violets. 4 double varieties, white and
Scented. 6 kinds; very sweet. blue. 1 single kind.
10 cents per plant, 3 for 25 cents, 7 for 50 cents, 15 for $1.
nas All delivered safe at your door at above prices.

EGGS FOR HATCHING.

We keep Barred and White Plymouth Rock and eet Brahma fowls, each kind
ona different farm, thus giving the hens plenty oR

of room to range about and yet keep the stock i
pure. Eggs from hens running at large are
admittedly better than those from hens kept in
close quarters, as is necessarily the case where
several breeds are kept on one place. Our stock
is kept in fine shape by always mating with the
best blood of the best fanciers. This year we
put in fine new cocks all around from celebrated-
prize-winning stock.

This year we have also to offer pure White
Holland Turkey Eggs. This variety of Turkeys
combines beautiful white plumage with healthy \¢
constitution and home:staying habits.

Price of Eggs per setting, in baskets, ready
to ship: i3 Barred Plymouth Rock, 50 cts.; 13 White Plymouth Rock, 50 cts; 13
Light Brahma, 50 cts.; 13 White Leghorn, 50 cts.; 13 Brown Leghorn, $1; 13 Black
Spanish, $1; 5 White Holland Turkey eggs, $r. |

SLAYMAKER & SON:

Gentle7men—F rom the four settings of eggs purchased from you, I hatched and raised 26 chickens —
13 White Plymouth Rock and 13 Barred Plymouth Rock. I took one pair of White and one pair of Barred
to the Oswego County Fair, and received fitst premium on each pair. There were some pretty good
ones of both kinds there, but uaey ¢ did not ‘‘ get there’’ beside pone. V. S. Orvis, Mexico, N. Y.

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made to plant in check rows. After two years’ use of one of these planters, we can
recommend them to our patrons as the best way of setting plants in large lots.
Price, $75. Fertilizer Attachment, Pao Extra.
For further information, address

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