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STRAWBERRY 

AND  OTHER  SMALL  FRUIT  PLANTS 


BRIDGMAN  NURSERY  COMPANY 

F.  C.  STAHELIN  C&  SON 

BRIDGMAN,  MICHIGAN 


Everbearing:  Strawberries  from  Field  Below.  (See  description  page  6). 


Write  Your  Name  Plainly. 

When  you  sign  your  name  to  your  letter,  for 
our  sake  write  it  nice  and  plain. 

Express  Office  and  Postoffice. 

Give  us  the  name  of  Express  Office  to  which 
you  want  goods  shipped,  and  also  the  Post- 
office  where  your  mail  goes.  Postoffice  and 
Express  Office  are  not  always  the  same,  and 
mistakes  will  occur  if  both  are  not  given. 

Your  Freight  Office. 

If  different  from  Express  Office,  mention 
same  in  your  letter. 

Freight  Shipments  are  Successful. 

When  made  early  in  spring  or  in  the  fall. 
Cane  plants  can  be  sent  if  you  are  in  no  hurry 
for  them.  It  is  safer  in  the  long  run  to  ship 
by  express  and  goods  almost  invariably  reach 
their  destination  in  good  condition. 

Shipping  Season. 

Our  soil  and  situation  enables  us  to  make 
early  shipments.  If  you  will  look  at  the  map 
you  will  see  that  we  are  very  close  to  the  Indi- 
ana State  Eine,  and  being  close  to  the  lake, 
which  is  one  of  the  greatest  bodies  of  fresh 
water  in  the  world,  our  soil  never  freezes  very 
deep,  and  when  a few  warm  days  of  spring 
come  we  are  ready  to  go  to  it  and  fill  your 
orders.  We  can  ship  earlier  than  any  nursery 
not  situated  as  favorably.  The  cool  winds  com- 
ing from  the  lake  make  our  season  a long  one. 
Our  shipping  season  commences  the  latter  part 
of  March  and  should  end  the  middle  of  May, 
but  we  fill  straggling  orders  as  late  as  the  mid- 
dle of  June. 

Discount  on  Early  Orders. 

On  all  Strawberry  and  Raspberry  plant  or- 
ders received  before  and  up  to  March  1st,  cash 
with  order,  we  will  make  the  following  reduc- 
tion. $10.00  and  over,  4%. 

You  Need  Not  Pay  in  Full  When  You  Order. 

Our  custom  has  been  to  receive  one-third 
cash  with  the  order,  and  the  balance  when  you 
order  it  shipped. 

No  C.  O.  D.  Shipments. 

We  can  pay  but  little  attention  to  requests 
for  C.  O.  D.  shipments.  We  are  here  to  supply 
you  with  plants  of  the  finest  quality  and  at 
the  lowest  price  possible,  and  cannot  afford  to 
gamble  on  any  C.  O.  D.  shipments.  It  is  on  a 
strictly  cash  basis  that  we  can  sell  as  we  do. 
If  we  sold  on  credit  our  prices  would  be  much 
higher. 


Reference. 

We  refer  you  to  the  Union  Bank  and  Com- 
mercial Bank  of  St.  Joseph,  Mich.,  and  the  State 
Bank  of  Bridgman,  Mich. 

Second  Choice. 

If  you  have  any  second  choice  please  mention 
this  in  your  order.  This  will  not  be  necessary 
until  late  in  the  spring,  when  perhaps  we  may 
be  sold  out  on  some  one  variety  you  want. 

True  to  Name. 

We  ship  you  plants  that  are  true  to  name, 
and  take  great  pride  in  doing  it.  Should  any 
prove  untrue  we  will  gladly  replace  same  free 
upon  proof  upon  arrival,  but  will  not  be  held 
responsible  for  any  greater  amount  than  was 
originally  paid  for  the  plants.  If  plants  are 
not  as  guaranteed  let  us  know  upon  arrival, 
also  if  railroads  have  not  done  their  part  either 
by  slow  delivery  or  getting  the  packages  to  you 
in  poor  condition  let  us  know. 

Weight  of  Plants. 

Per  100 
Plants. 


Strawberry,  Dunlap  2 lbs. 

Belt,  Pocomoke,  Gibson  4 lbs. 

Red  Raspberries 5 lbs. 

Black  Raspberry  tips  6 lbs. 

Dewberries 4 lbs. 

Grapes  12  lbs. 

Gooseberries  15  lbs. 


These  weights  vary  some,  but  it  will  give,  you 
an  idea  of  the  amount  of  postage  it  will  re- 
quire. 

No.  of  Plants  Required  to  Set  an  Acre. 


3%  by  18  8,297 

24  by  31/2  6,222 

30  by  31/2  4,356 

24  by  48  5,445 


When  you  buy  our  plants  you  are  starting 
right.  They  are  perfect  in  every  way,  and  the 
results  will  be  more  than  satisfactory.  You  can 
look  back  with  gratification  and  pride  when  you 
have  realized  what  wonderful  success  you  have 
had  with  them.  No  where  will  any  person  be 
able  to  produce  a finer  crate  or  box  of  berries 
than  you  can  from  our  Bake  Zone  Plants.  We 
want  you  to  know  this. 

One  of  our  St.  Joseph,  Mich.,  grocery  men 
said,  “Stahelin,  these  are  the  finest  six  cases  of 
berries  that  ever  went  through  our  store.”  And 
tha.t  was  in  the  heart  of  the  greatest  fruit  belt. 
You  run  no  risks  when  you  buy  our  plants. 

Rush  Orders. 

We  have  Western  Union  Telegraph  and  Long 
Distance  Telephone  in  our  Office.  If  you  are 
in  a great  rush  for  your  plants,  wire  us.  Ship- 
ments are  very  often  made  the  same  day  order 
is  received.  We  have  no  agents  for  berry  plants. 
No  one  is  authorized  to  collect  money  for  us. 


Mr.  F.  C.  Stahelin.  Mr.  Carl  A.  Stahelin. 


g*  We  thank  ail  of  our  friends,  old  and  new,  for  their 

C tiberal  patronage  during  the  past,  and  we  come  to  you 

KJ  I vv  I II  this  year  with  a finer  stock  of  plants  than  in  years  past, 

which  we  are  sure  will  please  you  in  every  way.  With  best  wishes  to  all  we 

remain  yours.  - BRIDGMAN  NURSERY  CO. 


We  have  a wonderfully  fine  stock  of  plants 
to  offer  this  year. 

They  are  grown  far  enough  north  to  reach 
the  climax  of  vitality  and  bearing  qualities. 
Seldom  were  plants  grown  to  such  perfection 
in  every  detail. 

The  climate  here  helps. 

The  humidity  and  cool  breezes  from  the  lake 
afford  them  ample  means  to  mature  perfectly. 
Just  compare  our  plants  with  others  and  you 
will  see  at  a glance  how  much  we  excel.  Our 
plants  have  wonderful  bearing  qualities,  and 
are  grown  exclusively  under  our  personal  super- 
vision. Continuous,  persistent  painstaking  care 
brings  their  vitality  to  the  front  in  such  a man- 
ner that  they  will  produce  finer  flavored,  larger, 
and  handsomer  berries  than  plants  not  looked 
after  as  closely  as  ours.  They  come  to  you 
thoroughly  inspected  by  highly  qualified  and 
authorized  Inspectors,  who  have  made  plant 
life  a thorough  study  so  you  can  rest  assured 
when  you  get  our  plants  you  are  getting  the 
very  best. 

New  Customers. 

If  this  should  be  your  first  order,  and  per- 
haps you  are  not  sure  of  the  varieties  you  think 
will  be  best  for  you,  and  your  locality,  or  if  in 
doubt  about  your  soil,  or  its  conditions  or  any- 
thing you  do  not  understand,  our  service  ex- 
pert will  give  you  any  information  you  desire. 

Short  Letters. 

Be  brief  in  your  letters.  Come  to  the  point 
at  once.  USE  INK  if  you  have  it.  Enclose  a 
stamp  for  any  personal  or  private  reply.  Sign 
your  name  plainly.  Give  your  post  office  box, 
route,  and  county. 

If  your  name  is  hard  to  make  out  and  you 
want  to  be  sure  that  our  reply  will  reach  you, 
a self  addressed  envelope  will  help  very  much. 


In  writing  to  us  in  regard  to  any  order  you 
may  have  placed  with  us  this  year,  if  you  will 
give  us  the  date  and  month  you  sent  the  order 
and  the  number  of  your  order  it  will  save  us 
time  in  looking  up  matters. 

A Word  About  Our  New  Catalog. 

Our  new  catalog  has  all  of  the  tried  and 
standard  varieties.  They  make  money  and  sure 
crops  every  time.  It  is  guess  work  trying  out 
new  kinds,  which  enthusiastic  plant  introducers 
try  to  make  you  believe,  not  once  but  often, 
that  this  particular  one  is  IT,  and  a special 
favor  at  so  much  per  DOZEN,  they  will  start 
you  on  the  Henry  route.  You  will  most  always 
find  there  are  a few  things  they  did  not  know, 
or  did  not  say,  and  you  failed  to  make  good 
and  you  have  to  go  way  back,  and  start  over. 

Now  why  not  buy  something  you  know  you 
can  bank  on,  something  that  has  a reputation 
for  being  right,  that  will  sure  bring  home  the 
bacon  every  time.  We  have  no  gold  bricks  for 
sale.  We  have  nothing  but  A-l  plants. 

Exchange  Your  Liberty  Bond. 

We  will  take  any  Liberty  Bond  you  wish  to 
exchange  for  anything  we  offer,  and  will  give 
you  $55.00  worth  of  plants  for  a $50.00  Bond, 
and  $110.00  worth  for  any  $100.00  Bond. 

Packing. 

We  make  no  separate  charge  for  packing 
and  boxes. 

How  to  Send  Your  Money. 

Be  careful  and  sign  your  name  plainly,  your 
express  office,  and  post  office.  Write  them 
carefully.  You  know  the  name  of  your  town, 
but  we  do  not.  Send  us  Express  Order,  Money 
Order,  Draft,  or  personal  Check. 


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BRIDGMAN  NURSERY  COMPANY,  BRIDGMAN,  MICHIGAN 


A Glimpse  at  the  Situation  of  the  Present  Year 


You  are  asked  to  grow  more  Wheat,  Beans, 
Potatoes,  Corn,  Pork,  and  other  grains,  for 
yourself  and  Country.  The  world  needs  these 
products  now,  and  in  the  future.  They  are  in- 
dispensable for  the  fighting  man  and  help  to 
win  battles.  If  you  will  look  up  the  past  sea- 
son’s market  on  fruit,  you  will  see  that  the 
price  was  high  on  all  kinds,  and  it  would  seem 
with  eggs  at  35-60  cents  per  dozen,  Butter  al- 
ways near  the  50  cent  mark,  Lard  20-25  cents 
per  lb.,  Pork  Chops  and  Sirloin  also  near  the 
50  cents  mark,  Milk  9-14  cents  per  quart,  Beans 
15-25  cents  per  pound,  Bananas  25  cents  per 
dozen,  that  all  the  money  spent  would  be  for 
these  things,  that  seem  indispensable.  If  you 
look  a little  closer  you  will  see  the  careful 
housewife  also  buying  Sugar  and  Cans.  Now 
why  does  she  do  this?  She  knows  that  if  she 
has  Jam,  Preserves,  Jellies,  Fruit,  Butter,  and 
some  dried  fruits,  she  has  a cinch  on  the  high 
cost  of  living.  A pound  of  jam  has  nearly  as 
many  calories  in  food  value  as  a pound  of 
steak  or  chops. 

Now  this  means  you  will  have  to  raise  or  buy 
more  fruit.  More  will  have  to  be  grown.  This 


means  you  and  your  neighbor  and  their  friends. 
A general  waking  up  to  the  use  and  value  of 
fruit  will  be  felt  this  year,  to  supplant  the  de- 
struction of  the  many  thousands  of  acres  in 
the  old  world  and  to  add  to  the  increased  de- 
mand in  this  country. 

Everybody  can  raise  fruit,  just  as  well  as  they 
can  raise  a hill  of  potatoes;  it  needs  but  a little 
thought  and  care.  A knowledge  of  your  own 
or  of  someone  you  have  confidence  in  to  tell 
you  what  and  where  to  plant,  how  much,  and 
how  soon.  We  give  you  the  benefit  of  a life’s 
time  experience  in  growing  and  selecting  plants 
that  we  absolutely  know,  and  guarantee  to  have 
no  superior. 

Soft  Drinks. 

The  decreasing  use  of  spirituous  and  malt 
liquors  is  creating  an  extraordinary  and  un- 
usual demand  for  health  beverages  and  soft 
drinks  of  the  unfermented  juices  of  Grape, 
Blackberry,  Raspberry,  Strawberry,  and  other 
fruits,  which  means  a greater  demand  than 
ever  for  fruits  and  their  products,  and  to  the 
fruit  grower  who  realizes  the  situation  it  is 
plain  that  fruit  juices  will  take  the  place  of 
Whiskey,  Brandy,  etc. 


Strawberries  and  Their  Care 


Strawberry  Plant  culture  is  one  of  our  strong 
points.  We  have  entirely  new  fields  to  take 
our  plants  from  every  spring.  We  ship  no 
plants  from  fields  that  have  been  fruited.  Con- 
ditions along  the  lake  shore  are  always  favor- 
able, and  the  plant  is  able  to  mature  in  every 
detail  to  its  utmost  perfection.  Failure  is  un- 
known here.  We  will  guarantee  that  our  plants 
have  not  been  impaired  by  being  repeatedly 
frozen  down  to  the  ground.  We  ship  many 
plants  to  sections  where  the  snows  of  winter 
afford  no  protection  from  blizzards  and  zero 
weather.  The  proximity  of  the  lake  makes  the 
difference.  This  is  an  ideal  fruit  country. 

Growing;  Plants. 

The  growing  of  Strawberry  and  other  small 
fruit  plants  has  reached  wonderful  proportions. 
They  go  to  every  point  in  the  compass,  to  every 
state  in  the  Union,  to  Canada  and  other  points. 
Parties  have  written  to  us  from  Alaska,  the 
European  countries,  in  fact  from  almost  every 
nation  on  the  globe,  about  our  plants. 

We  made  one  shipment  to  Sitka,  Alaska,  this 
year.  Our  long  experience  of  handling  plants 
enables  us  to  make  these  shipments  success- 
fully. If  you  were  up  in  Sitka  and  they  told 
you  that  Stahelin  of  the  Bridgman  Nursery  Co., 
had  shipped  these  plants  up  here  successfully, 
it  might  surprise  you. 

Just  an  acre  or  more  in  small  fruits  will  keep 
you  busy,  and  also  provide  you  a whole  lot  of 
money,  and  if  you  are  close  to  a good  market 
and  have  a few  acres  of  land  that  you  perhaps 
wish  to  hold  for  raise  in  value,  you  can  make 
money  on  it  while  the  land  vis  gaining  in  price. 

Planting. 

There  are  but  few  things  necessary.  A spa.de, 
a pail,  any  light  drag  or  marker,  or  chain,  and  a 
cultivator;  this  is  all  that  is 
necessary  after  it  has  been 
plowed,  dragged  and  rolled 
or  floated  to  get  it  nice  and 
level  so  you  can  see  the 
marks;  then  some  one  to 
make  holes  and  carry  the 
plants  and  some  one  to  set 
them  in  the  ground.  We  take 
a good  spade,  well  sharpened, 
and  make  the  holes  just  a 
little  deeper  than  the  roots 


of  the  plants  require.  Set  it  just  about  as  it 
grew.  Setting  too  deep  means  that  your  crown 
will  be  covered  should  the  wind  blow  or  the 
rain  come. 

Shallow7  Marks. 

Make  your  marks  as  shallow  as  you  can  and 
set  your  plant  even  with  the  ground,  step  firmly 
on  each  side  of  the  plant,  keep  an  eye  on  your 
setter.  If  you  can  pull  out  a plant  by  a leaf, 
it  is  not  firmed  enough.  They  should  be  in 
the  ground  Solid  enough  so  the  leaf  would  tear 
or  break  rather  than  let  the  plant  come  out. 
Watch  this,  not  only  once,  but  continually.  The 
boss  usually  makes  the  holes  and  the  other  fel- 
low puts  in  the  plants,  and  naturally  he  gets 
tired  and  careless  and  forgets.  Now  the  boss 
will  not  forget  so  easy;  this  is  the  main  feature 
of  the  whole  business — get  them  planted  right. 
If  roots  are  not  trimmed  the  plant  is  not  so  eas- 
ily disturbed  when  you  touch  it  with  a hoe,  and 
your  roots  go  down  further  and  take  hold  of 
the  soil  quicker. 

Rainy  Days  are  not  Necessary  to  Set. 

Rainy  days  are  not  the  best.  It  is  not  at  all 
necessary  that  you  wait  for  rain  before  setting. 
You  are  apt  to  get  careless  when  everything  is 
in  best  condition.  Painstaking  setting  pays. 
Risk  planting  when  moderately  dry.  Would 
rather  risk  getting  a little  shower  after  plant- 
ing than  risk  drying  out  after  a rain.  Of  course, 
if  your  hole  showed  no  moisture,  then  you 
would  have  to  wait. 

Just  Try  It. 

Anyone  with  a little  care  can  raise  Straw- 
berries where  any  farm  crop  will  grow.  Straw- 
berries will  grow;  if  the  ground  is  too  dry,  you 
won’t  have  as  good  show  as  you  might  have  if 
it  were  a little  too  wet;  they  will  stand  more 
rain  and  water  than  potatoes 
will;  will  come  through  all 
right  if  entirely  covered  with 
water  for  a few  days.  We 
don’t  advise  setting  where 
this  is  liable  to  happen,  but 
sometimes  there  is  a low  spot 
of  small  dimensions  in  a field, 
and  if  your  water  never  stays 
on  it  more  than  48  to  60 
hours,  your  plants  will  come 
Imperfect.  out  all  right.  Strawberries 


Perfect. 


BRIDGMAN  NURSERY  COMPANY,  BRIDGMAN,  MICHIGAN 


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will  stand  more  water  than 
Raspberries  or  Blackber- 
ries. As  soon  as  you  can, 
go  over  them  with 
a cultivator,  in  a 
day  or  two,  then 
hoe  them  in  the 
row  where  the  cul- 
tivator did  not 
get;  hoe  close  and 
careful.  These  first 
few  hoeings  are 
nice  for  the  ladies 
if  you  can  talk 
them  into  it;  you 
will  not  need  to 
talk  to  them  when 
the  Strawberries 
get  ripe — that’s  the 
time  it  will  be  hard 
to  keep  them  away. 

Keep  up  this  hoeing  and 
cultivating  every  ten  days 
or  two  weeks.  Keep  them 
clean  and  well  hoed.  The 
buds  should  be  picked  off 
the  newly  set  plants,  if  you 
don’t  they  will  start  to  bear 
the  berries  that  are  set  on 
them,  and  this  will  sap  its 
vitality  and  will  take  all  its 
force  and  strength  to  form 
the  berry  in  place  of  mak- 
ing new  runners. 

Nice  Work  for  the  Radies. 

After  a patch  of  Straw- 
berries is  set  and  they 

commence  to  show  new 
life  with  their  nice  green 
glossy  leaves,  and  in  a few 
days  with  their  buds  and 
flowers,  then  the  clever 
housekeeper,  if  she  has 
time,  can  do  her  part. 

These  blossoms  should  be 
picked  off  and  the  little 
weeds  that  commence  to 
show  around  the  plant  and 
everywhere  need  to  be  de- 
stroyed, and  with  a nice 
sharp,  clean,  bright  new 
hoe  it  is  no  hard  task  to 
keep  ahead  of  them.  At  first  there  is  not 
much  to  do.  But  do  it.  Then  when  the 

runners  commence,  if  they  are  everbearing, 

they  should  be  cut  off.  If  other  kinds,  place 
them  around  in  the  rows  till  you  think  you 
have  enough  started  for  your  next  year’s  crop, 
which  should  be  10  to  12  new  on  each  original 
plant  set.  Do  not  let  your  row  get  too  heavy, 
or  dense  with  too  many  plants,  or  your  next 
crop  of  berries  is  apt  to  be  small.  The  good 
housekeeper  can  do  this  and  do  it  right,  and 
her  reward  come  full  and  plenty.  If  everbear- 
ing, in  a few  weeks,  if  others,  in  the  following 
spring,  and  the  very  first  thing  that  gets  ripe, 
and  they  will  belong  to  her  in  addition  to  the 
eggs  and  butter,  and  other  things  she  has  grown. 
One  acre  of  strawberries  will  make  a good  sized 
bank  account  which  will  make  her  independent 
with  which  many  hearts  can  be  made  glad,  the 
the  effort  has  not  been  a very  serious  one. 
You  needed  the  outdoor  exercises  and  it  brought 
you  in  direct  touch  with  nature. 

Preparing  Your  Soil. 

If  you  are  a farmer  and  can  raise  crops  as 
good  as  your  neighbor  you  need  but  little  talk 
on.  subject.  The  main  feature  of  preparing 
soil  is  the  ease  with  which  they  can  be  taken 
care  of.  Remember  about  firming  the  plant 
well  when  it  is  set. 

Mulching. 

If  you  live  in  a country  where  your  soil 
heaves  out  the  wheat,  clover  and  so  on,  in  the 


A Specimen  of  Our  Well  Grown 
Strawberry  Plants. 


time,  mulch  your 
with  wheat  straw, 
ass,  or  pine  needles. 
Anything  that  will 
prevent  repeated 
freezing  and  thawing 
during  the  winter. 
The  best  time  to  ap- 
ply the  mulch  is 
when  the  ground  has 
frozen  so  you  can  go 
on  it  with  your  team. 

When  the  leaves 
commence  to  perk  up 
in  the  spring  rake 
off  toward  the  cen- 
ter. If  you  can’t  get 
it  all  in  there,  re- 
move from  field. 

The  two  cuts  on 
page  2 show  the  dif- 
ference between  the  perfect 
or  male  blossoms  and  the 
imperfect  or  female  blos- 
soms of  strawberry  plants. 
If  you  get  plants  from  old 
beds  or  from  people  who  do 
not  understand  the  business, 
you  are  liable  to  get  all  im- 
perfect flowered  varieties, 
and  thus  lose  a whole  year’s 
work,  but  if  you  grow  pistil- 
late or  imperfect  flowered 
varieties,  you  must  plant 
staminates  near  them  or 
your  fruit  will  be  only  in- 
ferior nubbins. 

How  to  Pack. 

Do  not  try  to  work  in  the 
small  and  poor  berries.  If 
you  are  going  to  send  your 
culls  to  market  you  will  be 
out  boxes,  express,  etc. 
Make  your  package  aver- 
age. Don’t  be  too  fussy 
with  the  packing,  just  make 
it  look  natural.  Too  much 
handling  spoils  the  looks  of 
a berry. 

In  the  Great  Fruit  Belt  of 
Michigan. 

We  are  situated  in  the 
great  Fruit  Belt  of  Michi- 
gan, and  our  Strawberry  Plants  are  not  exposed 
to  the  cold  winds  of  the  plains,  which  are  apt 
to  freeze  the  heart  and  life  out  of  them,  and 
this  accounts  for  the  fact  that  we  are  ahead 
of  the  whole  plant  growing  world. 

Twice  the  number  of  cases  of  strawberries 
are  now  grown  on  an  acre  from  our  plants, 
than  formerly.  If  you  have  access  to  a good 
lot  of  manure  you  are  all  right.  Twenty  tons 
to  an  acre  will  put  your  land  in  condition  to 
bring  you  splendid  returns.  We  have  never 
used  any  commercial  fertilizer  outside  of  stock 
yard  manure.  Pulverized  sheep  manure  is  with- 
in the  reach  of  most  all  garden  flowers.  The 
nitrates,  phosphates,  guano  and  others  all  are 
good  as  your  soil  may  need  them.  Strawberries 
are  great  producers  and  need  food  in  the  soil. 

For  quick  returns  strawberries  will  do  the 
trick. 

It  is  a good  plan  to  spread  your  manure,  horse 
or  cattle,  nice  and  evenly,  and  go  over  it  with 
a disk  or  common  spring  drag.  It  will  pay  to 
do  this  several  times  before  you  plant  your 
field. 

Unpack  the  Plants  When  They  Reach  You. 

We  call  your  attention  to  the  shipment  when 
it  reaches  you,  and  we  wish  to  impress  upon 
you  this  point.  Liberate  them,  as  soon  as  you 
can,  get  them  out  of  the  package  they  came  in, 
cut  open  the  bunches  and  set  them  out  in  a 
trench  of  moist,  loose  soil,  about  as  deep  or  a 


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We  show  you  this  picture  for  two  purposes;  first,  we  want  you  to  notice  how  straight  the  rows  are  made — 
the  same  distance  apart  at  each  end,  and  as  straight  as  a line  can  be  drawn  by  human  hand,  each  mark  being 
made  separately,  one  at  a time,  by  drawing  a chain  across  the  field.  These  lines  were  drawn  by  the  young  man 
whose  picture  you  see  on  the  first  page.  Also  we  wish  you  to  notice  what  a nice  job  of  planting  this  is.  The 
plants  are  identically  the  same  as  the  ones  you  will  get.  All  will  grow  if  you  take  ordinary  care  in  setting  out. 


little  deeper  than  you  would  if  you  were  plant- 
ing- them  permanently.  They  may  touch  each 
other  in  this  trench;  make  an  opening  large 
enough  to  take  the  roots,  place  your  plants  in 
it,  get  the  soil  up  against  the  roots  and  firm 
them  on  each  side  of  the  row,  leaving  no  air 
spaces.  Should  the  plants  be  dry,  take  each 
bunch  and  dip  the  roots  in  water,  drain  off  a 
little  so  they  won’t  be  mussy,  and  set  Ui  the 
trench.  Do  not  wait  until  tomorrow  nor  after 
dinner,  but  now.  They  can  be  left  in  this  trench 
a long  while  and  still  be  in  condition  for  setting 
out.  You  will  be  surprised  how  nice  they  will 
straighten  up  in  24  hours.  If  anything  is  wrong 
you  will  know  it  next  morning. 

Another  Reminder  of  the  Good  Qualities  of  our 
Everbearing  Strawberry. 

When  the  garden  is  dried  up,  the  peas  gone, 
lettuce,  radishes,  string  beans  and  all  those  other 
favorites,  the  raspberries,  blackberries,  goose- 
berries, currants,  all  gone,  and  nothing  in  sight, 
just  think  what  a treat  it  is  to  go  out  in  the 
garden  and  pick  a pailful  of  nice,  luscious 
strawberries,  fresh  and  plump.  No  more  worry 
as  to  what  you  are  going  to  have  for  dinner, 
supper  or  breakfast. 

Set  them  out  in  the  spring  time  and  you  will 
have  those  things  that  go  to  make  life  pleasant 
and  agreeable.  If  you  don’t  have  strawberries 
all  summer  it  is  your  own  fault.  They  will 
grow  and  thrive  anywhere,  north  or  south,  east 
or  west,  wet  or  dry,  high  or  low,  clay  or  sand, 
anywhere  any  garden  truck  will  grow,  there  the 
Everbearing  Strawberry  will  grow.  Hot  weather 
seems  to  have  no  terrors  for  them,  and  cold  is 
the  same.  When  you  can  pick  them  Fourth  of 
July,  Thanksgiving  or  Christmas,  you  must  ad- 
mit that  is  enough.  If  you  want  to  have  these 
berries  all  you  have  to  do  is  to  get  our  kind  and 
set  them  out.  Keep  them  clean  and  you  will 
have  an  abundant  reward.  Don’t  let  your  neigh- 
bor tell  you  that  they  won’t  bear.  Don’t  believe 
his  story.  If  he  has  tried  them,  ask  him  where 
he  got  his  plants  and  how  much  he  paid  for 
them.  He  will  not  tell  you  that  he  got  them 
of  the  Bridgman  Nursery  Co. 

This  is  the  way  a great  many  have  tested  the 
Everbearing  Strawberry:  They  have  answered 
an  advertisement  which  gave  plants  away.  They 
paid  nothing  and  they  got  the  same.  Some  un- 
scrupulous fellows  have  given  away  plants  that 
never  were  any  good  and  never  will  be. 

Now,  the  genuine  Everbearing  plants  that 
give  results  have  not  been  a drug  on  the  mar- 


ket, and  the  demand  for  them  has  been  greater 
than  the  supply,  and  few  people  gave  them 
away. 

Our  plants  have  been  grown  for  you  with 
special  bearing  qualities,  are  healthy  and  strong, 
and  will  give  you  best  of  satisfaction.  Do  not 
delay  any  longer. 

The  High  Cost  of  Living. 

To  the  man  in  the  city  the  cost  of  living  is 
a great  problem.  Water,  air  and  daylight  are 
about  the  only  things  that  are  not  up  in  price. 
You  cannot  name  a single  thing  that  has  not 
advanced.  And  as  he  looks  into  the  future  he 
can  see  nothing  that  will  cheer  him;  every  turn 
of  the  market  is  upward,  and  it  is  a bare  ex- 
istence for  a great  many.  The  matter  of  fruit 
is  out  of  all  question.  Now  it  seems  to  us  that 
it  is  the  wise  thing  to  help  him  out  a little  by 
raising  more  fruit,  because  there  is  money  in 
it,  there  is  a great  demand,  and  it  doesn’t  take 
a great  amount  of  land  to  produce  a lot  of 
luxuries  that  are  much  needed;  people  would 
buy  ten  times  the  amount  of  berries  if  they 
were  within  their  reach.  Why  not  go  after 
some  of  this  easy  money? 

General  Culture  of  Strawberries. 

May  be  summed  up  in  a few  lines. 

Good  soil  in  good  condition. 

Good  plants  well  set. 

Good  care  after  planting,  and  mulching  if 
your  soil  heaves. 

Getting  Full  Market  Returns. 

Be  honest  in  packing.  A nice  clean  package, 
without  stains  or  finger  marks,  showing  a care- 
ful hand  at  the  finish  will  greatly  help  sales. 
Have  everything  neat — no  poor  or  broken  boxes, 
no  soft  or  green  berries,  leaves  or  other  rub- 
bish. Stencil  or  mark  your  package  plainly, 
and  nail  your  cover  on  square  with  short  nails. 

$300  to  $1,200  on  One  Acre  set  with  our 
Quality  Plants  is  no  uncommon  occurrence. 
It  is  the  special  care  that  we  have  taken  with 
them  that  brings  such  results.  This  is  easy 
money.  It  comes  early  in  the  season.  Almost 
the  first  real  money  crop  of  the  year,  and  is  a 
great  help  in  many  ways.  About  all  you  have 
had  to  do  to  them  this  year  was  wait  for  them  to 
get  ripe.  Strawberries  are  relished  by  most 
every  living  person  that  has  good  red  blood 
flowing  in  his  veins.  When  mother  says, 
“Short  Cake.”  there  is  life  in  the  camp  and  that 
is  but  one  of  the  uses  you  can  put  them  to. 


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The  life  of  a fruit  grower  and 
his  surroundings  are  most 
pleasing;  not  as  binding  as 
dairying,  which  needs  looking 
after  almost  every  minute  of 
the  day.  Stock  and  grain  rais- 
ing is  about  the  same.  Your 
fruit  comes  and  goes  in  a short 
time,  always  ready  cash,  no 
trade  or  barter. 

One  Reason  Our  Plants  Are 
Sold  So  Cheap. 

We  own  our  farm,  the  soil 
of  which  is  ideally  perfect  for 
the  growing  of  THE  VERY 
BEST  PLANTS.  Our  office 
force  consists  of  the  home  fam- 
ily as  much  as  possible.  We 
announce  to  you  in  the  papers 
with  as  little  space  as  we  think 
we  can  attract  your  attention. 

Never  use  a whole  page  to  tell 
you  when  we  think  a smaller 
space  will  do  the  same  thing, 
and  we  use  papers  of  national 
repute  only,  whose  representa- 
tives come  here  and  look  over 
our  fields,  pick,  taste,  and  take 
home  samples  of  our  ever- 
bearing  berries  to  their  mothers  and  sweet- 
hearts. Personal  representatives  from  Farm 
& Home,  Orange  Judd  Farmer,  Farm  Journal, 
American  Agriculturist,  Successful  Farming, 
Country  Gentleman,  and  others  are  regular 
visitors  at  our  home  and  farm  every  year. 
They  usually  come  in  the  fall  about  hog  kill- 
ing time,  when  spare  ribs  and  strawberries 
make  a nice  combination,  and  we  always  have 
a very  pleasant  time  with  them,  and  they  con- 
tinually urge  us  to  use  more  space  and  let  the 
public  know  what  wonderful  success  our  Ever- 
bearing  Strawberries  are.  We  would  be  justi- 
fied in  using  whole  pages  of  all  the  leading 
papers  to  let  everybody  know,  but  that  costs 
lots  of  money  and  we  rely  upon  you  to  let  your 
neighbor  know. 

Advertising. 

We  try  to  save  as  much  of  this  as  we  pos- 
sibly can,  and  give  it  to  you  in  plants  and  ex- 


CHICAGO 


pect  you  to  do  our  advertising — 
you  who  know  and  have  seen 
the  wonderful  results  you  have 
had  with  them. 

We  sometimes  get  letters 
telling  us  they  have  bought  of 
this  and  that  Nursery  and  wish 
to  try  ours.  Now  right  on  the 
face  of  this  inquiry  you  can 
see  that  they  were  not  satisfied 
with  their  previous  purchases. 
We  would  say  this  to  you  if 
you  have  bought  plants  year  in 
and  out  from  some  nursery  that 
has  given  entire  satisfaction  in 
every  way.  Quality,  price  and 
all  do  not  change  because  we 
can  do  no  more  than  satisfy 
you,  which  has  been  our  con- 
tinuous aim  since  we  have  been 
in  business. 

Just  a Little  Digression. 

We  have  a customer  in  a 
small  Indiana  town  who  buys 
heavily  and  repeatedly.  One 
of  our  competitors,  thinking  he 
would  like  the  customer,  made 
a personal  appeal  to  him,  stat- 
ing that  the  goods  he  would 
furnish  would  be  just  as  good,  grown  in  the 
same  locality  and  would  save  him  some  money. 
After  making  the  bid,  and  being  turned  down, 
the  competitor  was  frank  enough  to  tell  us  that 
we  were  awfully  strong  with  that  Indiana  party 
for  he  told  him  that  he  knew  Stahelin’s  Plants 
were  good,  that  he  was  satisfied  and  would  buy 
of  him  as  long  as  he  or  Stahelin  lived.  That’s 
going  some.  I have  no  chance  there  he  said. 

Send  Your  Orders  as  Early  as  You  Can. 

' As  it  helps  all  around  we  can  gauge  our  busi- 
ness, get  everything  ready.  “Be  Prepared  You 
Know.”  The  word  preparedness  becomes  al- 
most of  daily  use  since  we  have  learned  its 
worth,  many  failures,  business  and  others, 
would  not  have  occurred  had  it  been  observed. 
So  we  say  be  prepared,  get  plenty  of  plants, 
and  take  good  care  of  them  and  success  is  sure 
to  be  yours. 


SAINT 
JOSEPH 
Home  of  the 
Bridgman 
Nursery  Co. 


We  would  be  very  much  pleased  if  our  customers  who  have  good  straw- 
berry plantings,  with  good  surroundings,  etc.,  would  send  us  pictures  of  their 
strawberry  fields.  If  the  owner  of  the  patch,  and  his  family,  appear  in  the 
picture,  so  much  the  better. 


We  should  venture  to  say  that  more  Strawberries  are  grown  in  this  immediate  vicinity 
than  in  any  other  section  of  the  world.  There  is  not  one  acre  in  100  that  gets  any  mulch- 
ing, and  that  would  be  from  some  one  who  has  not  lived  here  very  long  and  who  was 
accustomed  to  mulch  his  beds  where  he  had  lived.  This  seems  to  be  nature’s  selection 
for  strawberry  plant  life.  They  have  a long  time  to  ripen  and  harden  up  before  the 
winter  weather  comes,  when  they  are  usually  covered  with  snow,  which  gives  them  the 
covering  of  nature,  and  just  enough  cold  to  harden  up  and  have  them  in  fit  condition  to 
ship  to  any  distant  point.  The  plants  always  come  out  in  the  spring  time  in  the  very 
best  condition,  full  of  real  active  life  and  energy,  and  are  immune  to  any  change  of 
climate  you  may  subject  them  to.  This  is  one  of  the  reasons  why  they  are  prime  favorites 
all  over  this  country.  In  all  of  our  dealings  with  customers  we  have  never  had  one  say 
that  the  plants  would  not  grow,  if  the  package  arrived  in,  or  any  where  near,  the  time 
that  a package  is  supposed  to  travel  from  us  to  the  customer.  Plants  that  are  grown  in 
a warm  sunny  climate  and  are  used  to  continual  sunshine  and  have  seen  no  winter  of 
any  kind  are  apt  to  be  too  tender,  and  the  change  from  there  to  your  locality  might  not 
be  as  sure  of  success  as  those  that  are  grown  farther  north. 


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Everbearing  Strawberries 


Everbearing  strawberries  continue  to  in- 
crease in  popularity  at  home  and  in  the  market. 
At  this  time,  nearly  the  end  of  October,  the 
plants  are  loaded  with  blossoms  and  ripe  and 
green  berries.  They  will  continue  to  bear  until 
winter  comes.  The  berries  are  large,  good 
flavor  and  in  great  abundance.  You  would 
hardly  believe  that  a plant  set  in  the  spring- 
time would  be  able  to  bring  forth  such  a lot 
of  fine  fruit,  in  but  a few  weeks  after  setting 
them  out,  and  continue  to  do  so  until  the 
ground  is  frozen  hard.  We  have  often  picked 
berries  a month  after  ice  had  frozen  an  inch 
thick. 

Fertilizer  for  Everbearing  Strawberries. 

Just  as  soon  as  you  can  after  you  get  this 
catalog,  draw  and  scatter  your  manure  over 
the  ground  on  which  you  are  going  to  plant 
your  strawberries,  both  everbearing  and  others. 
The  everbearing  will  bear  in  proportion  to  the 
food  they  get.  On  poor  thin  soil  your  crop 
will  be  light.  On  good  ground  well  fertilized 
the  results  will  be  amazing.  Such  great 
amounts  of  fruit  from  the  newly  set  plants  will 
surely  astonish  you  and  your  friends. 

You  should  not  expect  these  plants  to  bring 
you  grand  results  on  poor  soil,  for  they  can  not 
draw  all  of  their  needs  out  of  the  air.  Put 
something  where  the  roots  can  find  it,  some- 
thing to  work  and  live  on;  material  for  a sur- 
plus, and  the  foliage  and  roots  will  soon  draw 
to  the  surface  a profusion  of  radiance  and 
splendor  satisfying  to  the  most  exacting  person. 
Setting  Out  the  Everbearing  Strawberry  Plant. 

After  your  soil  has  been  put  in  best  possible 
condition  your  surroundings  will  permit,  then 
mark  oft  your  ground  as  follows:  For  field  cul- 
ture, 12  to  3 6 inch  rows,  for  hill  culture,  15 
inches  apart.  Make  the  hole  with  a spade  just 
a little  deeper  than  you  need  it.  Put  your 
plant  in  place,  firm  on  both  sides  well,  and  they 
will  grow. 

The  Plants  to  Buy. 

If  you  buy  your  Everbearing  Plants  of  nurs- 
eries that  make  them  a specialty  you  will  be 
certain  of  success.  Sometimes  just  a little  dif- 
ference in  the  original  nrice  of  the  plants  means 
success  or  failure  to  you. 


Superb  Everbearing  Strawberries. 

Cut  Off  All  Runners. 

In  growing  Everbearing  Strawberries  you 
will  have  but  fair  success  if  you  try  to  grow 
berries  and  runners  from  the  same  plant.  Keep 
them  clipped  off,  let  the  strength  all  go  to  the 
new  vine  or  plant  set  this  spring,  which  will 
then  grow  to  immense  size,  and  soon  your  time 
will  be  pleasantly  and  profitably  occupied  pick- 
ing berries  such  as  you  never  dreamed  of,  and 
amounts  that  will  surely  surnrise  you. 

Progressive  or  Superb. 

There  are  but  two  kinds  that  h ve  been  suc- 
cessful with  us,  Progressive  and  Superb,  and 
they  seem  to  alternate  with  the  seasons.  One 
season  Progressive  seems  best,  next  Superb 
seems  best,  and  have  a slight  lead.  Both  are 
good  and  each  fill  their  place. 

How  Many  to  Set  for  a Family  of  Five  and 
Company. 

Twelve  rows  100  feet  long,  set  15  inches  apart, 
will  take  about  1,000  plants.  These  need  not 
be  over  15  inches  apart  if  you 
keep  off  all  new  runners.  If  your 
soil  is  good  you  will  get  enough 
for  yourself,  your  Company,  your 
friends,  and  some  for  sale.  We 
have  seen  hills  that  seemed 
to  have  done  a little  bet- 
ter than  the  rest  that  look- 
ed as  if  they  would  yield 
from  four  to  six  quarts. 
We  have  picked  everbearing 
berries  that  would  weigh 
over  an  ounce  apiece,  from 
plants  that  were  set  in  the 
spring  time  of  the  same 
year,  in  April  or  May,  and 
you  would  be  getting  berries 
in  June,  July,  August,  Sep- 
tember, October,  and  often 
in  November.  Planting  ever- 
bearing  Strawberry  Plants  is 
just  like  planting  Potatoes, 
Cabbages,  or  any  garden 
crop  you  expect  to  harvest 
in  the  same  fall. 


You  can  not  grow  berries  and 
plants  from  the  same  vine  and 
have  the  best  of  success.  If  you 
grow  plants  you  will  not  get  much 
fruit.  It  will  be  one  or  the  other. 


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Senator  Dunlap. 


General  List  of  Strawberry  Plants 


We  wish  to  draw  your  attention  to  our  large  and  perfect  collection  of  Strawberry  Plants, 
both  June  and  Fall  Bearing. 

We  have  been  growing  Strawberries  for  market  for  many  years,  and  know  certain  qualities 
are  necessary  to  produce  the  best.  You  want  to  get  the  money  as  soon  as  you  can  and  as  long 
as  you  can.  To  do  this  your  plants  should  be  strong  in  vitality,  healthy  and  productive.  They 
should  come  from  new  fields  where  they  have  been  grown  for  resetting  purposes. 

We  know  of  no  crop  which  will  give  you  so  much  money  for  your  labor  as  you  will  get 
out  of  a few  acres  of  Strawberries.  Everybody  likes  to  pick  them.  The  larger  the  patch  the 
easier  it  will  be  to  get  pickers,  and  right  here  your  mistakes  will  show  if  your  plants  are  not 
healthy  and  strong. 

The  descriptions  we  give  of  our  plants  are  true  and  you  can  rely  on  them.  It  is  to  our  in- 
terest as  well  as  yours  to  get  you  started  right.  Size,  color,  firmness  and  productiveness  are  of 
greatest  importance.  Quality  and  season  also  count.  If  you  have  made  the  right  selection,  suit- 
able for  your  location,  you  are  started  right.  One  acre  of  strawberries  will  grow  from  two  to 
seven  hundred  cases,  and  will  give  you  all  the  way  from  $100  to  $800. 

Strawberry  money  comes  in  early;  it  brings  you  in  touch  with  leading  business  men,  when 
you  come  to  sell,  and  will  keep  you  abreast  of  the  times.  There  will  be  no  occasion  to  look  at 
the  nickels  so  closely.  They  will  be  larger;  there  will  be  dollars  where  there  were  nickels.  Your 
boys  and  girls,  wife  and  mother-in-law  will  all  be  good  natured  when  the  Strawberry  is  ripe 
and  ready  to  pick.  Now  comes  the  golden  harvest,  now  comes  the  money  that  we  have  wanted. 
All  have  something  they  want,  and  if  you  made  your  patch  large  enough  there  will  be  plenty 
and  to  spare.  An  acre  of  strawberries  will  correct  many  financial  difficulties. 

Set  them  on  a good  piece  of  land.  Your  berries  ^viIl  be  nicer,  larger  and  better  if  set  on  your 
best  ground.  An  acre  of  Strawberries  is  worth  from  5 to  20  acres  of  corn  any  time.  You  will 
have  the  buyers  lined  up  for  future  sales.  Give  your  berries  good  clean  cultivation. 

New  Varieties.  We  always  have  new  varieties  in  our  test  beds.  If  they  prove  of  value,  we 
offer  them  to  our  trade. 


June  Bearing  Varieties 


SENATOR  DUNLAP  does  well  in  most  local- 
ities, is  a fine  table  and  canning  berry,  a good 
shipper,  an  excellent  cropper. 

You  can’t  go  wrong  if  you  set  Stahelin’s  Dun- 
laps, which  by  continuous  selection  for  health, 
vigor,  and  productiveness  have  continued  to 
improve  under  our  system  of  cultivating  this 
strain,  until  they  are  recognized  by  Fruit  Plant 
Inspectors,  by  men  thoroughly  versed  in  the 
ways  of  fancy  fruit  culture,  by  nurserymen,  by 
our  neighbors  as  a plant  of  highest  merit,  with 
productive  qualities  unsurpassed.  The  berry  is 
a beautiful  crimson  color,  large  size,  firm  dark 
red  flesh,  its  bright  golden  seeds  making  it  very 
attractive.  On  account  of  its  great  firmness 
it  can  be  shipped  to  distant  markets.  Holds 
up  a long  while  after  being  picked. 

The  wonderful  vigor  of  the  plant  will  fill  your 
row  a long  time  before  any  of  the  others  get 
fairly  started.  Right  here  your  future  success 
lies  for  a beautiful  crop  of  large  showy  berries. 
The  plant  makes  runners  so  freely  that  it  would 
cover  the  entire  surface  of  the  ground,  and 


you  must  check  it  by  keeping  the  row  cut  down 
to  about  eight  inches  wide.  Don’t  let  the  plants 
mat  too  thickly,  then  they  will  have  a chance 
to  produce  berries  of  which  you  will  be  proud. 

You  would  not  expect  to  raise  25  to  30  chick- 
ens in  a soap  box.  You  would  either  sell  or 
give  away,  or  buy  a larger  box  for  more  room, 
neither  would  you  expect  very  large  radishes 
or  cabbages  if  you  sowed  ten  times  more  seed 
than  you  needed. 

The  idea  is  this:  Give  them  room.  If  you  wish 
to  supply  your  grocer,  your  table,  or  make 
shipments,  Dunlaps  will  be  the  very  best  every 
time  for  dollars  and  quarts.  If  you  will  get 
our  Improved  Dunlap  they  will  stand  most  any 
kind  of  weather,  do  best  in  a soil  that  is  not 
too  high  or  dry.  Be  sure  to  get  enough  of  our 
Improved  Dunlaps. 

PARSON’S  BEAUTY  (Medium  Season).  This 
variety  is  adapted  to  the  cooler  sections.  The 
plant  is  healthy  and  strong.  Berries  of  very 
delicious  flavor.  Ideal  berry  for  long  distance 
shipments. 


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AROMA  (Per.)  A popular  berry  grown  by 
many  in  place  of  the  Gandy.  Foliage  smooth, 
deep  green,  of  spreading  habit.  The  leaves  are 
long,  broad  and  clean.  As  a pollenizer  for  late 
pistillates  it  is  unexcelled,  and  its  picking  sea- 
son is  usually  long,  as  the  blooms  begin  to  open 
medium  early  and  continue  until  late.  The 
berries  of  this  variety  are  very  large,  bright  red. 
The  flavor  of  the  fruit  is  deliciously  aromatic 
and  very  rich,  the  flesh  is  smooth  and  solid. 
A popular  berry  in  the  South. 

AUGUST  LUTHER  (Per.)  Plants  are  healthy 
and  make  a good  row.  The  fruit  is  of  good 
size,  roundish,  bright  red,  firm  and  very  easily 
picked.  It  succeeds  best  on  rather  light  soil. 
One  of  the  best  early  varieties. 

BRANDYWINE  (Per.)  The  berries  are 
glossy  crimson,  very  handsome,  firm  and  solid, 
excellent  in  quality,  with  fine  aromatic  flavor. 
Plant  is  remarkably  vigorous,  hardy  and  ex- 
ceedingly productive.  Mideason  to  late.  Thrives 
best  on  good  strong  soil. 

BEDERWOOl)  (Per.)  One  of  the  very  best 
early  varieties  for  home  use  or  market.  It  is 
a splendid  grower,  making  a large  number  of 
strong  runners.  It  has  a perfect  blossom,  and 
is  immensely  productive.  Fruit  of  good  size, 
light  red,  medium  firmness  and  good  quality. 
One  of  the  best  to  plant  with  early  blooming 
pistillate  varieties. 

BUBACH  (Imp.)  Fruit  large  and  handsome, 
roundish  conical,  bright  scarlet,  moderately 
firm.  Plant  a strong  grower,  with  large,  healthy 
foliage  and  very  productive.  Succeeds  on  heavy 
soil.  Desirable  for  home  use  or  near  market. 
Best  grown  in  hedge  or  half-matted  row.  We 
always  run  out  of  stock  long  before  the  close 
of  the  season.  It  is  firm  enough  for  ordinary 
shipping.  Season  early  to  medium.  We  have 


this  year  one  of  the  largest  and  finest 
stocks  we  have  ever  grown.  These 
are  absolutely  pure  Bubach  that  con- 
tinues so  popular. 

CHARLES  THE  FIRST.  Charles 
the  First  has  proven  itself  one  of  the 
very  best  early  berries  on  the  market, 
and  the  demand  from  those  that  have 
tried  it  is  very  large,  and  ofttimes  it 
is  the  only  early  berry  planted;  it  rip- 
ens with  Michel  Early,  is  very  pro- 
ductive, yielding  more  quarts  of  fine, 
large,  berries  than  any  other  early  va- 
riety. It  is  a strong  fertilizer,  and  very 
thrifty  grower;  berries  are  large,  reg- 
ular in  form,  of  good  color  and  quality. 
Recommended  by  our  most  successful 
berry  growers.  We  have  reduced  the 
price  on  them,  having  grown  a large 
stock. 

CRESCENT  (Imp.)  An  old  variety, 
and  still  very  popular  with  some  grow- 
ers. A berry  of  fair  size  and  flavor, 
productive.  Good  plant  maker;  one 
of  the  best  berries  to  resist  spring 
frosts;  not  very  firm,  still  firm  enough 
for  near  markets.  Medium  early. 

EARLY  OZARK  (Per.)  A wonder- 
ful large  berry  of  excellent  flavor, 
round  as  a dollar  and  nearly  as  big, 
firm,  and  a berry  that  should  outclass 
all  other  varieties.  Foliage  erect  and 
very  attractive.  Supposed  to  be  a 
seedling  of  Aroma  and  Excelsior. 

GANDY  (Per.)  One  of  the  leading 
late  varieties  with  fruit  growers  all 
over  the  country.  The  plant  is  a strong 
grower,  fruit  is  large  and  firm.  Re- 
quires strong  soil  and  fertilizers  to  do 
its  best.  It  is  very  late  and  a big, 
showy  berry.  Gandy  is  always  quoted 
at  the  highest  price  and  sells  quickly 
at  top  prices.  Gandy  for  late  fancy 
berries.  We  have  a fine  stock. 

GLEN  MARY  (Bisex.)  A well  known  vari- 
ety, bright  green  foliage,  upright  grower.  The 
Glen  Mary  is  semi-staminate.  Berries  are  big, 
dark  red  beauties,  with  prominent  seeds  of 
bright  yellow;  the  meat  is  rich  and  juicy,  crim- 
son in  color.  They  are  of  high  flavor.  As  a 
good  firm  shipper  it  is  very  popular;  for  fancy 
market  there  are  few,  if  any,  better,  and  for 
this  reason  it  is  popular  with  both  the  large 
and  small  grower. 

GIBSON  (Per.)  A wonderful  Strawberry. 
Gibson  commences  to  bear  with  Senator  Dun- 
lap, Warfield,  etc.;  owing  to  its  productiveness 
it  continues  till  quite  late,  so  we  class  it  with 
our  medium  late  varieties.  It  is  a very  strong 
grower,  with  long  roots  that  withstand  dry 
weather,  has  plenty  of  dark  green  foliage  to 
protect  its  enormous  crop  of  fruit  from  the 
direct  rays  of  the  sun. 

The  vines  are  loaded  with  berries.  You  will 
hardly  understand  how  the  plants  can  produce 
such  quantities  of  fruit. 

Berry  is  extra  large.  One  of  our  very  largest 
strawberries. 

Beautiful  dark  glossy  red.  The  flesh  of  the 
berry  is  red  clear  through.  Calyx  bright  green, 
adding  to  its  beauty  and  market  value. 

Flavor  fine;  a perfect  table  and  canning  berry 
and  owing  to  its  tough  skin  is  one  of  the  very 
best  shipping  varieties. 

Nearly  round  and  regular. 

Fruit  stems  are  plenty,  strong  and  upright. 
This  keeps  the  fruit  out  ofithe  sand,  where  they 
are  clean  and  easy  to  find  and  pick. 

The  Gibson  has  been  grown  extensively  in 
this  county  for  several  years,  and  is  one  of  the 
most  profitable  commercial  strawberries  in  the 
great  “Fruit  Belt.”  Will  produce  650  cases  on 
an  acre.  Growers  are  setting  Gibson  in  large 
lots. 


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HA VERI/AND  (Imp.)  This  is  a mid-season 
producer  and  has  more  competition  as  such 
than  either  the  earlier  or  late  varieties.  The 
plants  are  healthy,  vigorous  and 
large,  producing  ample  runners, 
and  is  a product  of  recognized 
ability.  It  is  an  extremely  hardy 
variety  and  so  productive  that 
the  stems  are  unable  to  hold  the 
fruit  from  the  ground.  This 
makes  mulching  desirable,  and 
that  would  assist  rapid  handling 
at  picking  time. 

KELLOGG’S  PRIZE.  This 
is  a pistillate  variety  and  is 
claimed  to  cover  a 
long  season.  We 
sold  every  plant  last 
year  before  we  were 
aware  of  it,  and  had 
none  to  fruit.  The 
originator  describes 
it  as  follows:  “Kel- 

logg’s Prize  contin- 
ued to  bear  a little 
later  than  the  Sam- 
ple and  Steven’s  Late 
Champion,  and  was 
the  last  to  be  found 
on  the  vines.  It  was 
the  remark  of  some 
of  my  customers  that 
they  did  not  know 
that  Strawberries 
grew  so  large.  If  the 
public  knew  of  the 
value  of  this  variety 
the  demand  for 
plants  could  not  be 
supplied.”  Very  highly  colored,  with  golden 
seeds,  the  rich  coloring  extending  to  the  center; 
flavor  delicious,  the  cap  is  ample  and  in  har- 
mony with  the  size  of  the  berries. 

MARSHALL  (Per.)  A very  large  and  hand- 
some berry  and  one  which  responds  to  strong 
soil  and  thorough  cultivation  remarkably.  It 
needs  plenty  of  manure.  Marshall  will  not 
stand  neglect.  The  fruit  is  excellent  in  every 
way,  and  when  given  the  proper  soil  and  treat- 
ment, it  gives  large  crops  of  fancy  fruit. 

POCOMOKE  (Per.)  From  the  standpoint  of 
a commercial  grower,  this  comes  very  near 
being  a perfect  variety.  It  is  a healthy,  lux- 
uriant grower,  making  plenty  of  runners,  and 
is  an  abundant  bearer  of  large,  Arm,  bright  red 
berries.  Never  misshapen  and  holds  up  in  size 
better  than  a great  many  varieties.  It  is  a 
superior  berry  in  every  way.  Very  popular  as 
a canner.  Needs  no  petting  and  will  produce 
large  crops  under  reasonably  good  culture. 

SAMPLE  (Imp.)  Season  very  late.  The 
Sample  Strawberry  is  admired  by  everyone 
who  has  seen  it.  Berry  is  of  large  size  and  fine 
quality,  quite  firm;  continues  a long  time  in 
fruit;  the  berries  are  large  to  the  last.  It  will 
yield  as  many  berries  as  the  Haverland,  and 
will  average  as  large  as  the  Bubach.  Colors  all 
over  at  once.  Foliage  perfect,  fruit  perfect. 
Needs  no  petting.  Sample  is  one  of  our  best 
late  strawberries,  and  you  will  like  them. 

STEVENS’  LATE  CHAMPION  (Per.)  This 
new  late  variety  seems  to  do  well  wherever 
tested.  Very  large,  fine  flavored,  bright  color, 
good  shipper,  a fine  bed  maker,  a heavy  yield- 
er,  fine  foliage.  It  ripens  later  than  the  Gandy. 
It  certainly  is  a strong  and  healthy  grower, 
and  a prolific  bearer.  For  late  market  it  is 
ahead  of  Gandy. 

UNCLE  JIM  (Per.)  Very  large  size,  im- 
mensely productive,  reliable  variety;  rich  col- 
or, good  flavor,  fine  for  table  or  market;  should 
be  included  in  every  collection.  Uncle  Jim  is 
also  known  as  Dornan,  and  we  believe  is  sold 
under  several  other  names;  it  is  good  enough 


Warfield, 

for  them  all.  We  have  such  a nice  thrifty 
stock  of  them  that  we  think  you  should  have 
some  with  every  collection  of  strawberries. 

WARFIELD  (Imp.)  One  of  the  oldest,,  best 
known  varieties  of  strawberries  grown,  and  it 
still  has  many  staunch  friends  scattered  every- 
where, who  have  grown  it  regularly  and  find 
it  one  of  the  best.  It  is  a good  sized  berry, 
dark  color,  fine  flavor,  very  productive.  War- 
field  grows  particularly  well  on  heavy  soils,  a 
clay  soil  seems  to  be  its  home.  Wherever  you 
offer  Warfield  berries  for  sale  you  have  no 
trouble  in  getting  customers.  For  canning  pur- 
poses it  has  no  superior. 

LADY  THOMPSON.  Berries  medium  in  size 
and  very  rich  flavor.  It  is  extensively  grown 
throughout  the  South  and  is  also  becoming 
very  popular  in  the  North.  Very  productive, 
a thrifty  grower,  and  a great  drought  resister. 
I'  WM.  BELT  (Per.)  A very  fancy  berry  in 
every  way;  in  size  it  is  all  one  can  ask,  of  the 
very  finest  flavor,  beautiful  bright  red  color, 
grown  for  fancy  trade,  it  commands  top  prices 
on  every  market;  very  prolific,  plant  free 
grower,  and  should  be  in  every  collection  of 
fancy  fruit.  It  is  one  of  the  most  attractive 
berries  that  ever  was  put  in  a box;  has  a nice 
green  calyx  and  the  berry,  which  is  a fire  red, 
has  an  extra  blush  at  its  tip.  the  color  radiat- 
ing makes  it  one  that  you  will  notice  among 
the  best.  A most  tempting  and  delicious  berry, 
looks  like  a blushing  June  bride,  and  who  could 

7 help  but  like  it. 

'>  DR.  BURRELL  (“Million  Dollar”  Straw- 
berry). We  have  not  fruited  Dr.  Burrill,  but 
will  give  you  the  introducer’s  description.  In 
plant  growth  Dr.  Burrill  is  a marvel.  Its  long 
and  heavy  root  system  makes  it  a perfect 
drouth  resister.  Its  foliage  is  large  and  of  a 
beautiful  dark  green,  having  a tough  leaf  tissue 
insuring  its  entire  freedom  from  all  leaf  spots. 
The  mother  plants  grow  large  and  are  heavy- 
crown  builders,  making  it  unequalled  for  hill 
culture  and  it  is  equally  well  adapted  for  any 
of  the  other  systems  of  culture. 


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Grapes 

Grapes  are  one  of  the  most  ancient  and  cele- 
brated of  fruits,  and  have  been  grown  from 
time  immemorial  in  almost  all  lands.  They  are 
found  growing  wild  in  the  high  and  low  lands, 
and  adapt  themselves  to  almost  any  climate. 
Once  planted,  they  will  live  a lifetime;  have 
been  known  to  live  and  bear  over  one  hundred 
years.  The  demand  for  grapes  was  better  last 
year  than  ever  and  prices  were  higher.  In 
view  of  the  fact  that  so  many  vineyards  have 
been  destroyed  in  the  countries  ravaged  by  the 
present  war  there  will  be  a shortage  of  vine- 
yard products,  and  the  American  grower  will 
be  the  gainer.  Should  be  planted  about  eight 
by  twelve,  requiring  about  four  hundred  and 
twenty-five  per  acre.  Grapes  are  very  tempt- 
ing fruit,  and  can  be  grown  in  any  locality.  If 
you  have  not  planted  any  try  some  this  year, 
and  get  one  of  the  luxuries  that  will  cost  you 
but  little  effort. 

Grapes  should  receive  regular  trimming,  cut- 
ting off  all  the  new  growth  but  four  laterals, 
two  each  side  of  the  main  stalk,  and  these 
trellised  on  the  wire  so  they  nearly  meet  the 
laterals  reaching  from  the  next  vine,  making 
it  nearly  one  continuous  line  of  laterals,  one  on 
each  wire;  no  side  shoots  of  any  kind.  This 
is  the  Michigan  way,  and  we  raise  many  thou- 
sand carloads  of  grapes  in  this  (Berrien) 
county.  The  grape  would  make  jelly,  jam, 
preserves,  raisins,  cordial,  wine,  Vinegar  and 
grape  juice,  besides  other  table  uses.  It  re- 
sponds readily  to  good  cultivation  and  fer- 
tilizing. 

CONCORD.  A large  blue  black  grape,  ripens 
in  northern  states  about  the  middle  of  Septem- 
ber. A vigorous  grower,  the  standard  for  pro- 
ductiveness and  hardiness  all  over  the  country. 
We  advise  setting  Concord  for  late  crop.  They 
are  an  excellent  grape  and  will  please  you. 
Seventy-five  per  cent  of  the  grapes  grown  here 
are  Concord.  They  will  outbear  any  other  va- 
riety, and  when  ripe  are  of  best  flavor,  stand 
shipping  to  long  distances,  and  many  carloads 
from  here  go  to  Oklahoma,  Kansas,  Missouri, 
Minnesota  and  other  states. 

MOORE’S  EARLY.  Black,  berries  and 
bunch  much  larger  than  Concord,  very  sweet, 
being  the  finest  table  grapes  on  the  market. 
Vine  exceedingly  hardy  and  has  been  exposed 
to  temperature  of  20  degrees  below  zero  with- 
out injury.  It  is  one  of  the  few  varieties  that 
is  almost  exempt  from  mildew  or  disease.  Its 
earliness,  good  quality  and  fine  appearance 
make  it  a very  profitable  market  variety.  Wq. 
heartily  recommend  it. 

DELAWARE.  Red.  The  standard  of  excel- 
lence. Ripens  with  Concord.  Bunch  and  berry 
medium,  compact,  flesh  juicy,  very  sweet  and 
refreshing;  vine  very  hardy  and  productive; 
requires  rich  soil. 

CAMPBELL’S  EARLY.  This  is  a new  grape 
of  great  promise,  excellent  quality  and  very 
productive.  It  ripens  with  Moore’s  Early  and 
improves  in  flavor  for  some  time  after  being 
ripe.  An  extra  large  cluster  and  berry  of  glossy 
black  color  with  a beautiful  blue  bloom;  pulp 
sweet  and  juicy.  Seeds  part  readily  from  the 
pulp.  The  vines  can  stand  exceptionally  cold 
weather,  having  been  subjected  to  18  degrees 
below  zero  without  any  apparent  harm. 


NIAGARA.  The  leading  white  grape 
throughout  the  country.  Fruit  is  large  and  of 
fine  quality;  there  is  none  that  equals  Niagara. 
Color  is  greenish  white,  changing  to  pale  yel- 
low when  fully  ripe.  Skin  thin.  Clusters  oft- 
times  weigh  as  much  as  two  pounds.  Vine  is 
exceedingly  free  from  disease  of  any  character. 
You  should  not  fail  to  set  the  Niagara,  as  they 
are  a choice  table  grape  as  well  as  a good  mar- 
ket variety* 

DIAMOND.  White.  A strong  grower  and 
quite  healthy  and  hardy;  very  productive. 
Bunch  and  berry  large.  Quality  fine.  Ripens 
a little  before  Concord.  Very  desirable  for 
< both  domestic  and  market  purposes. 

AGAWAM.  A large,  red  grane,  ripening  with 
the  Concord.  Sweet,  with  rich,  aromatic  flavor. 
A rank  grower  and  very  productive. 

BRIGHTON.  One  of  the  earliest  to  ripen. 
Bunch  large,  well  formed;  berries  above  me- 
dium to  large,  round,  excellent  flavor  and 
quality. 

Y CATAWBA.  Well  known,  red.  Bunch  and 
berry  large  and  of  a rich  vinous,  refreshing 
flavor,  and  best  quality.  Ripens  several  weeks 
after  Concord. 

CHAMPION.  This  is  an  early  black  grape. 
Bunch  medium  to  large  and  compact.  Berries 
adhering  to  the  stem  better  than  many  other 
varieties.  Skin  thick,  flesh  sweet,  juicy,  pulpy 
and  good  flavor.  Vine  a rank  grower.  Per- 
fectly hardy  and  very  productive.  On  account 
of  its  earliness  always  sells  for  high  prices  in 
any  market. 


Any  of  above  varieties  15c  each,  $1.00  for  10. 


The  Dunlap  Strawberry  is  the  real  one.  There  are  others,  hut  Dunlap,  if  of  the  good  strong  kind  which 
we  send  you,  is  sure  to  grow,  sure  to  make  a good  row,  sure  to  have  plenty  of  rich  One  berries,  will  outsell 
any  berry  for  canning  and  preserving  purposes.  When  you  go  down  in  the  cellar  and  see  the  shelves 
loaded  with  preserved  Strawberries  that  your  faithful  wife  has  put  away  for  future  use,  you  will  have  a 
longing  feeling  for  opening  time,  and  you  will  go  down  many  times  to  look  those  tempting  cans  in  the 
face.  Now  is  the  time  to  prepare  by  buying  a good  supply  of  plants  that  we  warrant  yon  will  leave  no 
wish  unfilled. 


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Cumberland  Black  Raspberries. 


Black  Raspberries 


They  should  have  a nice,  warm,  dry  piece  of 
land.  One  that  is  quite  sandy  is  best.  It  takes 
a light  soil  to  keep  Black  Raspberries  healthy 
and  to  make  them  bear.  If  you  want  large 
crops  from  your  patch  you  must  fertilize  it 
well.  We  use  nothing  but  cattle  manure,  and 
we  find  that  10  or  12  loads  per  acre  each  year 
is  a good  investment.  Our  Raspberry  plants 
are  grown  with  a few  exceptions  on  sandy  soil. 

If  you  should  set  Black  Raspberries  in  a tile 
drained  field  you  will  notice  how  much  better 
the  plants  grow  directly  over  the  tile  than  they 
do  away  from  it  and  that  the  crop  is  much 
heavier  on  the  plants  close  to  the  tile  line. 
Avoid  a piece  of  land  that  has  a tendency  to 
heave  in  the  winter  or  spring. 

They  come  at  a season  when  other  fruits  are 
scarce,  and  are  a very  good  paying  proposition. 
Ship  well  and  may  be  put  up  by  the  housewife 
in  a great  many  ways.  Are  also  valuable  for 
evaporating. 

We  have  Fancv  A No.  1 Tips  for  our  spring 
trade  and  can  give  you  the  very  best.  Your 
early  order  will  be  appreciated.  We  are  offer- 
ing them  much  cheaper  than  other  nurseries, 
and  we  can  afford  to,  because  we  grow  them 
right  here  and  you  can  get  them  fresh  dug, 
true  to  name,  and  all  the  best  varieties.  If  you 
only  order  one  kind,  order  Cumberland.  Black 
Raspberries  need  no  trellises;  as  soon  as  the 
new  growth  has  attained  a height  of  2 feet  go 
along  and  pinch  out  the  tm  of  the  new  growth; 
don’t  let  any  get  over  2 feet  high  before  you 
pinch  or  cut  out  the  tin.  If  we  have  a large 
field  to  go  over  we  take  a sharp  butcher  knife 
and  hack  them  off  as  near  the  end  as  we  can, 
cutting  off  from  one  to  three  inches  of  new 
growth,  then  in  the  following  spring,  just  after 
they  show  life,  trim  all  of  the  laterals  or  new 


shoots  that  have  come  out,  so  they  will  be 
about  six  inches  long.  Then  you  will  have  a 
cane  that  can  support  itself,  and  the  berries 
will  be  much  larger  and  of  better  flavor. 

CUMBERLAND,  The  most  popular  Black 
Cap  at  the  present  time,  because  of  its  great 
size,  firmness  and  great  productiveness.  The 
fruit  is  the  largest  of  the  raspberry  family, 
often  measuring  seven-eighths  of  an  inch  in 
diameter,  and  is  of  such  handsome  appearance 
that  it  is  sure  to  bring  the  top  of  the  market. 
Cumberland  is  very  hardy  and  will  stand  many 
degrees  below  zero  without  injury.  It  is  the 
heaviest  bearing  variety  now  grown.  In  Cum- 
berland you  have  the  berries  that  will  fill  any 
want  that  you  may  have.  We  have  fruited  all 
of  the  other  varieties,  but  they  all  fall  away 
behind  Cumberland.  We  have  fruited  it  for  a 
number  of  years,  and  if  you  will  trim  them 
back  so  the  stalk  will  be  not  more  than  2V2 
feet  high  and  cut  the  laterals  off  to  six  inches 
in  length,  then  you  will  get  fruit  that  will  sur- 
prise you  and  give  you  the  largest  picking  sea- 
son of  any  black  raspberry.  Cumberland  sets 
so  many  berries  that  it  is  absolutely  necessary 
to  give  it  a severe  trimming.  It  is  covered  with 
berries  and  could  not  hold  up  the  immense 
load  if  they  should  all  attain  their  proper  size. 
Don’t  be  afraid  to  trim  them. 

GREGG.  Has  been  the  leading  market  va- 
riety all  over  the  country  for  years.  A standard 
late  Black  Cap.  It  is  of  good  size,  has  a slight 
bloom,  fine  flavor,  carries  well,  is  easily  picked. 
Plants  are  fairly  hardy. 

KANSAS.  Entirely  healthy,  with  tough, 
^nlean,  hardy  foliage.  The  fruit  is  large,  of 
black,  glossy  color,  entirely  free  from  bloom. 
Firm  and  of  best  shipping  qualities,  wonder- 
fully productive  and  has  an  extra  long  picking 
season. 


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Cuthbert  Red  Raspberries. 

KING  RED  RASPBERRY.  Has  continued 
to  increase  in  popularity  until  the  acreage  bids 
fair  to  outnumber  all  other  varieties.  The  de- 
mand for  the  fruit,  which  is  of  immense  size, 
is  greater  than  for  any  other  sort.  If  you  do 
not  plant  Kings  you  will  be  missing  a lot  of 
easy  money  when  your  crops  come  on.  They 
net  twice  as  much  per  acre  as  any  other  red 
raspberry.  In  anticipation  of  a big  demand 
for  Kings  we  have  reserved  a large  stock  for 
our  retail  trade. 

ST.  REGIS  EVERBEARING  RED  RASP- 
BERRY. The  most  valuable  of  all  the  late 
introductions  in  the  line  of  red  raspberries,  and 
do  well  upon  light  or  heavy  clay,  sand,  loam 
or  gravel.  If  you  will  give  them  clean  cultiva- 
tion and  keep  down  the  extra  plants  you  will 
be  well  paid  for  your  work.  A patch  of  St. 
Regis  presents  a beautiful  view  when  in  full 
leaf,  are  almost  as  attractive  as  a hedge  of  orna- 
mentals; the  habit  of  growth  is  of  a bushy 
nature  and  with  their  large  dark  green  leaves, 
which  completely  cover  the  bush,  they  look  as 
proud  as  a peacock,  and  the  leaves  remain  on 
them  till  cold  weather  comes.  The  plants  are 
marvelously  healthy  and  productive;  will  pro- 
duce berries  the  first  year  in  the  fall,  and  a full 
crop  the  following  spring  and  again  in  the  fall; 
you  can  get  two  crops  a year  when  you  once 
get  started.  We  have  met  many  commercial 
growers  who  say  St.  Regis  is  absolutely  the  first 
berry  in  spring  and  have  no  competitor  in  the 
fall  when  they  again  bring  forth  a crop  of 
bright  red  berries  which  bring  extra  fancy 
prices.  Try  St.  Regis  and  see  what  they  will 
do  with  you.  Will  grow  as  well  North  as  South. 
We  have  a fine  stock  of  plants  which  we  are 
offering  at  very  low  prices. 

St.  Regis  berries  sold  for  us  in  the  open 
market,  Chicago,  last  September  for  $5.00  per 
24  pint  case. 

Purple  Cap  Raspberries 

COLUMBIAN  and  HAYMAKER.  Are  neither 
red  nor  black,  but  seem  to  be  half  of  each.  The 
berries  are  covered  with  bloom  and  present  a 
very  enticing  ^unearance  when  picked.  Of  very 
pleasing  flavor,  good  size,  and  prolific  bearer, 
fairly  hardy,  succeed  on  all  soils;  have  met 
with  great  favor  here.  The  purple  caps  pro- 
duce an  enormous  quantity  of  fruit,  and  since 
they  are  becoming  better  known,  are  selling 
well  in  the  large  markets.  We  have  made  the 
price  so  low  that  they  are  within  the  reach 
of  all. 


Red  Raspberries 


They  will  grow  in  any  soil  where 
water  does  not  stand.  On  high  or 
low  land  great  crops  are  grown  when 
they  receive  proper  care.  They  should 
be  planted  in  six  feet  rows,  plants 
about  three  feet  apart,  to  get  nice 
large  berries.  Should  be  trimmed 
down  to  about  2 % feet  high. 


Red 


Raspberries  are  being  recognized  as  a 
great  money  maker.  An  acre  planted 
to  assorted  varieties  will  make  an  in- 
come of  several  hundred  dollars  per 
year,  and  come  in  a season  when  you 
will  have  time  to  look  after  them. 


CUTHBERT.  Best  late  market  va- 
riety, strong  grower,  immensely  pro- 
ductive, fruit  firm,  large  size,  of  finest 
quality,  season  medium  to  late,  hardy, 
yielding  immense  crops  wherever  planted, 
a general  favorite  for  an  all-around  berry  plant. 
We  advise  you  to  plant  it  for  home  use  or 
market. 

MIDLER  RED.  An  early  berry,  does  not 
winter-kill.  We  think  it  is  the  best  shipping 
berry  grown;  makes  a nice  growth  of  canes; 
for  best  medium  season  berry,  set  Miller  Red; 
keeps  its  bright  red  color  a number  of  days 
after  being  picked;  a good  hardy  all-around 
herry. 

THOMPSON  EARLY  RED  RASPBERRY. 

Has  been  a favorite  with  many  growers  for  a 
long  time,  and  on  account  of  its  earliness  and 
the  consequent  high  price  it  continues  to  hold 
its  own.  Were  it  better  known  it  would  be 
more  generally  planted.  The  worst  objection 
is  its  size,  but  you  can  remedy  this  by  good 
cultivation  and  cutting  out  canes,  leaving  but 
three  to  five  in  a hill. 


St.  Regis. 


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Blackberries 

Should  be  planted  in  light,  dry  soil  about  4 
feet  apart  and  with  rows  7 feet,  requiring  about 
1,800  plants  per  acre.  The  blackberry  root 
likes  to  get  down  in  the  ground  away  from  the 
surface,  where  it  can  gather  those  elements 
that  are  necessary  for  a crop  of  berries.  If  the 
soil  is  wet,  its  roots  can  only  be  on  top,  and  a 
little  dry  spell  cuts  the  crop.  They  can  be  grown 
without  much  trouble,  are  very  easy  to  start. 
Simply  make  a hole  with  a spade  and  set  the 
plant;  put  it  in  the  ground  fully  as  deep  or  a 
trifle  more  than  it  had  been;  it  is  not  advisable 
to  let  them  grow  too  high.  When  about  2 
or  3 feet  high  pinch  out  the  centers.  This  will 
give  you  the  growth  on  a stronger  stock  and 
help  the  plant  about  keeping  up.  Your  laterals 
will  also  be  nearer. 

For  nice,  fancy  fruit  it  is  quite  necessary  that 
you  do  not  leave  too  much  wood.  A good  picker 
can  pick  from  100  to  150  quarts  per  day,  and 
the  crop  is  a good  paying  one.  The  blackberry 
has  many  uses,  is  one  of  the  rare  gifts  of  na- 
ture. Blackberry  Wine,  Cordial,  Blackberry 
pie  are  just  a few  of  its  uses.  A nice  large 
patch  will  bring  you  many  friends.  Who 
among  you  does  not  remember  the  time  when 
Mary,  Fannie  or  some  one  else  went  with  you 
blackberrying,  the  briar  in  the  - finger,  etc.  ? 
Yours  for  Blackberries. 

BLOWER  BLACKBERRY.  A very  large 
blackberry  of  delicious  flavor,  jet  black  in  color 
and  a thrifty,  upright  grower.  This  variety  is 
very  hardy,  very  productive  and  we  recom- 
mend it  for  the  home  garden.  It  is  not  quite 
so  firm  as  some,  still  firm  enough  for  shipment 
to  near  markets.  A great  many  blower  Black- 
berry plants  that  are  offered  for  sale  are  mixed. 

EARLY  HARVEST.  If  you  want  a black- 
berry that  is  sweet,  ripens  early  and  produces 
great  crops,  has  the  exact  flavor  and  looks  of 
the  wild  berry,  which  it  resembles  in  growth 
and  size.  Not  very  hardy. 

ELDORADO  stands  at  the  head  of  the  list. 
They  never  freeze  back  in  Michigan,  and  we 
hardly  know  how  cold  it  would  have  to  be  to 
kill  them.  They  do  well  in  the  cold  Northwest, 
where  the  cold  is  intense.  They  have  replaced 
the  Snyder,  being  twice  as  large  and  wonder- 
fully productive.  Are  of  fine  quality,  firm  and 
good  shippers,  and  for  cold  regions  have  no 
superior,  doing  equally  as  well  in  warmer  sec- 
tions. It  needs  no  winter  protection.  We  have 
a strain  of  Eldorado  that  will  please  you  in 
every  way.  The  real  genuine  Eldorado  can 
be  depended  upon  to  produce  great  crops  of 
luscious,  sweet  blackberries  wherever  you  may 
be.  We  have  a large  stock. 

MERSEREAU.  Mammoth  Early  ironclad 
Blackberry.  Will  stand  15  to  25  degrees  of 
cold;  needs  no  winter  protection.  Free  from 
blight,  rust  and  other  diseases.  Exceptionally 
sweet,  rich  and  luscious.  Canes  of  strong,  up- 
right habit,  always  strong  enough  to  support 
the  great  crop  of  berries;  bears  regularly  every 
year  in  any  climate.  A midseason  berry  fol- 
lowing Early  Harvest;  should  be  in  every  field. 


Eldorado  Blackberries. 

WILSON’S  EARLY.  The  largest  and  most 
productive  of  the  blackberry  family,  produces 
fruit  in  large  clusters,  holds  its  color  better  than 
any  berry  that  is  put  upon  the  market,  and 
brings  the  highest  price  at  any  and  all  times. 
It  is  a berry  that  can  be  shipped  thousands  of 
miles,  and  reach  its  destination  in  good  shape. 
It  is  a berry  that  is  always  firm  and  can  hang 
on  the  bushes  for  eight  or  ten  days  after  ripen- 
ing. In  localities  where  it  is  known  and  its  cul- 
ture understood  it  is  preferred  above  all  others. 
The  Wilson  Blackberry  plant  is  somewhat  ten- 
der and  needs  to  be  protected  from  severe  cold 
weather. 

This  is  the  year  when  you  should  be  sure  and 
set  out  Blackberries.  The  demand  from  all 
quarters  was  never  so  great.  Blackberry  con- 
tracts are  easily  gotten.  A blackberry  jam 
brings  the  boy  at  the  front  quickly  and  directly 
in  touch  with  home  and  who  would  not  do  all 
he  can  to  brighten  the  life  of  our  lads  who  are 
away  from  home  and  its  comforts  fighting  the 
world’s  battles  that  forever  henceforth  all  na- 
tions shall  be  friendly  and  never  again  be  com- 
pelled to  serve  and  suffer  at  the  command  of 
and  will  of  kings  and  monarchs. 


Elk  City,  Kans. 

Gentlemen: 

I am  sending  you  a small  order  for  plants.  One 
reason  for  sending  to  you  is:  I think  that  your  plants 
are  still  dormant  and  another  is  I like  your  catalog  and 
what  you  have  to  say,  also  your  terms. 

I have  had  considerable  experience  in  buying  plants 
and  have  had  them  come  1,000  miles  and  be  in  good 
condition  and  then  come  150  miles  and  he  rotten. 
I have  made  up  my  order  from  a fine  flaming  catalog 
and  received  plants  not  worth  a cent. 

I know  that  you  can  produce  good  plants  in  Michi- 
gan as  I have  lived  close  to  nature  just  75  years  and 
know  something  of  plant  life. 

Yours  very  truly, 

J.  W. 


Butler,  Ind., 

March  15,  1917. 

Gentlemen: 

I wish  to  express  my  appreciation  of  your  business 
methods  and  the  superior  quality  of  your  plants.  We 
have  ordered  plants  from  several  well  known  firms 
but  your  plants  are  far  ahead  in  every  respect.  It  is 
needless  to  say  that  all  plants  set  out  hereafter  will  be 
ordered  from  you.  Respectfully  yours, 

J.  W.  B. 


Columbus,  Ohio,  April  24,  1917. 


Dear  Sir: 

Received  strawberry  plants  in  excellent  shape. 

Yours  truly, 

J.  R. 


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Lucretia  Dewberries. 

Gooseberries 


The  Gooseberry  does  fine  in  the  North  and 
grows  best  in  a cool  climate.  Will  grow  on 
almost  any  elevation;  no  mountain  is  too  high 
for  them.  Will  do  on  very  dry  soil,  will  produce 
a crop  under  most  discouraging  conditions. 
They  are  one  of  the  first  berries  you  can  use 
and  about  the  only  one  you  can  pick  before  it 
is  ripe.  The  rows  should  be  about  six  feet,  with 
plants  four  to  five  feet  apart.  Do  not  let  it  get 
too  high;  top  out  when  it  becomes  excessive. 
Spray  wih  arsenate  of  lead  solution  if  the  worms 
bother  the  leaves;  5 pounds  to  45  gallons  of 
water;  with  Bordeaux  mixture  for  mildew.  We 
recommend  Downing  and  Houghton,  both  the 
very  best  in  their  class. 

DOWNING.  It  is  a yellowish  green 
berry,  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  reliable 
of  the  large  fruiting  varieties.  A very 
prolific  bearer,  of  splendid  quality  and 
very  fine  for  both  table  and  cooking  use. 

A vigorous  grower  and  usually  free  from 
mildew. 

HOUGHTON.  Bush  a vigorous  grower 
with  slender  branches,  enormously  pro- 
ductive, medium  size,  pale  red  when  ripe, 
tender  and  good.  The  Houghton  is  a 
profitable  gooseberry  as  the  fruit  hangs 
so  thick  on  the  branches  that  it  can  easily 
be  stripped  off  by  wearing  leather  gloves. 

RED  JACKET.  A vigorous,  upright 
growing  bush,  healthy  and  productive. 

Fruit  is  light  red  and  about  the  size  of 
the  Downing. 

Price  of  above  varieties  of  Gooseberries, 

10  for  $1.00,  100  for  $6.00. 


Dewberries 

Dewberries  are  now  largely  planted  in  a com- 
mercial way.  They  resemble  blackberries  in 
almost  every  particular  except  the  habit  of  the 
vines,  which  are  of  a distinct  trailing  nature. 
They  may  be  allowed  to  run  on  the  ground  or 
may  be  trained  on  wires  like  grapes,  except  that 
the  wires  need  be  but  24  inches  high.  The 
Dewberry  is,  if  anything,  a better  flavored  fruit 
than  the  blackberry  and  they  produce  much 
larger  crops.' 

Thousands  of  dollars  were  made  on  Dew- 
berries at  Riverside  in  this  state  where  the  soil 
seems  to  be  just  right  for  them,  being  of  a 
fairly  light  sand  and  gravel  mixture,  land  that 
is  too  high  for  wheat,  potatoes  or  corn,  but 
makes  an  ideal  place  for  Dewberries.  They 
come  ahead  of  any  of  the  blackberries  and 
command  the  very  highest  prices  in  the  mar- 
ket. Will  produce  more  cases  of  berries  than 
any  blackberry  we  know  of.  If  you  are  fond 
of  blackberries,  it  is  certainly  to  your  interest 
to  grow  Dewberries.  Being  grown  on  light  soil 
does  not  necessarily  mean  that  they  won’t  do 
as  well  on  heavier  or  better  soil,  but  the  point 
is  this:  If  you  have  any  light  land  too  light 

for  corn,  oats,  wheat,  potatoes,  or  hay,  you  can 
make  it  exceedingly  profitable  if  you  would 
plant  this  to  Dewberries, — and  the  life  of  a 
Dewberry  planting  is  many  years.  We  recom- 
mend to  you  the  Lucretia,  as  the  only  safe  one 
to  plant. 

Mr.  Fred  Krueger  of  Bridgman,  set  825  Lu- 
cretia Dewberry  plants  two  years  ago  and  this 
year  he  picked  from  the  825  plants  over  150 
sixteen  quart  cases,  which  sold  at  $2.00  to  $2.50 
per  case.  There  is  money  in  Dewberries. 

LUCRETIA.  May  be  left  to  sprawl  on  the 
ground  or  else  tied  up  on  stakes  or  trellises 
like  grape  vines.  Propagates  from  tips  like 
black  raspberries  and  never  suckers.  Prune 
severely.  Best  of  its  class,  ripening  before  any 
blackberry.  Very  large,  wonderfully  productive 
and  of  very  best  quality. 


Many  plant  buyers  of  late  years  have  stopped 
buying  from  the  high  priced  firms.  Shall  we 
tell  you  why? 

You  will  only  see  plants  like  ours  in  exclus- 
ive gardens. 

A liberal  purchase  of  our  popular  fruit  plants 
will  enable  you  to  buy  more  Liberty  Bonds, 
you  can  do  this  easily  with  our  Lake  Zone 
Plants. 

We  know  the  goodness  of  our  Lake  Zone 
Plants.  They  are  better  than  the  ordinary  kind. 


Downing;  Gooseberries. 


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Currants 

Currants  should  be  added  to  every  fruit  col- 
lection. It  is  a household  favorite  the  world 
over,  especially  for  making-  jelly.  Nothing  can 
come  near.  it.  Currant  wine  is  fine  for  invalids. 
It  has  many  household  uses.  The  currant 
thrives  on  good,  strong  soil  and  needs  plenty 
of  fertilizer  for  large  crops.  Our  plants  are 
fine  and  we  offer  you  the  best  varieties  to  select 
from.  They  should  be  set  at  least  five  feet  apart 
each  way  and  given  good  cultivation. 

Will  thrive  and  do  well  for  many  years.  It 
will  stand  a great  deal  of  neglect  and’  at  the 
same  time  it  will  well  repay  attention  and  care. 
You  never  heard  of  a market  being  oversup- 
plied with  currants;  always  sell  well.  The 
bushes  need  severe  pruning  or  thinning  out  to 
keep  them  in  good  bearing  shape.  Prune  out 
the  wood  which  is  two  years  old  or  more.  Our 
prices  on  currants  are  a bargain. 

To  get  the  best  results  plant  in  a deep,  rich 
soil,  and  give  good  cultivation  and  plenty  of 
well-rotted  manure.  Plant  either  in  the  fall  or 
spring,  about  five  or  six  feet.  For  the  currant 
worm  use  fresh  white  hellebore,  one  ounce  to 
two  gallons  of  water,  or  dust  bush  with  it  when 
dew  is  on. 

LONDON  MARKET  (Red).  A strong  grow- 
er, productive,  and  bears  very  large  fruit.  Is 
exceptionally  free  from  the  attacks  of  worms 
and  borers,  which  helps  to  make  it  so  popular. 

PERFECTION.  Universally  approved  by  the 
very  highest  authorities  and  should  be  tested 
everywhere  as  there  is  big  money  in  growing 
large  currants.  We  fruited  them  the  past  sea- 
son, and  find  them  by  far  the  most  handsome 
currants  grown,  the  clusters  were  of  immense 
size,  full  to  the  very  tips,  and  we  think  they  will 
be  the  coming  currant  for  market  and  the  home. 

WILDER  (Red).  The  strongest  grower  and 
the  most  productive,  bunch  and  berry  large, 
bright  red,  hangs  on  bushes  in  fine  condition 
for  handing  as  late  as  any  known  variety.  Rip- 
ens with  Fay’s  Prolific,  fully  as  prolific  and  is 
in  every  way  profitable.  A popular  berry  for 
table  and  market. 

FAY’S  PROLIFIC  (Red).  Well  known  and 
popular  Currant,  grown  in  every  state  in  the 
Union.  Color  deep  red,  great  bearer,  large 
bunches  and  berries  hold  their  size  until  the 
end  of  the  stem.  Fine  flavor,  not  quite  so  sour 
as  some.  Fay’s  Prolific  is  an  extra  fine  red 
currant.  Try  them. 


Perfection  Currants. 


BLACK  NAPLE.  A currant  well  and  favor- 
ably known  in  England  and  this  country. 
Bears  soon  after  planting,  and  lives  for  many 
years.  There  is  no  fruit  that  has  such  a dis- 
tinctive and  agreeable  flavor  when  made  into 
a jam  which  has  no  equal  for  its  decidedly  de- 
licious flavor.  A jam  that  Grandma  used  to 
make. 


Asparagus 


Asparagus  will  grow  well  in  almost  any  soil. 
The  land  should  be  kept  under  good  cultivation. 
Mark  the  rows  off  4 *4  feet  apart,  making 
trenches  in  which  the  roots  are  to  be  set  by 
plowing  twice  in  the  same  furrow  with  a two 
horse  plow.  Shovel  out  the  loose  earth,  making 
a trench  about  10  or  12  inches  deep.  The 
plants  are  placed  in  this  trench  at  a distance 
of  12  to  18  inches  apart,  spreading  the  roots 
out.  Then  cover  with  2 or  3 inches  of  soil, 
allowing  the  shoots  to  come  up  through,  and 
get  a foot  or  so  in  height  before  the  trench 
is  filled  up  level  full.  After  a good  freeze  the 
tops  should  be  cut  off  and  burned.  Then  give 
it  a good  coat  of  manure  or  commercial  fer- 
tilizer, which  may  be  repeated  in  the  spring- 
time before  growth  takes  place. 

We  have  two  reliable  varieties  that  are  grown 
for  the  market. 

BARR’S  MAMMOTH.  This  variety  is  known 
everywhere.  Is  of  large  size,  rapid  growth, 
and  of  best  quality.  Stocks  of  this  variety 
average  an  inch  in  diameter  and  bring  highest 


prices  in  the  market.  It  is  deliciously  tender 
and  crisp.  Large  one  year  plants,  $1.25  per 
100,  $7.00  per  1,000. 

PALMETTO.  A valuable  variety,  widely 
planted.  An  early  variety  grown  with  great 
success.  An  asparagus  bed  will  last  a lifetime. 
Put  it  where  you  know  for  sure  that  you  will 
not  need  the  ground.  Very  early  and  of  ex- 
excellent  flavor.  1 year  plants,  $1.25  per  100, 
$7.00  per  1,000. 


Xenia,  Ohio,  April  4,  1917. 

Dear  Sirs: 

Plants  received  in  splendid  condition.  I have  been 
in  the  berry  business  25  years  and  have  bought  plants 
of  several  different  firms  but  yours  are  the  finest  lot 
I ever  received.  You  can  depend  upon  my  patronage 
when  in  need  of  plants. 

Respectfully, 

R.  C. 


Please  notice  that  testimonials  are  from  customers 
that  received  plants  in  1917.  And  they  wrote  us 
about  them  in  1917.  You  will  know  right  off  how 
well  the  plants  are  doing.  You  need  not  wait  from 
one  to  three  years. 


A Few  Unsolicited  Testimonials  from 
Customers  Who  Are  Well  Satisfied 


Every  testimonial  has  been  sent  to  us  by  customers  who  have  bought  plants  and  paid  for 
them.  At  no  time  or  place  have  we  made  any  inducements  to  send  us  a testimonial,  other  than 
to  send  them  plants  which  they  were  satisfied  with,  and  we  thank  our  many  friends  for  the  flat- 
tering words  which  we  have  received  from  you.  We  will  not  be  able  to  print  all  of  the  testi- 
monials, but  aim  to  give  you  an  idea  of  the  good  feeling  which  prevails  among  our  patrons,  by 
printing  a few.  We  would  like  to  come  and  see  you  and  talk  to  you,  but  as  that  is  not  likely 
to  happen,  we  hope  and  expect  that  you  will  continue  to  succeed  with  other  ventures  as  well  as 
you  have  done  with  ours. 


Rice  Creek,  Wis., 

April  25,  1917. 

Bridgman  Nursery  Co., 

Bridgman,  Mich. 

Gentlemen: 

I received  the  plants  I ordered  from  you  in  good 
shape  and  am  well  pleased  with  them.  They  are  very 
good  plants  and  if  I need  more  I will  surely  order 
from  you.  Yours  truly, 

J.  J.  W. 


Davenport,  Iowa, 
April  17,  1917. 

Gentlemen : 

The  plants  have  arrived  all  right  and  in  excellent 
condition.  I thank  you  for  your  prompt  attention  to 
my  order  and  if  same  ptfoves  all  I expect  of  it  the  next 
order  will  be  much  larger,  when  I will  have  more  land. 
Very  truly. 


MRS.  J.  H. 


Rossiter,  Pa., 

June  4,  1917. 

Dear  Sir: 

I intended  to  take  up  the  strawberry  business  but 
moving  here  so  late  and  not  having  sufficient  space, 
I am  unable  to  make  much  of  a start  this  year.  I would 
like  a few  if  you  can  possibly  send  them,  for  experi- 
ment. 

Mrs.  W.  B.  , my  brother’s  wife  of  Wyalusing,  ad- 

vised your  plants  as  the  best  to  be  had.  She  is  doing 
fine  with  your  plants. 

Yours  very  truly, 

J.  B. 


May  5,  1917. 


Gentlemen : 

Received  my  berry  plants  last  Monday  and  was  well 
pleased  with  them.  Do  you  have  the  everbearing  Rasp- 
berries ? Will  say  a good  word  for  you  to  my  neighbors. 

Respectfully, 

MRS.  J.  R. 


Columbia  City,  Ind. 

Dear  Sirs: 

We  are  more  than  pleased  with  the  strawberries  and 
currants  and  pleasantly  surprised  with  the  blackberries. 
If  it  were  not  so  late  we  would  have  you  send  us  some 
more  berry  plants  to  fill  out  our  old  bed.  Here’s  hoping 
to  have  more  business  with  your  Company.  I am, 

MRS.  J.  M.  B. 


Sullivan,  Ohio. 

Dear  Sir: 

I received  the  plants  today.  They  look  to  be  in  good 
condition  for  being  on  the  road  8 days.  Am  well 
pleased  with  the  quality  of  the  plants. 

Respectfully, 

G.  C.  S. 


Dayton,  Ohio, 

June  13,  1917. 

Dear  Sirs: 

Please  send  me  1,000  Gibson  and  1,000  Senator  Dunlap 
strawberry  plants.  Thanking  you  for  the  wonderful 
plants  I have  already  received  from  you. 

Sincerely,  H.  H.  R. 


Mukwango,  Wis., 

May  31,  1917. 

Gentlemen: 

I write  to  express  my  appreciation  of  the  magnificent 
strawberry  plants  sent  on  my  order,  and  your  prompt 
and  liberal  business  methods. 

The  plants  were  very  dry  on  arrival,  probably  held 
in  some  dry  place  over  Sunday  but  I dipped  them  in 
water,  opened  and  set  them  in  trenches  in  damp  ground 
and  the  next  morning  they  looked  better.  As  we  han- 
dled each  one  setting  them  out  I realized  what  a won- 
derful lot  they  were.  I had  never  seen  such  a mass  of 
roots  or  such  crowns  and  wondered  if  it  was  character- 
istic of  the  Superb  berry  or  if  this  is  the  way  you  grow 
your  plants,  and  while  some  were  pretty  well  withered 
after  two  weeks,  am  pleased  to  say  every  single  one  is 
doing  fine. 

I don’t  know  when  I have  made  such  a satisfactory 
purchase,  in  fact  the  feeling  of  satisfaction  is  already 
worth  the  cost  and  I expect  the  fruit  will  be  worthy 
of -the  splendid  plants.  With  best  wishes,  I am, 

Yours  sincerely, 

J.  B.  W. 


Dear  Sirs: 


Pittsford,  Mich., 


May  2,  1917. 

I received  my  50  Superb  strawberry  plants  this  morn- 
ing. They  are  O.  K.  in  every  way.  Roots  7 to  8 inches 
long.  I never  saw  the  like  before.  I was  so  fond  of 
the  plants  I had  to  show  them  to  other  people. 

Yours  with  success, 

GEO.  A.  M. 


(From  Japan) 

No.  130  Tsukuri  Kitashitawra, 
Wraga,  Japan,  April  5,  1917. 

Gentlemen: 

I have  received  your  fine  catalog  which  you  kindly 
sent  me.  It  is  much  interest  me.  Thanking  you  for 
your  kindness.  Very  truly, 

HIROSHI  IWASAKI. 


Abington,  111., 

May  11,  1917. 

F.  C.  Stahelin  & Son. 

Dear  Gentlemen: 

Received  out  strawberry  plants  this  week,  and  I beg 
to  inform  you  that  they  are  all  right,  as  my  husband 
said  when  I asked  him  how  they  were,  “They  Couldn’t 
Be  Nicer.”  I am  prepared  to  speak  a word  for  your 
plants  when  opportunity  offers. 

MRS.  G.  M.  W. 

P.  S. — All  set  and  look  so  interesting. 

G.  W. 


Cortland,  R.  D.  3,  N.  Y.. 

May  14,  1917. 

Dear  Sir: 

Received  your  shipment  of  plants  the  12th  in  good 
condition  and  have  them  set,  and  the  order  was  all 
O.  K. 

Yours  very  truly, 

GEORGE  H.  B. 


Olathe  Colorado, 

May  2,  1917. 

Bridgman  Nursery  Co., 

Bridgman,  Mich. 

Dear  Sir: 

I received  the  plants  you  sent  me  yesterday.  They 
were  all  fine  plants.  Much  Better  Than  I expected. 
Hoping  you  will  excuse  my  impatience.  You  being  a 
new  firm  to  me  I thought  I had  met  the  same  fate  I 
did  last  spring.  I lost  $12.00.  I will  speak  a good  word 
for  you  whenever  I can.  Thanking  you  for  the  nice 
large  plants. 

I remain, 

MRS.  JOHN  Me . 


New  Oxford,  Pa. 

Briderman  Nursery  Co., 

Bridgman,  Mich. 

Gentlemen : 

I received  the  plants  all  O.  K.  Thanking  you  for 
the  same. 


- Kalamazoo,  Mich., 

May  10,  1917. 

Dear  Sirs: 

I received  your  plants  all  O.  K.  and  am  much  pleased 
with  all  of  them.  Many  thanks 

Yours  respectfully, 

J.  G.  W. 


1918  Price  List  of  Small  Fruits 

Strawberries 

25 

50 

100 

250 

500 

1000 

Aroma,  Per.  . 

$0.25 

$0.40 

$0.70 

$1.25 

$2.25 

$4.00 

Brandywine,  Per.  . 

.25 

.40 

.70 

1.25 

2.00 

4.00 

Bederwood,  Per 

.25 

.35 

.60 

1.00 

1.75 

3.00 

Bubach,  Imp 

.25 

.40 

.70 

1.25 

1.75 

3.50 

Chas.  1st,  Per 

.25 

.40 

.60 

1.00 

1.75 

3.25 

Early  Ozark,  Per 

.25 

.45 

.90 

1.40 

2.25 

4.50 

Gandy,  Per 

.25 

.45 

.70 

1.25 

1.75 

3.25 

Glen  Mary,  Bisex  . . 

.25 

.40 

.70 

1.25 

1.75 

3.50 

Gibson,  Per.  

.25 

.40 

.60 

1.00 

1.75 

3.50 

Helen  Davis,  Per 

.25 

.40 

.70 

1.25 

2.25 

4.00 

Haver  land,  Imp 

.25 

.40 

.70 

1.25 

2.00 

4.00 

Klondyke,  Per.  

.25 

.40 

.70 

1.25 

2.00 

4.00 

Kellogg’s  Prize,  Imp 

.25 

.40 

.70 

1.25 

2.00 

4.00 

Pocomoke,  Per 

.25 

.40 

.70 

1.25 

1.75 

3.50 

Sample,  Imp 

.25 

.40 

.70 

1.25 

1.75 

3.50 

Senator  Dunlap,  Per 

.25 

.35 

.60 

1.00 

1.50 

3.00 

Steven’s  Late,  Per 

.25 

.40 

.70 

1.00 

1.75 

3.25 

Uncle  Jim,  Per 

.25 

.40 

.70 

1.25 

2.25 

4.50 

Warfield.  Imp 

.40 

.60 

1.00 

1.50 

3.00 

Wm.  Belt,  Per 

.25 

.40 

.70 

1.25 

1.75 

3.50 

Parson’s  Beauty,  Per 

.25 

.40 

.70 

1.25 

2.00 

4.00 

August  Luther,  Per.  

.40 

.70 

1.00 

1.75 

3.50 

Marshall,  Per.  

.25 

.45 

.80 

1.30 

2.25 

4.50 

Lady  Thompson,  Imp 

.25 

.40 

.70 

1.25 

1.75 

3.50 

Dr.  Burrell,  Per.  

.25 

.45 

.85 

1.30 

2.50 

5.00 

EVERBEARING  STRAWBERRY  PLANTS. 

Progressive  

$0.75 

$1.25 

$2.50 

$5.00 

$10.00 

Superb  

.50 

.75 

1.25 

2.50 

5.00 

10.00 

BLACK  RASPBERRY  PLANTS — . 

\ No.  1. 

Cumberland  

$0.55 

$1.00 

$2.05 

$3.75 

$7.50 

Kansas  

.35 

.55 

1.00 

2.05 

3.75 

7.50 

Gregg  

.35 

.55 

1.00 

2.05 

3.75 

7.50 

Plum  Farmer  

.35 

.55 

1.00 

2.15 

4.00 

8.00 

RED  RASPBERRY  PLANTS  — NUMBER 

ONE 

LAYER  PLANTS  — FANCY 

STOCK. 

St.  Regis,  Everbearing  .... 

$0.50 

$0.75 

$1.25 

$2.50 

$5.00 

$10.00 

Cuthbert  

.30 

.50 

.90 

1.75 

3.25 

6.50 

Early  King  

.30 

.50 

.90 

1.75 

3.25 

6.50 

Miller  Red  

.30 

.50 

.90 

1.75 

3.25 

6.00 

Thompson  Early  

.30 

.50 

.90 

1.75 

3.25 

6.00 

Antwerp  Early  

.30 

.50 

.90 

1.75 

3.25 

6.00 

Hansell  Early  

.30 

.50 

.90 

1.75 

3.25 

6.00 

PURPLE  CAP  RASPBERRY 

PLANTS  (Tips). 

Columbian  

$0.35 

$0.60 

$1.00 

$2.25 

$4.25 

$8.00 

Haymaker  

.35 

.60 

1.00 

2.25 

4.25 

8.00 

BLACKBERRY  PLANTS— 

-A  No. 

1 LAYER  PLANTS. 

Blower  

$0.45 

$0.75 

$1.00 

$2.50 

$5.00 

$10.00 

Meralreau  

.45 

.75 

1.00 

2.50 

5.00 

10.00 

Eldorado  

.45 

.75 

1.00 

2.50 

5.00 

10.00 

Wilson  (Early  Albany)  . . . . 

.45 

.75 

1.00 

2.50 

5.00 

10.00 

Early  Harvest 

.45 

.75 

1.00 

2.50 

5.00 

10.00 

Joy  

.50 

.85 

1.50 

3.75 

7.00 

12.00 

DEWBERRIES  (No. 

1 Tips). 

Lucretia  

$0.10 

• $0.30  $.50 

$0.70 

$1.25 

$4.00 

$8.00 

On  All  Orders  for  Strawberry  and 

Cane  Plants  of  5,000  or  Over  you 

may  deduct  50 

cents  per 

thousand 

CURRANTS  (Red  and  Black)  — 

TWO  YEAR  No.  1. 

, 

Each 

12 

25 

50 

100 

500 

1000 

London  Market  

$0.10 

$0.85 

$1.50 

$2.75 

$4.50 

$21.00 

$40.00 

Perfection  

1.50 

2.50 

4.50 

8.00 

36.00 

70.00 

Fay’s  Prolific  

10 

.85 

1.50 

2.75 

4.50 

21.00 

40.00 

Black  Naples  

10 

.85 

1.50 

2.75 

4.50 

21.00 

40.00 

GOOSEBERRIES. 

Downing  

$0.15 

$1.25 

$2.00 

$3.50 

$6.25 

$26.00 

$50.00 

Red  Jacket  

1.25 

2.00 

3.50 

6.25 

26.00 

50.00 

Houghton  

1.00 

1.75 

3.00 

5.75 

22.00 

40.00 

GRAPES — TWO  YEAR  No. 

1. 

Concord  

$0.75 

$1.25 

$1.75 

$4.00 

$16.00 

$30.00 

Moore’s  Early  

15 

.85 

1.25 

2.25 

5.00 

18.50 

35.00 

Delaware  

.85 

1.25 

2.25 

5.00 

18.50 

35.00 

Niagara  

.85 

1.25 

2.25 

5.00 

18.50 

35.00 

Champion  

.85 

1.25 

2.25 

4.00 

18.00 

35.00 

Campbell  ( Earl  y ) 

1.00 

1.75 

3.25 

6.00 

22.00 

41.00 

" Agawam  

15 

1.25 

2.00 

3.50 

6.50 

27.00 

50.00 

Brighton  

15 

1.25 

2.00 

3.50 

6.50 

27.00 

50.00 

Catawba  

15 

1.25 

2.00 

3.50 

6.50 

27.00 

50.00 

..  B.  MORSE  COMPANY,  ST.  JOSEPH,  MICHIGAN 


Charles  I 

The  very  best  Early  Berry.  Very 
large.  Great  cropper.  Plant  per- 
fectly healthy.  Try  Charles  I. 


Stevens  Late 


OUR  GUARANTEE 

We  guarantee  all  stock  true  to  name ; but  should 
any  prove  different  we  will  gladly  replace  free  of 
charge.  We  back  every  shipment  with  a binding 
guarantee  for  which  we  are  responsible;  and  our 
aifn  is  to  please  you,  to  serve  you  so  well  that  it 
will  be  a pleasure  for  you  to  recommend  us  to 
your  friends.  BRIDGMAN  NURSERY  CO., 

F.  C.  Stahelin  & Son,  Proprietor. 


Very  large,  excellent  fla- 
vor. Good  shipper,  heavy 
yielder.  A winner  for  late 
market. 


Stevens  Late — the  best  Late  Berry.