HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 



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BLACK AND ORANGE. 



HYBRIDS ROOTING FROM THE TIPS OF THE CANES. 



Form, 

 c. conical, 

 i. irregular, 

 o. oblate, 

 r. round. 



ABBREVIATIONS. 



Color, 

 p. purple. b. black, 



pu. pubescent. d. dark. 

 s. slightly. g. glossy, 



v. very. o. orange. 



The following, which embrace the more valuable of the tabulated varie- 

 ties, are mentioned, as nearly as practicable, in the order of their ripening: 



Souhegan and Tyler, although doubtless of separate origin, are prac- 

 tically identical, so far as the characteristics of both plant and fruit are 

 concerned. They are more especially valuable as the first of their class to 



