286 



Keport op the Horticulturist of the 



Mills. From C. Mills, Fairmount, N. Y. Tliis variety has been 

 favorably reported on in former reports of this Station. The 

 fruit is of medium size and good quality. It stands third in pro- 

 ductiveness this season. 



Onondaga.. From G. Mills, Fairmount, N. Y. Fruit large, 

 attractive, good quality. It was only moderately productive this 

 season. 



Palmer. From C. Mills, Fairmount, N. Y. A standard variety 

 in many places. 



Progress. From D. B. Garvin d Son, Wheeling, W. Va. Berries 

 medium size, good black color and moderately firm. It ranks 

 fourth in productiveness this season. 



PoscJiarsky Seedlings. From F. W. Poscliarsky, Princeton, III. 

 Neither No. 3 nor No. 9 are any improvement over better known 

 sorts. No. 15 ranks first in productiveness and in the amount of 

 fruit produced early. The fruit is medium to large, firm, some- 

 what seedy, sweet and of very good quality. Where very early 

 berries are desired this variety will be worthy of a trial. 



Toivnsend No. 2. From G. Toivnsend, Gordon, 0. Fruit medium 

 to large, very good quality. It ranks sixth in productiveness this 

 season. 



Table No. I.— List of Black Easpberries Fruited ix 1897 with a Com- 

 parative Statement of the Percentage of Early and Late Yield 

 OF Each Variety. 





a, 00 



§ 



1 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 



9 

 10 

 11 



NAME OF VARIETY. 



Poscliarslnj No. 15 



Babcock No. .5 



Mills 



PioDftor 



Eureka 



Torvnsend No. 2... 

 Babcock No. 3 .. .. 



Palmer 



Poscliarsky No. 3. 



Onondaj^a 



Hopkins 



Poscliarsky No. 9.. 





1894 

 1894 

 1894 

 1894 

 1894 

 1894 

 1894 

 1894 

 1894 

 1894 

 1894 

 1894 



a 

 o 





Ounces 

 466 

 419 

 409 

 401 

 390 

 359 

 335 

 285 

 285 

 247 

 216 

 186 





42 



3 







24 



22 



10 







28 



35 



3 



32 



37 



O 





11 



35 

 33 

 26 

 24 

 16 

 33 

 31 

 15 

 33 

 20 

 18 





5 



10 



5 



3 



3 



5 







3 



5 



10 



10 



5 



