. Descriptive catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, evergreens, grape vines, shrubs, bulbs, Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Catalogs; Trees Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs. 34 THE STORRS & HARRISON CO.'S CATALOGUE Ohio—The greatest producer among Black Caps, and for canning or evaporating claimed to be the most profitable of all sorts; berry not quite as large as G-regg, but of finer quality and the plants more hardy and will bear more successive crops. Sou hegan—Earlier than Doolittle ; perfectly hardy : of good size and flavor, and pro- ductive. Bids fair to supersede Doolittle a
. Descriptive catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, evergreens, grape vines, shrubs, bulbs, Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Catalogs; Trees Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs. 34 THE STORRS & HARRISON CO.'S CATALOGUE Ohio—The greatest producer among Black Caps, and for canning or evaporating claimed to be the most profitable of all sorts; berry not quite as large as G-regg, but of finer quality and the plants more hardy and will bear more successive crops. Sou hegan—Earlier than Doolittle ; perfectly hardy : of good size and flavor, and pro- ductive. Bids fair to supersede Doolittle as an early market variety. Sweet Home—A Black Cap of superior quality, nearly as large as the Gregg, and more uniform, and so hardy as to h ave withstood 30 degrees below zero uninjured. Ripens ten days later than Doolittle. BLACKBERRIES. Should be planted in rows six to seven feet apart, three to five feet in the rows. Keep the ground light and rich. Pinch the canes back when they have reached four feet in height, A n c i e nt Briton— This promising varie- tv was brought from Wales some years since, and has gradu- ally risen in public es- tiination upon its own merits to the highest place as a profitable and valua- . ble berry. The plant is very vigorous and healthy and extreme- ly hardy; the fruit stems are large and profusely loaded with immense luscious berries. Agawam — Fruit of fair size, jet black, sweet, tender and melting to the very core ; for home use it has no superior, be- ing sweet throughout as soon as black ; it is extremely hardy and healthy and very productive. An emi- nent small fruit grower says: "It stands at the head for hardiness, fruit- fulness and sweet- ness. '' No fruit gar- den should be with- out this excellent variety. v axciext britox. Early Harvest—This is one of the earliest blackber- '/ . ries in cultivaticn ; a compact dwarf grower ; fruit medium size and fine quality; an enormous bearer. It is so early and it bears so wdll, e
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