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Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, & fruits
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_3 (find matches)
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: John Lewis Childs (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Commercial catalogs Seeds; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit trees
Publisher: Floral Park, N. Y. : John Lewis Childs
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1898. 1511
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CQiitis' Ever-Bearing Tree Blackberry. With the exception of our great Japanese Wineberry no fruit novelty has ever had the tremendous sale which this wonderful Tree Blackberry has had during the past five years. It is of distinct habit, growing five or six feet high and branching freely into a fine symmetrical tree form, always straight and erect and of such stout growth that it never requires staking. The berries are of very large size, and in quality much the finest of any Blackberry in culti- vation; very pulpy, juicy, exceedingly sweet and fine-flav- ored even to the very core. The seeds are small, and the fruit seems to melt away in one's mouth like snow. The berries are of uniform size and very handsome, borne in great clusters, and commence to ripen early in July and continue until long into September, making its fruiting ueriod two months or more. The finest blackberries we ever saw we picked about September first from some of these trees which had been ripening their fruit since July 8th. Its delicate flavor, great productiveness, enormous size, long season of bearing and perfect hardiness make it one of the most valuable and desirable of all berries for home use We believe it to be one of .he most desirable novelties we ever brought out, and wha; we say about it is from personal knowledge as we have grown it for six or seven years. It often fruits considerable the first season and is sure to fruit abundantly the second season We have the most flattering reports on it from all parts of the country. Prioe, first quality, large and strong, 20c. each; 3 for 50c; 1? for $1.50. Mr. E. S. Black, Monmouth Co., N. J., says: "I am not surprised to hear of the enormous sale your Tree Blackberry is having. When it was growing here on the place of which I am foreman, visitors who saw it have offered me $5.00 each for one or more plants of it. Its straight, stout and symmet- rical growth and loads of large and most luscious berries borne for so long a period, place it at the head of all black- berries for family use."

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