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Briton (Ancient Briton) has been a long time in cultivation in this 

 country, and is popular at the west, where the larger varieties fail from 

 lack of hardiness. It has been assumed to be a native, but recent investi- 

 gation determines that it was originally imported from England. Its com- 

 pai-atively small size renders it unpopular where larger though less hardy 

 varieties can be profitably grown. 



Erie is very vigorous, with many large, strong, prehensile spines, and is 

 hardy in this climate, though it suflfered seriously from the long wet spell 

 of last year. The fruit is very large, and of fair quality, if allowed to 

 fully ripen upon the plant. The habit is spreading and the canes 

 should be tied to a trellis or stakes to prevent injury from high winds. 



Harvest (Early Harvest) is a moderately vigorous, very upright grower 

 and very productive. The fruit is rather small, of firm texture, ripening 

 quite in advance of the usual blackberry season, and, for that reason, 

 profitable. A spurious variety, of similar habit, has been disseminated 

 under this name. 



King (Early King), received from New Jersey, has fruited here this 

 season only. The plant is vigorous and productive, and the fruit quite 

 large and of good quality, ripening rather early. 



Kittatinny has long been recognized as the best of the large varieties, 

 though deficient in hardiness. For some years it has been more or less 

 subject to attacks of the fungus known as red rust, which has, in many 

 cases, proved a serious drawback upon the value of the variety, though it 

 may be held in check, and even exterminated, by promptly digging and 

 burning the diseased plants when discovered. 



Lawton, though not the first blackberry subjected to cultivation, was the 

 first one extensively disseminated for such purpose. It lacks hardiness 

 and, as usually marketed, is objectionably acid, though, when thoroughly 

 ripened upon the plant, it is large, sweet, and delicious. 



Mammoth (Early Mammoth), was received from a nursery formerly in 

 Ohio (now in Virginia), and has only fruited here this season. It prom- 

 ises well. Fruit large, of good quality, and the plant is vigorous. 



Minnewaski was received some years since from its originator, the late 

 A. J. Caywood of New York. The plant is a strong, rather erect grower, 

 productive, and of fully medium hardiness. The fruit is large and of good 

 quality. 



Oregon (Everbearing) comes to us as an estray from the Pacific coast, 

 as its name indicates. It has not yet fruited here, though it seems desir- 

 able, if only as a curiosity. The plant has the trailing habit of a dewberry 

 with the usual reflexed spines of the blackberry. The foliage has the 

 usaal fiveJeaflet arrangement of the blackberry, with each leaflet some- 

 what irregularly divided, lobed, and serrated, somewhat after the manner 

 of the cut-leaved birch or maple. 



Snyder is well known as a hardy and productive market variety, exten- 

 sively planted in localities in which special hardiness is requisite. 



Stone (Stone's Hardy) hails from Wisconsin. It is a spreading, vigorous 

 grower and very hardy. Fruit too small to be acceptable where larger 

 varieties are successful. 



Taylor is nearly as hardy as Snyder, with more branching, light-colored 

 shoots. It is very productive, ripening its rather large, superior-flavored 

 fruit, somewhat after the average season. 



Thompson (Early) comes to us from Ohio. It proves hardy here, and 



