. Annual catalogue. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs; Poultry Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Cor. Front and Taylor Sts., Portland, Ore. 3" The Improved Superlative Red Rasberry AWARDED THE GOLD MEDAL 1905 Tt is by n0 means an exaggeration to state that this new Raspberry is, as its name implies, su- perlative to all other varieties and one of the finest ever produced. It is being introduced to the public from the Puget Sound country, "the Home of the Raspberry,"
. Annual catalogue. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs; Poultry Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Cor. Front and Taylor Sts., Portland, Ore. 3" The Improved Superlative Red Rasberry AWARDED THE GOLD MEDAL 1905 Tt is by n0 means an exaggeration to state that this new Raspberry is, as its name implies, su- perlative to all other varieties and one of the finest ever produced. It is being introduced to the public from the Puget Sound country, "the Home of the Raspberry," and where the growing of this fruit is one of its chiefest and greatest achievements in the way of horticulture. The "Superlative" is different in habit and leaf from all other varieties and the fruit which is shaped like the Cuthbert. is often mistaken for the Loganberry, because of its immense size which is from one to one and one-half inches long. It is a favorite for the home table, not. beig so acid as others and because of its delicious, aromatic flavor. The color is a rich, soft crimson, not too deep. The cell large and firm with very small brittle seeds easily crushed when eaten. The healthy vigorous growth, remarkable pro- ductiveness, immense size, handsome, uniform shape and rich lucious flavor makes the "Su- perlative*' peerless among raspberries and from the shippers* standpoint is a most desirable berry for it is firm, disease resisting and nearly a week earlier than the Cuthbert in ripening. The canes grow very erect and mature early, in fact, it is claimed to be a hardy berry, standing well such rugged climates as that of Ontario, Canada. It is easily distinguished from others by its wrinkled leaves and being deep rooted permits it bearing profusely even during the dry season. J. T. Littooy says of this berry, "In all of my experience in the culture of the raspberry and testing every new variety I hear of, I have never had a variety equal to
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