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juicy, acid. Only suited for market, for which it lacks both productiveness 

 and lirniness. 



Mount Vernon very closely resembles Kirkwood, and some persons consider 

 them identical. This, however, is a seedlins; by Chas. Stafford, of New 

 Jersey, introduced to the public in 1880. The description is very nearly 

 identical with that of Kirkwood. The two possess valuable characteristics as 

 market fruits. 



Belle is a seedling of Mr. Moore, of Massachusetts, originated in ISTB. 

 Plant hardy, vigorous, a heavy bearer ; staminate. Fruit very large, dark 

 scarlet or crimson, moderately Grm, very juicy, sub-acid. A showy market 

 fruit. Valuable if sufficiently productive. 



Pheuomere is quite hardy, but on light soil lacks vigor, bears lightly; 

 staminate. Fruit large, truncate conical, inclined to cockscomb, glossy scarlet 

 and crimson, rather soft, juice abundant, mild sub-acid, pleasant. If a better 

 bearer, it would be valuable for its extreme lateness. It ripened this season 

 with Marvin, June 28. 



Sucker State, judging from its name, should be an Illinois variety. Plant 

 vigorous, bearing very little ; staminate. Fruit of medium size, conical, 

 rounded, scarlet, firm, moderately juicy, mild acid. Produces an abundance 

 of plants with very little fruit. 



Satin Gloss is a seedling, by Oscar Felton, of New York. It is hardy, a 

 slender grower, producing very little fruit; staminate. Fruit small, conical, 

 rounded, very glossy, scarlet, soft, moderately juicy, mild sub-acid. Too 

 feeble and unproductive to be valuable. 



Success originated with Mr. White, of Massachusetts, in 1876. Plant hardy 

 and vigorous: unproductive; staminate. Fruit small, roundish conical, glossy 

 sca2-]et, moderately firm, juicy, mild acid or sub-acid. Should this prove per- 

 manently late and sufficiently productive, it may become useful, and evea 

 valuable. It ripened the past season on the first of July. 



RASPBERRIES. 



Little's Black Cap originated with John Little, of Ontario, and was sent to 

 us for trial in 1881. The plant is hardy, moderately vigorous, with rather 

 slender reddish brown canes, almost without spines, which are purplish white; 

 the one year plants have borne lightly the past season. Fruit small, round, 

 glossy black, firm, seedy, juicy, acid, rich. In plant and fruit this is much 

 like Davison's Thornless. It should improve with the age of the plants; if 

 60, its value will doubtless consist in its earliness. 



Florence is a yellow cap, of recent introduction. The plant is hardy and 

 vigorous; the canes greenish or yellowish white, with strong white spines. It; 

 bears heavily. Fruit of medium size, round, orange yellow, darker when over 

 ripe, moderately firm, seedy (as are all the cap varieties), juicy, sub-acid, 

 sprightly. One of the best yellow caps. 



Caroline, a yellow variety claimed to be a hybrid between Id^eus and Occi- 

 dentalis, roots from the tips, and also produces an occasional sucker from the 

 roots. Brinckle's Orange, one of the most tender and fine flavored of the 

 American seedlings, from Id^eus, is clamied to be one of its parents by the 

 originator, Mr. Carpenter, of New York. Plant hardy and vigorous, spines 

 numerous. Fruit very large for a cap, round, orange yellow, with a slight 

 white pubescence or bloom; flesh pale amber, tender for a cap; very juicy, 

 mild, pleasant, sprightly, rich; pips very large, irregular; core large. Supe- 

 rior to all other caps for the dessert. 



