. Catalogue of small fruit plants. Nurseries (Horticulture) Michigan Bridgman Catalogs; Berries Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. Introduction N again presenting this my Annual Catalogue of Small Fruit Plants, I desire to thank my old Friends for their continued patronage. I also desire to make many new acquaintances and have confidence in my-ability to satisfy if they will allow me to supply their wants in this line. As this will reach some who probably never heard of our nursery, will say that I have been engaged in the business of growing fruit for market for more than twenty years, for the past te
. Catalogue of small fruit plants. Nurseries (Horticulture) Michigan Bridgman Catalogs; Berries Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. Introduction N again presenting this my Annual Catalogue of Small Fruit Plants, I desire to thank my old Friends for their continued patronage. I also desire to make many new acquaintances and have confidence in my-ability to satisfy if they will allow me to supply their wants in this line. As this will reach some who probably never heard of our nursery, will say that I have been engaged in the business of growing fruit for market for more than twenty years, for the past ten years I have turned my atten- tion, more particularly, to the propagation and sale of Plants, making the growing of fruits a secondary consideration only as I test the newer sorts. I have endeavored to be progressive along this line, although perhaps rather con- servative in booming new varieties, for I find there are so many candidates for favor that have no points of excellence over the Standard and well tried sorts that I feel a certain amount of caution is necessary. While this is a fact we have some of the newer sorts which have proved superior at least in the locality where they originated. These I would advise all to test for themselves. Right here I would like to say that my descriptions of varieties are not all "Original" although truthful so far as my knowledge goes. I will not knowingly recommend a worthless sort. Our location in Southwestern Michigan, near the lake, in what is known as the "Great Fruit Belt" gives us many advantages in soil and climate, possessed by no other section. This county (Berrien) has a larger area devoted to strawberry growing than any other in the state, thus proving the adaptability we claim for our location. Our plant beds from which we propagate are nearly all on new land that has never grown Strawberries, this we find necessary in order to keep our stock healthy and free from insect pesfes. If we should continue t
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