. Dreer's garden calendar for 1888. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. RASPBERRIES. Plant in rows 5 or 6 feet apart, 2 to 4 feet apart in the tow. Cut the tops off within a few inches of the ground â when planted. After the fruiting season, early in the spring, cut out all the old wood which bore the last crop of fruit. Pinch the vigorous young shoots several times during the summer; they will then grow stout enough to stand without stakes. Brandywine. Large; bright red; hardy and produc- tive; an old varietv, extensively grown for market. 75 ct
. Dreer's garden calendar for 1888. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. RASPBERRIES. Plant in rows 5 or 6 feet apart, 2 to 4 feet apart in the tow. Cut the tops off within a few inches of the ground â when planted. After the fruiting season, early in the spring, cut out all the old wood which bore the last crop of fruit. Pinch the vigorous young shoots several times during the summer; they will then grow stout enough to stand without stakes. Brandywine. Large; bright red; hardy and produc- tive; an old varietv, extensively grown for market. 75 cts. per doz.; $ per 100. Caroline. Large; orange yellow ; of luscious flavor; a strong grower; prolific and entirely hardy; excellent for home use. $ per dos.; $ per 100. Cuthbert, or Queen of the Market. Large; firm; deep, rich crimson; of excellent quality; tall, strong and vigorous; perfectly hardy, and very productive; succeeds well in almost all localities; ripens medium to late. $ per doz.; $ per 100. Hansell. Medium ; bright crimson; very firm, rich, and of good quality ; very early, ripening ten days in advance of Brandy wine; desirable for market or home culture. $ per doz. ; $ per 100. Golden Queen. Berries large golden yellow, bright and firm, and of fine, rich flavor ; vigorous, productive and healthy. 40 cts. each ; $ per doz. Philadelphia. Dark crimson; a variety grown for market, on account of its hardiness and productive- ness. 75 cts. per doz.; $ per 100. Reliance. Large ; dark red ; rich, sprightly, acid flavor; strong grower, hardy and productive. 75 cts. per doz. ; $ per 100. Shaeffer's Colossal. An immense raspberry in point of fruit, cane and productiveness ; dark color, and late. Agreeable, sub-acid flavor; of special value for (canning or preserving. $ per doz.; $ per 100. Superb. A most delicious berry ; enormously produc- tive ; fruit dark scarlet, and of largest size; plant very hardy. As early as most r
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