. Descriptive catalogue of the Reading Nursery. Nurseries (Horticulture) Massachusetts Catalogs; Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Fruit Massachusetts Catalogs; Shrubs Massachusetts Catalogs; Trees Massachusetts Catalogs; Perennials Massachusetts Catalogs. 14 CATALOGUE OF READING NURSERY, MASS.—J. W. MANNING, MAMMOTH-CLUSTER BLACK-CAP RASPBERRY. GOOSEBERRIES. This fruit requires the same cultivation as the Currant. The surest method to prevent mildew is to plant thickly in the rows, and mulch deeply, six inches or more, with straw, tan bark, coal ashes, &e. There are plant
. Descriptive catalogue of the Reading Nursery. Nurseries (Horticulture) Massachusetts Catalogs; Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Fruit Massachusetts Catalogs; Shrubs Massachusetts Catalogs; Trees Massachusetts Catalogs; Perennials Massachusetts Catalogs. 14 CATALOGUE OF READING NURSERY, MASS.—J. W. MANNING, MAMMOTH-CLUSTER BLACK-CAP RASPBERRY. GOOSEBERRIES. This fruit requires the same cultivation as the Currant. The surest method to prevent mildew is to plant thickly in the rows, and mulch deeply, six inches or more, with straw, tan bark, coal ashes, &e. There are plantations near Philadelphia thus treated, which have borne large crops for twenty years. English Gooseberries. The number of varieties of English Gooseberries is almost innumerable The fruit is generally large and handsome, but their tendency to mildew in our climate is discouraging to most but watchful cultiva- tors. The best sorts ArA^rown Rob (Red) and White Smith (Green), which in favorable localities do extremely well. 36c. $3 per doz. Houghton's Seedling. A vigorous American sort, very productive, free from mildew. Fruit medium, roundish, smooth, of a pale red color Tender, sweet and of a delicate flavor. $ per dozen ; 25c each. We were early in the acquaintance of this Gooseberry in 1849. We planted out the first lot of 100 plants ever sent out by the originator, and made many hundred layers the same season, in the Wlnnesimtnet Nursery, Chelsea, Mass. Till within a few years the Houghton has been the only vari- ety adapted to general cultivation. Recently several new seedlings have been raised from it which are of great promise We name the most promising of th prepare a bed, dig the ground deep, incorporat- ing large quantities of well decomposed manure. Plant the roots about 3 inches deep, In rows 18 inches apart and one foot apart in the rows. The size of the shoo s depends on the culture. Orison's Giant. A well known popular variety. $ per hund. Conover's Colos
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