. Trumbull & Beebe's catalogue, 1902. Nursery stock, California, San Francisco, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Flowers, Seeds, Catalogs; Fruit, Catalogs; Gardening, Equipment and supplies, Catalogs. 62 TRUMBULL & BEEBE'S CATALOGUE OF TREES AND PLANTS HUCKLEBERRY These huckleberries can be grown in a dry soil, as well as in moist, if occasionally irrigated; it is an immense yielder, the bushes fairly break- ing with heavy loads of fruit, which is of enor- mous size, of a blue-black color, and a rich> delightful flavor. PRICE—25c. each; # per 10. JAPANESE WINEBERRIES The b
. Trumbull & Beebe's catalogue, 1902. Nursery stock, California, San Francisco, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Flowers, Seeds, Catalogs; Fruit, Catalogs; Gardening, Equipment and supplies, Catalogs. 62 TRUMBULL & BEEBE'S CATALOGUE OF TREES AND PLANTS HUCKLEBERRY These huckleberries can be grown in a dry soil, as well as in moist, if occasionally irrigated; it is an immense yielder, the bushes fairly break- ing with heavy loads of fruit, which is of enor- mous size, of a blue-black color, and a rich> delightful flavor. PRICE—25c. each; # per 10. JAPANESE WINEBERRIES The berry belongs to the Raspberry family; is a strong, vigorous grower, and is more hardy than the laspberry or blackberry. The berries are, from the time of formation and bloom until they ripen, enclosed in a "burr," which is formed by the calyx covering them entirely. When ripe the burr opens, exhibiting a large berry of the brightest, light, glossy scarlet, or sherry wine color. The burrs and stems are covered with a heavy reddish moss like a Moss Rose bud. The flavor of the fruit is entirely different from any other berry, being very sprightly, sweet and juicy, having no disagreeable sour, but a delicate and luscious flavor peculiar to itself, and supe- rior to other berries. Strong plants. PRICE—ioc. each; 12 plants for $ Japanese Wineberry STRAWBERRY-RASPBERRY Rubus Sorbifolius—This fine and novel fruit is a beautiful "Dwarf Raspberry," growing only 15 to 18 inches high, spreading considera^ ble, and soon forming dense clumps of solid foliage. The plant itself is handsome, its bright green foliage resembling that of the rose. The large, pure white waxy-like flowers, with snow- white stamens, are even larger than a single rose, and produced in great abundance. The fruits, produced very early in the season, stand upright, well out of the foliage, and thus easily gathered. They are of the size and shape of a large strawberry, and entirely distinct
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