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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



Table No. 8— RED RASPBEEBIE8. 



ABBBKVIATION8. 



Sise. 



e, small, 

 m, medintn. 

 1, large. 



Form. 



r, roand. 

 0, conical, 

 o, ovate. 



Uoloc. 



d, dark. o, oracae. 

 r, red. b, bright, 



p, parple. 



NOTES ON VARIETIES. 



Cuthhert. Though somewhat injured by winter and anthracnose, this 

 variety bore a fair crop, and it has no superior for general planting. 



Gladstone. This variety was very disappointing the past season. The 

 autumn crop was ruined by frost before maturing. Has a place as a 

 novelty. 



Golden Queen and Perry's Golden are quite similar in bush and fruits 

 They are valuable as dessert varieties. 



Hansell and Michigan Early may find a place to a limited extent a& 

 early ripening sorts. 



Kenyon. New. Canes large and stout, and nearly free from spines;, 

 leaflets are large, broad, of a dark green color and quite far apart on canes. 

 The fruit is large, round conical, rich dark red color, and of high quality. 

 The berry is very attractive in appearance and firm. As it ripened this 

 season it was a week later than Cuthbert. For the strength of the plants 

 the crop was a large one, 



Loudon. New. As close a comparison as it was possible to make be- 

 tween Loudon and Kenyon shows them to be nearly, if not quite, identical 

 in cane growth and fruit. Both sorts were planted quite late in the spring; 

 of the previous year and the growth was not large nor the fraits abundant. 

 Perhaps another year's growth may bring out some differences. The 

 plants are quite hardy, and it is a very promising variety, either for home, 

 use or market. 



