STATE HOKTICUCTURAL SOCIETY. lOI 



by frosts. Mr. Wier finds Capt. Jack a perfect fertilizer for Crescent — 



planted one row of Capt. Jack to three of Crescent. Mr. Dennis 



recommended Russell, Crescent and Red Jacket for his locality. Dr. 



Schroeder said Wilson had " made his pocket fat," and he would "stick 



to it." 



Planters were cautioned against planting Crescent, Green Prolific, 



Col. Cheney, Springdale, Champion and Windsor Chief, unless Capt. 



Jack, Downing, Wilson or some other strongly staminate sort is planted 



near them, for they are all pistillates (or nearly pistillate) and will not 



fruit much alone. 



The last speaker in this discussion was Mr. Nelson, who said : 



I would not advise depending on the Crescent entirely (or on any 



one sort, for that matter), but to go slow with it, and if you find it 



suited to your wants then launch out. 



I wish to say that Crescent has done well with me ; last year a small 



patch of a few rods bore well, I won't tell you how much, for fear 



you will doubt my word. (Laughter.) 



REPORT UPON RASPBERRIES AND BLACKBERRIES. 



H. K. ViCKROY, of Normal, reported upon Raspberries and Black- 

 berries, as follows : 



The following varieties of raspberries have been fruited in this county 

 the past season : Davison's Thornless, Doolittle, Mammoth Cluster, 

 Seneca, Miami, Florence, Highland Hardy, Turner, Philadelphia, Bran- 

 dywine and Ganargua. 



The Davison's Thornless produced a fair crop of berries, which was 

 marketed by the time Mammoth Cluster began to ripen. It is valuable 

 on account of its earliness. 



Highland Hardy ripened the same time as Davison's ; it is a bright 

 red berry of fair size and medium quality compared with Turner, the 

 plant is hardy, and is also valuable on account of its earliness. 



Doolittle produced a good crop of fine berries ; with good cultivation 

 this is an excellent berry, though it is a little more difficult to gather on 

 account of the fruit being more scattered over and through the bushes. 

 We should be careful about discarding the old and well-tried varieties. 



Mammoth Cluster still holds its place among the best. The fruit 

 of this variety can be gathered more easily than any I have fruited, the 

 berries being in clusters and nearly all on the outside of the bushes. It 

 did not stand the cold of last winter as well as some others. The color 

 of the fruit is a little objectionable, it has a mouldy appearance. 



Seneca is the best black-cap variety I have fruited. The plant is a 

 stronger grower than Mammoth Cluster, very productive, the fruit black 

 and showy and of good flavor. It ripens about the same time of Mam- 

 moth Cluster. . 



