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J. T. Lovett Co. — Raspberries.
THOiTIPSON'* EilRLlT PROL.IFIC.
Thompson's Early Prolific Red Raspberry has beat-
en the record here for earllness. It Is an enormous
grower and stood the winter the best of all that I
had.— J. F. Wilson, Clarke Co., Ind.
Remarkable for Its early season of ripening. The
plant is an excellent grower, the canes
erect and stout; quite hardy and said
by the originator and introducer to have
endured 22° below zero without injury.
Foliage of a dark green color, tough
and healthy, and endures well heat and
drought; here it is quite free from rust
and mildew. The berries are medium
to large in size, of a strikingly bright,
fresh, crimson color, very attractive,
which, with its extreme earliness,
should cause it to become a profitable
market sort. It is exceedingly produc-
tive with us and has received no special
care or cultivation. In brief, it is sim-
ilar to Brandywine, of about the same
size, with the same bright, fresh color
and ripens from a week to ten days ear-
lier. It has already shown much value
by Its early season of ripening, great
productiveness and vigor of plant. It
Is admirably adapted for planting at the
South, where it succeeds splendidly, be-
ing one of the very few. and the best,
that can be satisfactorily grown there.
It is the earliest red raspberry we have
seen, coming into bearing just as the
strawberry season is over, and ripened
at Monmouth the first among all rasp-
berries by fully a week. We have also
seen It In Ohio equally fine, the canes
of stronger growth and yielding a
heavy crop of fruit. Reports concern-
ing Its behavior are exceedingly satis-
factory and confirm our opinion of its
value as a profitable sort for both mar-
ket and family use. The scarcity of
good varieties of red raspberries ren-
ders this early sort especially valuable
and its earllness and bright appearance
make It profitable.
Thompson's Early Prolific ripened wMth me this
year May 29th. It is prolific, hardy, large, firm and
of the best quality.— J. S. Newman, Director, Ala-
bama Experiment Station.
Doz., 50c; 100, $3.00; 1000, $20.00.
Smltli'ei Prolific — A new blackcap from
western New York which has been highly praised.
The principal points of merit and superiority claimed
for it are canes of strong growth, perfect hardiness
and great productiveness. The canes throw out
numerous lateral branches which enable them to
bear large crops of fruit without danger of breaking
down. The berries are borne in large clusters, and
are about the size of Gregg, of a bright black color,
very firm, of good flavor. It Is also said to be a prof-
itable drying sort, three quarts of berries making a
pound of dried fruit. Its season is about second early
or between Souhegan and Ohio. Doz., $1.50; 100,
$10.00.
Jackson's May King.— A blackcap that has
been especially recommended for its earliness, but
which we find to be really no earlier then Souhegan
and not so fine a variety. At Monmouth it is In no
way superior to the old, discarded Doolittle, and un-
less it behaves very much better elsewhere it is cer-
tainly not worthy of being placed on the list of stand-
ard sorts. Doz. $1.00; 100, $5.00.
Palmer.— An early blackcap differing from Sou-
hegan so slightly as to be barely perceptible. The
fruit may possibly average a trifle larger but no other
points of difference can we distinguish. Its super-
iority over Souhegan in productiveness, vigor of
growth, and quality of fruit, as has been claimed, is
not apparent here. At the same time it is necessar-
ily, from its resemblance to Souhegan, a fine early
variety and may safely be planted in place of that
sort. Doz., 50c; 100, $2.00; 1000, $15.00.
Ada.— A promising blackcap approaching Gregg
closely in size. It has canes of much vigor and hard-
iness and is decidedly productive. The berries are
large and fine in quality. It ripens about with Gregg
and may be regarded as an acquisition. Doz, 50c;
100, $2.00; 1000, $12.00.
Cromwell.— A blackcap of the Souhegan class
which variety it much resembles. The fruit is fully
equal to it in size and quality, and In hardiness of
cane. It is a vigorous grower and productive. Can
be safely recommended as a valuable sort. Doz. 50c;
100, $2.00; 1000, $15.00.