. Descriptive catalogue and price list of fruit trees and plants, evergreen trees, roses, Nursery stock Tennessee Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Evergreens Catalogs; Roses Catalogs. The very and Crawford.—Originated by that veteran berry grower duced last season for the first time. The follow- ing is the description given by Mr. Crawford himself: "The plant is large and stocky, a very luxur- iant grower, healthy, hardy anJ as free from rust or blight as any variety on my place. The leaves are large, dark green, and usua'ly shade the fruit. It sends out a mass of str
. Descriptive catalogue and price list of fruit trees and plants, evergreen trees, roses, Nursery stock Tennessee Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Evergreens Catalogs; Roses Catalogs. The very and Crawford.—Originated by that veteran berry grower duced last season for the first time. The follow- ing is the description given by Mr. Crawford himself: "The plant is large and stocky, a very luxur- iant grower, healthy, hardy anJ as free from rust or blight as any variety on my place. The leaves are large, dark green, and usua'ly shade the fruit. It sends out a mass of strong roots that tske full possession of the soil to a good depth, and hold what they gain, in spite of freezing and tliawing. The fruit stalks are very strong, of medium lengt h, and support a wonderfully heavy weight of fruit. It has a magnificent blossom, with a large num- ber of very prominent stamens. It is very j)ro- ductive. I have never seen as heavy a crop of very large and superior berries on any other va- Crawford. riety. Scores of people have pronounced it the finest sight they ever saw. Crawford sends out an abundance of long and stout rimners, and the young plants are so large vigorous that it is a pleasure to handle them. The fruit is among the very largest, running from four to six inches, and even seven inches in circumfer- ence when well grown. Nor is it one of the crooked, warped style of berries that measure so much around the angles and appear to be larger than they are. The shape is from round to conical, with a slight npck. The first specimens that ripen are often irregular on the sur- face, sometimes triangular but never flattened nor ill- looking. The color is bright, glossy red above, and lighter underneath, and it is one of the best to color all over at once. The flesh is light pmk. The seeds are prominent, and as dark as the berry on the upper side much lighter on the under side. The flesh is very firm, making it superior for canning or shipping; and
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