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Marlboro, though rather low in quality, is large and bright colored. It 

 is popular as a rather early. market variety. 



Muskingum is of comparativeiy recent introduction, coming, as we 

 understand, from Ohio. The plant is exceedingly vigorous and very pro- 

 ductive, with characteristics referable mainly to the species strigosus, 

 while the fruit has the large size, dark color, and general appearance of 

 Shaffer. It equals Shaffer in productiveness and, like it, is excellent for 

 canning. 



Reder (although the plant may not be satisfactory for commercial uses) 

 has few if any superiors in size; rich, bright color, fine texture and flavor, 

 for the table. It is fairly productive. A native of Berrien county, 

 Michigan. 



Reliance, like its parent, the old and now abandoned Philadelphia, is 

 very hardy and productive. The fruit is high flavored, but dark colored, 

 and rather small. It is well adapted to localities in which great hardiness 

 is requisite. 



Shaffer is too widely known to require extended notice. The vigor and 

 productiveness of the plant, with the high, rich flavor and large size of the 

 fruit, specially adapt it for canning, for which purpose it has long been 

 popular. 



Thompson has, this season, proved highly productive. Should it con- 

 tinue thus, it may prove desirable as an early market variety. 



Thwack, though only planted last year, was well tested here several 

 years since. It is hardy, vigorous, of good size, and productive, although 

 very low in quality. Although old, it has never become popular for either 

 amateur or market purposes. 



Turner is small and very mild in flavor. The plant is vigorous and the 

 canes destitute of spinas. It is the hardiest of the red raspberries and 

 (doubtless for that reason) is somewhat popular at the west and north. 



Herstine, like all varieties of its species (Idirus), tested in this country, 

 lacks hardiness, requiring winter protection, even in the comparatively 

 mild winter climate of southwestern Michigan. On account of its large 

 size, bright color, and superior flavor, it is deemed worthy of the needful 

 winter protection. Origin, Pennsylvania, from seed of a foreign variety. 



BLACKBERRIES {Rubus vitlosus). 



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The entire loss of many plants, and the serious injury of others, result- 

 ing from the almost continuous drenching rains, during the late spring 

 and early summer of 1892, were but partially remedied by the subsequent 

 growth of that year, leaving the stand of plants decimated or uneven to 

 such extent that comparisons of actual fruitage during this season will 

 afford no just indication of the comparative productiveness of the varieties 

 under ordinary conditions. Under such circumstances, therefore, resort is 

 had to estimates, based upon the actual performance of such plants as 

 appear to be most nearly in a normal condition, results being indicated 

 upon a scale of one to ten. 



Anthracnose having been very prevalent during the year 1892, attacking 

 nearly or quite all the varieties of blackberry as well as of raspberry, 

 the plat was included in the spraying which the plantation received, after 

 the dropping of the foliage in late autumn, 1892. Early last spring 



