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until March. I have particularly observed, this season, that the Codling 

 Moth does not prey upon the Siberian Crab to near the damaging 

 extent that it does the common apple. 



Stfawherrics — Amongst the many new kinds brought to my notice 

 this season, I found none thought worthy of notice except the following : 



Boyden's No. 30, Michigan, and Downei*'s Kentucky. These are all 

 well worthy of extended trial. The Mexican Ever-bearing can now 

 return again to Mexico, Juarez having proclaimed an amnesty. Its dis- 

 seminators could be very well spared also. 



Raspberries — " Baldwin's choice of the Turner Seedlings." The 

 variety bearing this short and poetical name, I examined pretty closely, in 

 fruit, and was very favorably impressed with it. It belongs to our Wild 

 Red species [Rubus strigosics.) The fruit is very large, bright red, and 

 veiy firm for fruit of this species, appears very productive, and is of 

 undoubted hardihood. 



This is the only new variety seen of any merit. 



The variety sent out by Purdy and Johnson as " Mammoth Cluster," 

 proves, in every instance — and I have seen it in a score of places — to be 

 exactly the same as the true Large Miami, or McCormick. 



I do hope the friends of Horticulture will persist in planting seeds of 

 the Raspbcny. The Black-cap [R. occide72talis)^ia.m\\y is the one for the 

 West. We ought to tame down that rank, wild flavor, and put more 

 flesh on its bones (seeds). 



Grapes — Besides the Underbill Seedlings, before spoken of, I have 

 seen, of the newer varieties — 



U?ta — This has a very foxy appearing vine, but perfectly healthy — 

 not in fruit. 



Walter — Unhealthy in vine and fruit, and vine badly milldewed. 



Eumelan — Same as last. 



Cynthiana — Healthy in fruit and vine, quite productive — well 

 worthy the attention of the wine-grower South. 



Rodger's Hybrids — All large and beautiful in fruit, but vine and 

 fruit unhealthy. If the use of sulphur will cure the diseases of these 

 vines, they should certainly be quite extensively planted. The fruit is so 

 large and fine, keeps so well into winter, that the extra labor required 

 would be amply repaid. The same may be said of the 



lona — A fruit of great beauty and excellence, if we can get it. 



Aletha — I have before given it as my judgment that this is the same 

 as the Hartford Prolific. If I was mistaken I had good reason to be, as my 

 comparisons were most careful. If it is not, and will continue to ripen 

 ten days before the Hartford, it will prove quite an acquisition, as an early 

 market grape, and to those who live so far North that later varieties will 

 not mature. 



Martha — One would suppose, by the way that this grape has been 

 pushed and praised by its disseminators, and prominent pomologists, that 

 if one had Martha he would be sujorcmely happy. Now I have grown 



