. Descriptive catalogue of trees, shrubs, vines and plants of the Shady Hill Nurseries. Nurseries (Horticulture), Massachusetts, Cambridge, Catalogs; Trees, Catalogs; Plants, Catalogs. 114 SHADY HILL NURSERIES. MULBERRIES. Black. Very good. Medium size ; dark red or black ; juicy, with a rich, subacid, delicious flavor. A low tree of slow growth. $ .50 $ ^ White. Fair. Small; white ; of an agreeable flavor, of more rapid growth than the Black, but much inferior as a fruit. $ -SS ^3-oo. downing'S MULBERRY. Downing's Everbearing. Best. Large ; purplish black; juicy, rich and su^ar}', with a
. Descriptive catalogue of trees, shrubs, vines and plants of the Shady Hill Nurseries. Nurseries (Horticulture), Massachusetts, Cambridge, Catalogs; Trees, Catalogs; Plants, Catalogs. 114 SHADY HILL NURSERIES. MULBERRIES. Black. Very good. Medium size ; dark red or black ; juicy, with a rich, subacid, delicious flavor. A low tree of slow growth. $ .50 $ ^ White. Fair. Small; white ; of an agreeable flavor, of more rapid growth than the Black, but much inferior as a fruit. $ -SS ^3-oo. downing'S MULBERRY. Downing's Everbearing. Best. Large ; purplish black; juicy, rich and su^ar}', with a sprightly vinous flavor. Very productive, and ripens its fruit in succession for a long time. This is the kind of which Henry Ward Beecher said, " I would rather have a tree of Downing's Everbearing Mulberry than a bed of ; His taste seems to have agreed with that of the people in mulberries, for this tree is m constantly increasing demand. It is a sort that has to be grafted to get the true kind, while the other kinds are raised from seed. 6 to 8 ft Each, $; 10, $ 3 to 5 " -75 BLACKBERRIES. There are quite a number of sorts of this delicious fruit which are of es pecial value in different localities. Some of the best ones are the follow ing: "Early Harvest. Extra early. Per doz., $; per 100, $ Dorchester. Large and sweet. Per doz., $; per 100, $ Holcomb. Large, late. Per doz., $ ; per 100, $ Kittatinny. Large and excellent. Per doz., $ ; per 100, $ Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Shady Hill Nurseries; Temple & Beard (Firm); Shady Hill Nurseries; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Cambridge, Mass. : Shady Hill Nurseries
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