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agara, Moore's Diamond, Green Mountain and Pocklington. No 

 one, however, should think of growing the Niagara without bagging 

 it, owing to its delicate skin. As to red grapes, the Delaware, 

 Salem, "W'oodruff and perhaps Brighton (which is an imperfect 

 bloomer) are among the best and most easily- cultivated. The Clin- 

 ton and Ives' Seedling are the wine grai)GS of Pennsylvania, pro- 

 ducing a quality of wine, wlien the grapes are mixed in proi)er 

 proportion, equal to the imported claret. 



SMALL, FRUITS. 



Small fruits, with the exception of raspberries and blackberries, 

 never did better. Strawberries were late in ripening, owing to the 

 cool weather experienced in May. However, the crop was large. 

 Currants and gooseberries yielded well. Raspberries and black- 

 berries were cut short by the rainy weather in July, there having 

 been only five perfectly clear days. While strawberries were 

 plenty, the supply did not exceed the demand and good prices were 

 obtained. Although the list of varieties is constantly growing, 

 there are no kinds more salable than the Sharpless and Bubach 

 No. 5. The former, however, is a shy bearer, when compared with 

 the Brandj^wine, Crescent, Cumberland, Gandy, Greenville, Haver- 

 land, Parker, Earle and Warfield. Size and color are the strong 

 points of the Bubach. A new variety of great promise, which orig- 

 inated on the farm of D. M. Seyler, in Berks county, a chance seed- 

 ling, was brought to our attention last year. It is a medium early, 

 a conical berry, of large size and very productive. It has been given 

 the name of the originator's wife — Rebecca. 



The Cuthbert raspberry still holds the first place in the reds and 

 the Gregg in the blacks. Other favorite kinds are the Marlboro', 

 Golden Queen, Ohio, Palmer and Souhegan. In blackberries, the 

 Erie and Snyder are among the best, although the former does not 

 succeed everywhere. The latter is well adapted for a cold climate. 

 The Kittatinny, Minnewaski, Taylor and Wilson, Jr., are also recom- 

 mended. Of course, in regard to varieties of small fruits, it must 

 be remembered, that while certain kinds are well adapted to some 

 sections of the State they do not do so well in other places. 



NUT CULTURE. 



Nut culture is recognized as a branch of pomology and should 

 have a brief reference here. Under this head it may be said that 

 it has been mainly confined to the raising of the improved varieties 

 of chestnuts. The Numbo and Paragon varieties have been grafted 

 on native trees with great success, the grafts bearing fruit in three 

 years, the nuts being more than twice as large as the common kind 

 command double the price at which the latter sell. The Japan 



