. Catalogue of Green's Nursery Co. Nursery stock New York (State) Rochester Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Berries Catalogs; Nursery stock; Fruit trees; Berries. Stiyder Blackbeffy. The Eldorado. — The introducer says of this variety: "The Eldorado has been cultivated 12 years, and under careful test at different experi- ment stations for four years has never winter- killed or failed to produce a full crop of the finest fruit. The vines are very vigorous and hardy, enduring the winters of the far Northwest with- out injury, and their yield is enormous. Berries are very large, jet-black,
. Catalogue of Green's Nursery Co. Nursery stock New York (State) Rochester Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Berries Catalogs; Nursery stock; Fruit trees; Berries. Stiyder Blackbeffy. The Eldorado. — The introducer says of this variety: "The Eldorado has been cultivated 12 years, and under careful test at different experi- ment stations for four years has never winter- killed or failed to produce a full crop of the finest fruit. The vines are very vigorous and hardy, enduring the winters of the far Northwest with- out injury, and their yield is enormous. Berries are very large, jet-black, borne in large clusters, and ripen well together; are very sweet, melting, pleasing to the taste, have no hard core, and keep 8 or 10 days after picking with quality unim- ; "The Eldorado is the most promising of the newer hardy blackberries. It appears to be as hardy as Snyder, and is larger and of better qual- ;— Ohio Experiment Station, Report of 1892. 14 From last year's experience I can say that the Eldorado is an immense producer, the berry ripens evenly and is very sweet, medium in size, second early. The yield was much greater than that of any other variety on our grounds last ;— Oeo. G. Butz, Horticulturist State College, Pa., August 31, 1893. A recent report of the Indiana Experiment Station records the picking season of El Dorado from July 10 to 20, very hardy and productive, of good size, form and quality. We were so impressed with the reports of the excellent variety that we secured plants from the introducer last spring for planting on our grounds. These have done well, making a good growth, and giving the promise of going through the winter well. A gain this spring we have secured more plants, direct from the introducer, which we offer for sale. Anyone buying of us will be sure of getting gen- uine plants. We will add here that the demand for this variety the past two seasons has been so heavy that the stock of plants is
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