Descriptive catalogue : season of 1906 strawberry & raspberry plants

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THE McGEEHON NURSERY

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R.D. McGEEHON ATLANTIC, IOWA

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have given us these many years we have grown.

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0 OUR FRIENDS, PATRONS » AND , ALL

LOVERS OF FRUIT.
We desire to thank you for the patronage you.

| small fruits and plants for sale, and to assure you |

| that we shall endeavor by every honest method

to merit a continuance of your patronage, and we
hope to gain many new customers by so doing.

| We solicit trial orders from those with whora we

have never dealt. We feel sure that with our’
most effective way of paeking, labeling and ship-.
ping, together with our experience of 27 years in|

| growing, testing and shipping small fruit. plants, .

we can serve you as well (or better) than any,
other grower in the west. . : |
Yours truly, AS

R. D. MceGeehon.
McGEEHON NURSERY AND

SMALL Frvuir Farm |
STATE OF IOWA
CERTIFICATE OF NURSERY INSPECTION Sots

Tuols is TO CertiIFy, That the Growing N ursery
Stock and Premises of R. D. MeGeehon situated
in Atlantic, County of Cass, State of lowa, have

been inspected according to the: provisions of

Chapter 53 of the acts of the Twenty-seventh Gen-

eral Assembly, and that no indications have been
- found of the presence of the San Jose scale or other

This. certificate is invalid after June 1. 1906.
H. E. SuMMERs, State wast fe

Certificate No. 8

_ Dated J uly 4, 1905, Ames, Towa.

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ness 27 years, we have given our whole time

and attention to the growing of small fruit
plants for the market.and the testing of new varieties
as they come before the public. We think our experi-
ence in this business is worth something to our pat-
rons. In describing new varieties (which we have
tested) we give the Facts as they appear to us on
our grounds regardless of whomit may hit. [f you
geta new varietyirom us that fails to do as well
with you as it has done for usit would hardly be
fair to accuse us of misrepresentation, assoil, climate,
wet or dry seasons and diiferent treatment have
very much to do with results in growing straw-
berries. Our trial beds get the same cultivation as
those grown by the acrefor fruit, because a straw-
berry that won't yield a paying crop with a good
field culture is of no usein the west. Wespend a
good deal of time and money in testing new varie-
ties and our patrons and the public generally get the
benefit of results. We grow all kinds of smal! fruit,
but STRAWBERRIES are our specialty.

W E HAVE been in the small fruit and plant busi-

We believe we have the largest stock of these in
the west, grown especially for the plants, on new
land, and set last spring on prairie soil. ~Persons
wishing large orders of 20.000 or more will do well
to:write us early in the season for prices.

We claim that no dealer in smali fruit plants in
in the west digs, trims and packs plants in any bet-
ter shape than we do (ifequal) hence we receive doz-
ens Of testimonials every year similar to those we
publish. The hands we employ are /argly those that
have worked for usfor years hence have experience
in the business, yet mistakes may occur, which if we
are notified on receipt of goods, will be promptly
rectified.

Our prices are as low as firstclass plants can be
sold. Good plants put upin first class shape. cannot
be sold at shoddy prices without loss to somebody.
Cheap plants, as arule, mean poor plants. No one
ean aiford to buy poor nursery stock of any kind.

__ We do not aim to sell plants for the smallest pos-
sible amount of money. But we do aim to give every

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customer fall amount for his money and the greatest
possible satisfaction. Order early as some varieties
are always sure to be exhausted early in the season.
Our terms arecash before shipment, unless by SPECIAL
AGBEEMENT. No plants sent C. O. D.

We have gained our present large trade by send-
ing good plants, true to name, liberal count , well
packed at fair, honest prices. Money can be sent by
Draft on Chicago, P. O. Money Order on Atlantic or
Express Money Order.

{EFERENCES Nichols’ Bank, Atlantic; or any
Bank or business house in Atlantic.

ORDERING AND SHIPPING.

Fifty plants of any one variety at 100 rates; 500
at 1000 rates. When we say one variety, we mean
Crescent is one variety of strawberry and Kansas is
one variety of raspberry.

Varieties marked (P) are pistilate and must
have a variety marked (S) or staminate, planted
near them as a fertilizer.

As soon asthe plants are received unpack and
examine them. See that you have got all you or-
dered, and report at once, and if any mistake has
been made it will be rectified; but if delayed two
weeks it will not be noticed.

As we sell largely to nurserymen and dealers, if
customers will inform us whether they want plants
for their own use or to sell again, it will be -to their
own advantage as well as ours.

We can ship by freight, express or mail, but
strawberries in small orders, it is best to ship by ex-
press ro mail. We ship strawberries at dozen or
hundred rates as given in price list, and raspberries
at dozen rates by mail, and guarantee their arrival
in good condition. All plants are nicely trimmed,
roots straightened out and tied in bunches of 25—
packed in clean moss.

STRAWBERRY PLANTING, CULTIVATION, ETC.

In the fist place plant on good land where the
water won’t stand on top of the ground in the win-
ter; plow it well about six or eight inches deep, har-
row and pulverize it well—don’t be afraid of overdo-
ing it. Hereis where many make a mistake, they
won’t half prepare the soil. Now mark off your
rows 3% feet apart, the lighter the mark the better
so you can see it. You are now ready for the plants.
Put them in a pail with enough water to cover the
roots, take each plant out as it is wanted not drop-
ping them along the row to lie in the wind. Set them
from 15 to 24 inches apart. Free runners further
apart than moderate ones; set them as deep as they
grew before. In no case covering the crowns. Spread
the roots fan shape and let them grow right straight
down, press the earth firmly about them; Keep blos-
soms picked off, let the runners root in the row to
forma thinly matted row 18 inches to 2 feet wide.
Cultivate only one way—hoe and cultivate often—
kill the weeds when they are small. As soon as the
ground freezes cover just enough to hide the plants.
Good clean straw or marsh hay is the best for this
purpose As soon as they commence to grow next
spring remove part of the covering that lays on the
plants but leave it in the alleys until after the crop
is gathered.

Those marked (P) are pistilate and will not
fruit alone but must have every third or fourth row
of some variety marked (S). Those marked (S) are
perfect blossoms and wiil fruit alone or fertilize those
marked (P) Strawberries can be planted from the
early spring until in bloom if weather is favorable
and blossoms picked off. When setting we alwayscut
ty part of the roots—we leave them four inches

ong.

HOW TO GROW BERRIES.

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Every person that owns one or more acres of
land ought to raise what small fruit he can use.
Many farmers neglect raising berries because they

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think it takes more work than the fruit is worth,
and say they will buy what their families can use,
but asa rule the family goes withoutany. If they
get any ic will be a few boxes of stale fruit purchased
at the nearby grocery, which is a poor substitute for
nice home grown fruit picked fresh from the vines
when fully ripe.

The best place to plant strawberries is on land
that has grown potatoes, or some hoed crop that
has left the land free from weeds or weed seed; plow
the land late in the fall but don’t harrow until just
before planting. When ready to plant harrow it
thoroughly and smooth it down with a planker;
plant as early in April as you can, so your plants
will have a good hold on the soil before dry hot
weather. Every farmer ought to have a Planet, Jr.,
cultivator (or some implement similar) that has
shovels from * of an inch to 3 inches wide. In a week
or ten days after. planting run twice between each
row with yeur cultivator with the narrow shovels;
cultivate shallow (2 or 3 inches)—Keep this up every
week or ten days, as long as weeds show themselves,
some years we cultivate until September. If your
land is clean and free from weed seed you will need
but little hand weeding and hoeing. Varieties such
as Wood, Warfield, Crescent, Bisel and Dunlap, ought
to be planted 2 feet apart in the row and rows 3 to
9 inches apart. First runners sent out place in row
putting a clod or little soil on them to keep them in
place until they take root—in this way you get most
of yourrunners started along the row (where you
want them) instead of across the row; 18 inches or 2
feet is as wide as you want your rows—ii they go
out wider than that destroy them. As soon as freez-
ing weather comes, mulch the entire surface with
clean straw or prairie hay—put enough on to hide
the plants and if 2 or 3 inches deep between rows all
the better. In spring as soonas growth starts re-
move enough covering off the plants so that they can
come up without detriment, putting the surplus
straw between the rows—when done picking the
fruit mow the patch over and rake up mulching with

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vines and haul off; run between rows with a double
shovel plow, narrowing them down to 12 inches;
clean out the weeds and cultivate three or four times
and you will get a fair crop the second year. I gen-
erally fruit them but one year the second crop is
generally much smaller berries.

Aman inthe northwest part of the state that
had never grown a strawberry, in 1897 got plants
enough of me to plant ten square rods;in 1893 he
picked ten bushels of fine berries besides what was
eaten in the patch. In 1899 he did not measure them
but they had more than the family could use both
fresh from the vine and for canning.

There is no farmer in the country but whatcould
certainly spare a piece of ground one rod wide and
ten rods long, and money to buy from 300 to 400
plants for the pleasure of having all the berries his
family can use for two years. A few hours work one
evening each week will keep them growing in fine
shape. Ten bushels would be a trifle over 5000
quarts per acre. This isno big thing for I have grown
over 5000 quarts per acre, by the acre.

Now you want some Raspberries. The same soil
and preparation for them is all right: but make your
rows about 7 feet apart and plant 3 feet (2 feet 9
inches I prefer). Plant these as early in April as pos-
sible, as growth in these starts early. Cultivate and
care for them the same as you would a first class
crop of corn. Pinch the top off the young canes
when 12 to 15 inches high: the next spring trim all
laterals back 8 or 12 inches. The second season pinch
back the canes at 2 feet; the next spring trim later-
erals back to 12 or15 inches. Keep the cultivator
going between the rows until fruit begins to color—
after done picking. give them a couple more of good
cultivatings: if weeds bother in the rows hoe them
out. If heavily mulched (in the row) every winter
with coarse stable manure free from timothy orclover
seed, it will add largely to your crop of fruit.

NEW VARIETIES OF STRAWBERRIES.

Howarp No. 2 (P)—Is a seedling from Michi-
gan which originated in 1895, and has been grown
with marked success ever since. It is a pistilate of
superior quality—season with the Wood, very uni-
form in size and shape—will yield more on our soil
than any of the standard sorts we are growing;
bright red in color, nearly as dark as Warfield; itis
rather dry and very firm making an elegant shipper;
berries will remain on vines a long time after ripen-
ing without rotting; it is also a good plant maker,
of strong and heaithy quality. Every one who has
seen it in fruit says it is superior to any of the 28 new
and old standard varieties tested beside it. It holds
up well in size to the last picking. In my estimation
it is the best pistilate variety in its season. The
above is Mr. Howard’s description of it—we have
not fruited it but believe it is well worthy of a trial.

Oom Paun (S)—Large healthy plant—makes a
moderate ‘number of strong runners; it is a good
bearer and ripens all its berries; the fruit is large,
even to the end of the season; conical, sometimes un-
even in shape, of good color, which. becomes paler
towards the center, flesh firm and of good quality.
This variety produeed a good crop last fall. We
think that under high culture this would be a great
variety. The above description is taken from
Matthew Crawford’s catalog of 1904.

Marig (P)—This variety originated in Missouri,
and by some strawberry growers there and in Kan-
sas. it is claimed it beats anything they have gotin
size of fruit and productiveness. Mr. Matthew Craw-
ford of Ohio, says of it in his vatalog of 1904, “We
are inclined to think that this is a variety of great
value—the plant. is of good size, dark green, perfectly
healthy, and makes plenty of runners; fruit large, —
round with red flesh and of good quality. Itisa
productive variety.

WonveER (S)—This originated in Ohio—it is de-
scribed by the originator as follows: ‘‘A good grow-
er, making plenty of plants on short thick runners;

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commences ripening about the first of June aud con-
tinuing to the first of July. It sometimes has ripe
berries and blossoms on same-fruit stalk; the jast
berries are large and perfect. It is the leading berry
erown in Sandusky county for market, and has pro-
duced $400 worth of fruit per acre wherefancy prices
‘are not paid for fine berries.

We fruited the above 4 varieties last year and
thev all fiilthe description as given above. except
Marie—it produced an immeuse crop of tine large ber-
ries while the other 8 produced avery fine ¢rop—in
fact wethink we had nothing on our ground that
produced any more large marketabie berries to the
square rod than Marie; and would say to ali our
customers, give Marie a trial

BEAVER (S)—We iruited this last vear for the
first; in a small way. and think it a very good berry,
but must give it further trial before we can fully de-
cide as toits merits, Thepiantis of fairsize>Lealtby,
a good grower and sends out plenty of runners. it
yielded a very fair crop of good sized, roundish con-
ical berries bright red, shining, very handso!e—it is
of excellent quality.

Senator Dunuap (8)—Originated in illinois
and was first sent out in 1899. itisof the Warfield
type, has a periect blossom is hardy and productive
and able to hold its own under any ‘rough and tum-
ble’ treatment. The plant is one of the toughest and
hardiest I ever saw—it is wonderfully productive and
generally brings every berry to maturity. The berry
resembles the Warfield in size, color and shape, but
not so tart and is of excellent favor. I have fruited
it five years and it has always produced an excellent
crop.

I here give you what the President of the Ne-
braska State Horticultural Society says about it:

Johnson, Neb., Nov. 12,1903.
_R. D. MeGeehon, Atlantic, lowa ,

Dear Sir: The 500 Dunlap strawberry plants I
received of you came to hand May 6th, 1902. They

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had already made a very strong growth, and were
forming blossom buds. | cut the foliage back to two
or three leaves before planting and saved nearly all
the plants; with a little extra care we filled all the
gaps. and by fall we had solid matted rows. The
freeze of April 28th, 1903. killed nearly all of the
early blossoms, but the later blossoms came on finely
and we furnished berries on the market May 28th
and coutinued for more than amonth. The berries
were so fine in appearance and of such good quality
that we received $3.60 per case (of 24 quarts) for the
first pickings and when the prices of other berries got
down to #1 50 per case we got $2.00 for Dunlap.
We picked 750 quarts of berries and got #75.00 for
them, an average of 10c per box. Our rows were 4
feet apart and we aimed to plant 2 feet apart in the
row. Qur plants covered a little over 16 square rods
(or one-tenth of an acre). On June 10, eighteen se-
lected berries filled a Leslie quart box. and the entire
crop was very fine as they do not run small at last
pickings as Warfield and many others do—there were
no buttons at all—every berry was perfect in
shape.

This same bed of Dunlap began ripening its sec-
ond crop August 28th. 1903,and through September.
October and November, we picked more than fifty
quarts of berries that we could have sold for 25c per
quart, but they were good enough for a hayseed’s
family and we ate them ourselves,

Yours truly, G. S. Christy.

P S$. —A friend from Southern Kansas visited us
Nov. 13th, and we gathered a quart of Dunlaps and
and he feasted on STRAWBERRIES and CREAM and
pronounced them fine. G. 8. Christy.

Pres, Neb. State Hort. Society.

Mr Christy is a practical fruit grower and has a
large number of varieties beside Dunlap. He says in
another letter: ‘‘The fruit from the 500 Dunlaps got
from you brought me 15c¢ for each plant bought of
you last year.”” If he had had an acre instead of
one-tenth it would have brought him $750, This is
good enough for anybody.

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SAMPLE (P )—From Massachusetts. This is
claimed to be one of the greatest berries yet intro-
duced; the crops on the originator’s grounds in 1899
being estimated at 16,000 quarts per acre. Itisa
vigorous grower and plant maker, shows no signs
of rust or disease of any kind; it is very large, round-
ish, conical, slight inclination to havea neck; uniform
in shape, of very fine quality, very firm. deep red color
extending to center, no white tips, colors all over at
once. Bearsa long time, holds size well np to last
picking, does well in matted runs, requires no pet-
ting fine for home use or market. This is the orig-
inator’s description of it. Mr. Wm. J. Detman of
Stark, Ill., says ofit: ‘‘I have never fruited anything
in the strawberry line that would beat the Sample.
It is the best berry I ever saw; it isa third larger in
fruit than any other of the 20 varieties I fruited be-
side it. I fruited it for four years, and find it fills the
above description completely. I don’t know whether
it bore at the rate of 16,000 quarts per acre or not,
_ but I do know it produced the largest and finest

- crop of large handsome berries of anything I had,
and I believe the biggest crop I ever grew on sane
amount of ground.” Don’t fail to try this and Sena-
tor Dunlap.

Lurger (§)—This originated in Missouri some
10 or 12 years ago, but was not disseminated until
afew years ago, as the originator was a strawberry
grower for the Kansas City Market and on account
of its earliness had the early market to himself. It
has perfect blossoms, berries medium size, holding
size well up to last picking, conical, dark red in col-
or, plants vigorous and healthy, producive firm and
easily picked, good quality, ripens itscrop in a short
time, hence the bulk of the crop is gone before other
varieties come in. It isregarded as the best very ear-
ly variety tested in the United States agricultural
station.

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STANDARD VARIETIES

That do well almost any where—these are known
almost every where,

Woops (S)—An excellent grower and_ prolific
bearer, blossums perfect, fruit medium to large, reg-
ular conical in form, orange searlet in color, tolera-
bly firm aud of excellent flavor.

WARFIELD (P)—One of the best Known market
berries does well anywhere thata strawberry will
grow—one of the best shippers we have, good grow-
er, prolific bearer of dark red berries of medium size
(the berry on the cover of the catalogue is a fair sam-
ple of Warfield Excellent in quality, handsome and
attractive, medium to late in ripening.

Bisex (P)—A seedling of Wilson from southern
Illinois, where it is grown in large quantities for ship-
ping. Itisa eood grower, producing an abundant
crop of medium to lar ge, bright red, handsome, firm
berries of good quality. I know of no place where
this has been tested that it did not furnish a good
crop of fine fruit. With me it has done well for the
past eight years and | think it ought to be more
extensively grown

Lovett (8S) Sven need not hesitate to plant this
variety as it Eee nearly everywhere. It is one
of the tough, hardy varieties and won’t disappoint
you. Ithas a perfect blossom, bears heavy crops of
medium to large firm berries’ of good color and
quality, medium to late in ripening.

CRESCENT P)—This is an old standard variety
we have had nineteen years; it is still a good one,
especially for the lazy man,as it will stand more neg-
lect and bear fruit than any other, but the fruit will _
be small and of poor quality while if grown on good
soil and properly cared for it will produce a big crop
of very handsome medium sized berries of very fair
quality.

CLYDE(S)—But few varieties introduced have
given better satisfaction all over the country; it is

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considered one of the best medium early varieties yet
introduced. It is about as large as Bubach but as
smooth and regular as a Pippin apple, no coxcomb
berries or white tips, Itis a strong staminate, lots
of pollen. The plant is very vigorous, large and
healthy, it makes a very moderate quantity of
plants, and ought to be planted one-third closer in
row than Wood; the foliage is very large and light
green in color, berries deep scarlet in color, moder-
ately firm and of fine quality, very productive. Try
the Clyde; I believe it will not disappoint you.

BRANDYWINE (S)—A vigorous strong grower;
makes a large plant, healthy and hardy; it is fine for
market. being large, firm and handsome, bright red
eolor and good quality. The blossoms are perfect,
hence a good fertilizer for others of its season; it is
about the latest berry in ripening we have. It is well
spoken of wherever tried.

SPLENDID (S)—This berry is well named—the
vines are a rich dark green in color, without a spot
oi rust, and grow like weeds; it is very productive
of medium sized berries very smooth and uniform,
very round in shape, bright searlet in color firm, an
excellent shipper, and excellent for canning, It is
reported as doing well about everywhere tried.

PARKER EARLE (S)—This is certainly a very pro-
ductive strawberry, if it can have its wants supplied.
It sets such an enormous crop thatit must have rich
soil, high cultivation and plenty of water from blos-
soming time until fruit is ripe or it cannot mature its
crop of berries. ‘The fruit is good size, bright red in
color, cone shaped with slight neck, and of fine qual-
ity. It makes but few plants, but they are large.

PRICE LIST OF STRAWBERRY PLANTS

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‘MAIL| MAIL| EXP.

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Persons wanting large orders—10,000 or more
—write us for prices. as we give # liberal discount
on large orders.

BLACK RASPBERRIES.

Kk ansas—This originated at Lawrence, Kansas.
It has proved hardy everywhere; a strong, healthy
grower, the fruit about as large as Gregg, jet black,
ripens within a day or two of the earliest, firm good
shipper, good quality, it is one of the most profita-
ble berries we have.

Grece—Along the Missouri river this is consid-
ered one of the best market berries they have. On
clay or timber soil it does better than on the prairie.
It is among the largest black raspberries and fine in
quality.

CUMBERLAND—This originated in Pennsylvania

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and has been well tested in the east for a number of
years The berry islong, somewhat cone shaped,
firm good quality, ripens mid season, and is very
productive, the cane is large and strong, healthy and
hardy. I have fruited the Cumberland six years and
it has beat everything on my groundsin quantity,
quality and size,some of the berries being % of an inch
in diameter. One old experienced small fruit grower
eame 40 miles to see it when in fruit last season,
and he said it beat anything “heeversaw. Silas
Wilson says it stands decidedly at the head oi all
black raspberries.

WALLACE RED RASPBERRY—This berry originated
on the farm of T. G. Wallace. within sixty rods of my
house, hence I have been acqnainted with it ever
since Mr. Wallace commenced propogating it. I have
eaten it out of hand, on table with sugar and cream,
and I have them canned, and J callit good. Itis the
same variety (or specie) of berry that Shaffer is but
a better color, not quite so large but large enough.
Stand up well under a heavy load of fruit. They are
clean, healthy and hardy (no scale or disease.) no
suckers, plants root from tips. It commences ripen-

ing about July ist and lasts until August, hence is
one of the best for home use.

HayMAKkER—We bought this variety six years
ago of Mr. Haymaker of Ohio (on recommendation
of a friend, Matthew Crawford. at $4.00 per dozen
plants, Mr. Crawford says of it: ‘‘We have no plants
to sell but take this opportunity to call the attention
of our friends to a good thing. We have watched it
for a number of years, have grown it here and seen
it elsewhere, and we know whereof we speak. It is
undoubtedly the finest purple raspberry yet intro-
duced.””’ The Haymaker is a purple cap, not so dark
as Shaffer or Columbia but much larger and firmer
than either of these varieties, don’t crumble, stand
up well in shipping, the quality is excellent, either on
the table fresh or canned, it produces very large
crop stands drouth or extreme cold splendidly—
makes strong, healthy plants from tips, sends up
very strong, healthy canes. Its points of superiority

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are hardiness, vigorous growth, productiveness and
quality.”

CARDINAL—We bought this variety seven years -
ago of the originator A. H, Griesa of Lawrence Kan-
sas, (who originated the Kansas black raspberry)
paying him $5.00 for two plants, with the under-
standing that if it did not beat any raspberry we had
(red or black) we were to have itfor nothing. We
paid for itand are not sorry forso doing. Itisa
purple cap, not so dark as Shaffer or Columbia, but
larger and firmer than either of these varieties, don’t
crumble in picking, stands up wellin shipping, the
quality isexcellent, either fresh from the vines or can-
ned. it produces very large crops, stands drouth or
extreme cold splendidly, it sends up _ strong,
healthy canes, and makes strong healthy plants from
tips. We have grown this and Haymaker side by side
for six years, and find ita hard matter to decide which
is the best. The growth of the plants,canes and foliage
is so near alike it is about impossible to tell one from
the other;,and they both bear immense crops so near
alike that it takes a person of very fine taste to. dis-
tinguish a difference in fruit. They show more dif
ference in fiavor when canned than when eaten
fresh picked. Weconsider both of them the best red
or purple raspberry we have ever grown. No person
having a spare rod or two of ground ought to be
without one or the other of these fine raspberries.

SNYDER BLACKBERRY—We have tested about all
the blackberries that have been offered to the pub-
lic for the past fifteen years, and have settled down
on the Snyder only, For the western farmer we
would say, if you can’t grow the Snyder blackberry
you will have to go without blackberries.

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PRICES OF BLACKBERRIES AND RASPBERRIES.

MAIL he EXPR.

ee 12 | 100 | 1000.
:
IEG AS. oes less isn csaSeceetn cacti ® .50/$ 1.255 8.00
peer DANN Eo. 3. ne eet nes occ vs .73| 2.00) 10.00
SESE De a era eee ae aa ts). 8-00
Mealinee— Red. .tsicis etiies dee Em On 25-2 10:00
iaymaker —Red -.:..3).scc.s0c. 200 cvs ferred ell OUT cok eacacs
ewonyder Blackberry -<.......c6...<<5-03. | .90) 1.25) 10.00
Cardinal Raspberry.................. Gehle~ OO) Sen ocd.
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Dozens by mail postpaid. Hundred or thous-
ands by freight or express—50 at 100 rates and 500
at 1000.

PRICES OF GRAPES

|[EXPR, | EXPR.

VARIETIES repo. b. 100
Concord No. 1 one year (black).........8 100% 3.50
Worden No. 1 one year (black)......... i= 00 3.50

Moore’s Early No. | one year (black) 1.00 3.50
Pocklington No 1 one year (white) 1.00 4 00

Niagara No. 1 one year (white)....... fee 00)7--- 4-00
Moore’s Diamond, No, 1 one yr (wht) 1.00 4.00
Agawam, No. 1 one year (red)......... fer OO 4.00
Delaware, No. 1 one year (red)......... | 1.25) 5.00

Ii No. 1 two years old is wanted, add one-third
more to prices given for one year old. The above list
contains the best varieties for the west.

PRICES OF GOOSEBERRIES AND CURRANTS.

3 EXPR.| EXPR.
, VARIETIES | 492 1000 .

Cherry and Red Dutch No. 1, one yr | 1.00 $ 4.00
Victoria and White Grape No.l,oneyr, 1.00 4.00
_ Fay’s Prolific No. 1, one year............ 1 25 5.00
-_ Downing Gooseberry 2 years No. 1... 1-25 5.00
_ Houghton 2 years No. 1 Mest O8

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NAMES OF SMALL FRUIT GROWERS WANTED

We desire to obtain the names and address of
all persons interested in growing small fruit and
willrepay any person sending us an order, to give
us the nameand address of as many as they can
who would be likely to buy plants if they had our
catalogue. We will repay you by sending you from
25 to 100 extra strawberry plants.

Remember to open yourcrate or box at the top as
they will be packed so you will have no trouble in
seperating the different varieties, while if opened at
the side or bottem you are liable to get them badly
mixed.

TESTIMONIALS
Shenandoah, Iowa May 5, 1902.
Dear Sir: Those strawberry plants were the —

finest 1 ever had, and are all alive in spite of dry
weather. Yours truly, . HENry FIELD.

Johnson, Neb., May 7, 1902.
Dear Sir: The 500 Senator Dunlap were received
and planted the 5th. Although late in the season I
believe they will grow. There were at least five
extra plants to every hundred, hence I can afford to
lose some. G. S. CHRISTY.

Des Moines, lowa, June 1, 1902.
Dear Sir: The plants receivedfrom you this year
were very satisfactory—in fact, i have always re-
ceived good plants and full count from you. Hoping
that your trade has been satisfactory this season, I
remain. Yours respectfully.
C L. WATRoUs.

Des Moines Nursery Co.
Des Moines, lowa, June 2, 1905.
Dear Sir: Enclosed find check for $256.56 to
“balance our account. The plants allarrived in good
condition and were very satisfactory—in fact we
have never received any poor stock of youin the
many years we have done business with you.
Yours respectfully,
Des Moines Nursery Co. °

Washington. Pa., May 10, 1903.
Mr. R. D. MeGeehon

Dear Sir: The bill of plants you sent me by maii
arrived in fine condition and every one is growing.
‘Thanks for your liberal count; I did not think plants
could be sent by mail so long a distance:and arrive
in such fine condition. Mrs. SarAH ELDER.

oe Excellsior, Minn., May 21, 1903

Mr. R. D. MeGeehon,

Dear Sir: The bill of plants arrived in fine condi-

tion and are all starting to grow. I believe! will
have 110 plants out of the 1001 ordered. This is

very satisfactory. Respectfully yours, ;

JAMES Ross.

Eldora, Kansas, May 2, 1903

Dear Sir: The bill of plants arrived in fine con-
dition after being ten days on the road. They are
about all starting to grow, which is more than l
expected after being on the road so long. I thank
you for your liberal count. and will say I have
bought plants of you as well as many others for a
number of years and found yours always the most
_ satisfactory of any I got.
. EK. F. TAYLOR.

Read this Catalogue Carefully Before Ordering

No orders booked for less than $1.00. We sell
6 at 12 rates; 50 at 10) rates; but none less than
500 at 1000 rates. Parties wanting 10,000 or
more write for special prices.

Don’t send to us for cheap plants. We do not
erow them. We don’t handlethem. We would
not plant them.

Write your Name, Post Office, County and
State VERY PLAINLY.

We will deem it a favorif our customers will
notily us on receipt of plants how they like them.

Correspondence Promptly Attended to.