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NOTES ON VARIETIES. 



Conrath. —The plants are productive and of vigorous growth. Canes 

 somewhat injured by winter, but quite free from disease. The berry 

 ripens early; is large, firm, and of good quality. A very promising early 

 variety, being the largest of the early black-caps. 



Columbian Bed. — Plants from J. T. Thompson, Oneida, N. Y. It is of 

 the Shaffer type. The canes are of very strong growth and bright red 

 color. The berry is of the color of the Shaffer, but it is firmer, less acid, 

 and better in flavor. Productive. 



Cromwell. — Bushes of vigorous growth and fairly productive. Canes 

 slightly injured by the winter. Worthy of trial as an early sort to super- 

 sede Souhegan and Tyler where they are troubled by anthracnose. 



Farnsworth. — Plants from W. W. Farnsworth, Waterville, Ohio. It is 

 not sufficiently tested, but it seems to be a promising early sort. 



Gregg and Nemaha. — Among the best late, market sorts. The latter is 

 the hardier of the two, and will be desirable where the former fails. 



Kansas. — The canes were quite badly winter-killed, and the bushes 

 were much less productive than last season. It is as large as Gregg and 

 fully a week ahead of that sort in ripening. 



Loveti. — The tips of canes winter-killed. Although it may prove more 

 valuable than Souhegan, from its behavior thus far, it seems less desirable 

 than Conrath and several of the other new sorts. 



Ohio. — The bushes are vigorous and productive. One of the best 

 medium-season, market sorts. It is too full of seeds to be the best type of 

 berry for family use, but it has one valuable quality in its hardiness, which 

 allows of its being grown in localities where other kinds fail. One of the 

 surest of the black-caps. Much used for evaporating. 



Older. — Less promising than last season, but still the equal of most 

 sorts. Its high quality makes it valuable for home use, even if it does not 

 prove sufficienty productive for market. 



Palmer — Hardy. Bushes fairly vigorous and productive. This variety 

 is highly esteemed as an early market black-cap and for this purpose it 

 has few if any superiors. 



Progress. — Needs further trial. Its behavior thus far does not indicate 

 that it will take a high place. 



Shaffer. — One of the best for home use and for market where its dull 

 color and peculiar flavor are not distasteful. 



Souhegan and Tyler. — The leading early, market sorts of past years. 

 They are so badly injured by anthracnose that they are less commonly 

 planted than formerly. Palmer taking their place. 



Smith {Prolific). — Plants from Ezra G. Smith, Manchester, N. Y. The 

 first season of fruiting. Berry large, round, jet black, firm and of best 

 quality. Very promising as a late variety so far as can be judged from a 

 single season's experience. 



Virginia. — One of the largest and best of the early black-caps. It has 

 generally been quite productive, and it seems well worthy of general trial. 



