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PURPLE. 



Shaffer is the leading variety of this class. The canes are thrifty and 

 productive. Berries loose and of medium quality. 



Columbian is of better color and less subject to anthracnose. 



RED VARIETIES. 



Eaton received from Amos Garretson, Pendleton, Indiana. The canes 

 are hardy, strong growers; fruit, dark red, oval, medium size and has a 

 tendency to rattle some. The quality is not up to the Loudon or Cuth- 

 bert. 



Harris. The fruit is of poor quality, and the canes have a short, stocky 

 habit. The berries are of medium size, bright red, coarse, and crumble 

 badly. The flavor is flat and insipid. 



Loudon ranks as one of the standard red varieties. The canes are 

 usually thrifty, and productive. This and the Cuthbert are two of the 

 best red varieties. 



Ridgeway was received from W. H. Ridgeway. Wabash. Indiana. The 

 canes are very strong and thrifty growers, but the berries are few in 

 number and small. The flavor and texture is good. 



Gold, a yellow variety, was received from the same party. The canes 

 are good growers and the berries are good for their class but there is no 

 place on the market for them, the popular demand being for black or red 

 berries. 



Muskberry, a novelty, sent out by John Lewis Childs of Floral Park. 

 N. Y., fruited for the first time this year. The canes are extremely rank 

 growers, reaching eight to ten feet in height. They spread very badly 

 from the roots and, like the strawberry-raspberry, are a decided nuisance 

 in a garden. The fruit is of good size and attractive in appearance but 

 the flavor is insipid and disagreeable. The bushes throw off a musky 

 odor. 



BLACKBERRIES. 



The soil and location here is such that it is impossible to grow black- 

 berries with any degree of success. 



Rathbun, Mercereau, Hess and other improved varieties have been 

 tried several times but they winter-kill every year. 



Early Harvest seems to thrive as well as any variety and is very pro- 

 ductive. The berries are of medium size and have a very small core. The 

 flavor is pleasant. 



Snyder and Taylor are two standard varieties that usually produce 

 fruit of good quality in any section where blackberries can be grown. 



CURRANTS. 



In 1807 and 1898 several of the newer varieties of currants were plant- 

 ed, which have reached maturity from a fruiting standpoint. 



Eclipse, received from H. S. Anderson, Elizabeth, New Jersey, has 

 strong, vigorous, healthy bushes. The stalks are upright, stout, and 



