. Descriptive catalogue of the Hart Pioneer Nurseries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Kansas Catalogs; Nursery stock Kansas Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Ornamental trees Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. 11 ILLUSTRATED AND DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE Wachusett Thornlcss. Fruit of medium size, oblong, oval, moderately firm, sweet and good; it is a good keeper, ships well, and valuable as a market berry; hardy and almost free from thorns. Wilson's Junior. The largest and most productive early Blackberry known; produces its fruit in immense clusters; ripens evenly; becomes sweet as soo
. Descriptive catalogue of the Hart Pioneer Nurseries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Kansas Catalogs; Nursery stock Kansas Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Ornamental trees Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. 11 ILLUSTRATED AND DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE Wachusett Thornlcss. Fruit of medium size, oblong, oval, moderately firm, sweet and good; it is a good keeper, ships well, and valuable as a market berry; hardy and almost free from thorns. Wilson's Junior. The largest and most productive early Blackberry known; produces its fruit in immense clusters; ripens evenly; becomes sweet as soon as black; holds its color well after being picked, and brings the highest price in the market; needs protection in winter. DEWBERRY. Lucretia Dewberry. Fruit very large, luscious and handsome; per- fectly hardy, a strong grower and enorm- ously productive; a superb and very profi- table market fruit; the vines should be allowed to remain on the ground during the winter, and staked up early in the Dewberry. STRAWBERRIES. Directions for its Culture. It is supposed that those who are entering into field culture of the Strawberry for market purposes without practical experience will hardly depend on the brief directions that can be given here; fuller instructions will be freely given upon application. The Soil and its Preparation. The ground should be worked eighteen or twenty inches deep and be properly enriched as for any garden crop; drainage is necessary in very wet soil. Cultivation. For family use, plant fifteen or eighteen inches apart each way, and after a few strong plants have set from runners then pinch off all runners as fast as they appear; keep the ground free of weeds, and frequently stirred with a hoe or fork. Plants treated in this manner will produce more crowns and therefore yield double the amount of well developed fruit than when runners are left to grow. Covering in Winter. Where the winters are severe it is well to give the ground a light
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