Archive image from page 15 of Descriptive catalogue and price list. Descriptive catalogue and price list of the Hillside Nursery and Fruit Farm : high grade fruits and plants . descriptivecatal1896hill Year: 1896 lor market, but for the home table it is the most delicious berry we know of. Strong grower; fruit dark crimson. It is the latest of all to ripen; very large, fine shape, and superb quality; one of the finest berries ever introduced. Mr. K. S. Carman, editor of the Rural New Yorker, says his choice of all the berries is Brandywine and Timbrell. They make a grand team. Van Deman [S] T
Archive image from page 15 of Descriptive catalogue and price list. Descriptive catalogue and price list of the Hillside Nursery and Fruit Farm : high grade fruits and plants . descriptivecatal1896hill Year: 1896 lor market, but for the home table it is the most delicious berry we know of. Strong grower; fruit dark crimson. It is the latest of all to ripen; very large, fine shape, and superb quality; one of the finest berries ever introduced. Mr. K. S. Carman, editor of the Rural New Yorker, says his choice of all the berries is Brandywine and Timbrell. They make a grand team. Van Deman [S] This gave the most promise as an early market berry of any variety yet introduced. Plant is vigorous. Berry, beautiful bright scarlet and so firm as to make it an extra good shipper. It is also a good sized berry when grown to full size and very productive Its fault seems to be that too many berries are set for ordinary culture. We are yet firm in the belief that this will prove a valuable berry to many good growers. Warfield [I'J There is probably no better variety to raise for shipping to a distant market. It is a good grower, makes many plants of small or medium size, and is among the most productive. Fruit roundish, conical, of good si/.e, firm, dark red. and fair quality. As it makes many runners, it should have plenty of room in order to be large and fine. It is early, and holds out in size well to the end of the season; much better than Crescent. Pine plants Weston rp] We are pleased to call our friends' attention to this new berry. It was originated b\ K. A. and E. Weston, of Susquehanna county. la. The plant is a strong, thrifty grower of the Greenville class; is especially healthy and hardy; one of the persistent, iron-clad sort, that flourish without special care. The berry IS quite regular in form, of good size, and bright, attractive color. WAKi iKiji. with seeds prominent. It ships well, ami l>oih ap- pearance and quality are sufficient to win it b place in
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