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STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



RASPBERRIES 



Species. 

 I. Idaeus. 



8. Strigosue. 



H. Apparent hybrid. 



VARIETIES OF IDiEUS AND STRIGOSUS AND SUPPOSED 



ABBBEVIATIONS. 



Form. 

 c. conical, 

 i. irregular, 

 r. roundish. 



Superb originated in ^New Jersey, cotemporaneously with Hansell, and 

 ripens nearly with that variety. The berry is large, often seven-eighths of 

 an inch in diameter. It is high flavored, like most of the sfrigosus 

 species, to which it belongs. The berries are so loosely formed that they 

 crumble badly in picking and handling. The color also is too dark to suit, 

 the popular fancy. 



Golden Queen possesses all the valuable qualities of the Cuthbert,. 

 whether of plant or fruit, which is bright yellow when ripe. It is alleged 

 to have been discovered in a plat of Cuthbert plants, and is supposed, by" 

 the originator, to be a sport from that variety. 



Cuthbert is a native of Riverdale, New" York. Although not absolutely 

 hardy it is among the hardiest of the species; which fact, together with its- 

 healthy, persistent foliage, its vigor and productiveness, and the superior 

 handling quality and pleasant flavor of its fruit, have won for it a high 

 position, both as a family and a market fruit. 



Herstiiie bears the name of its originator or discoverer, a Mr. Herstine 

 of Pennsylvania. Originating, probably by hybridization between Idceus 

 and strigosus, it is supposed to have inherited a deficient hardiness and, at 

 the same time, its bright color, fine size and superior quality, from the 

 former. With slight protection in winter, it will be found eminently 

 desirable as a family berry. 



Brandywine is an old variety of unknown origin, which proves valuable 



