220 



STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Earhart is often christened Everbearing, for the reason that it produces 

 a secondary crop of fruit in September and October upon the canes of 

 the current year. 



Shaffer, appearing in the neglectus class, is an exceedingly vigorous and 

 productive variety, with very large, purple, pubescent fruit; which, though 

 somewhat unattractive in appearance, proves to be one of the best for 

 canning. 



Gregg and Nemaha are almost or quite identical, so far as the general 

 appearance of both plant and fruit are concerned; though the latter, which 

 originated in the trying climate of Nebraska, is alleged to be the hardier 

 of the two. 



A good succession of the "cap" varieties for a family garden would 

 be Cromwell, Doolittle, or Souhegan, for early; Hilborn, medium, and 

 Nemaha, late. 



BL ACKBE KRIES— Rubas. 



As in the case of raspberries, the growth and fruiting of the blackberry 

 plantation, which has supplied the data for this report, was so far affected 

 by the growth and shading of the fruit trees occupying the same ground, 

 as to render the observations unreliable or unsatisfactory. 



For this reason a new plantation was made last spring, and the old 

 plants removed at the close of the season of fruiting. 



BLACKBERRY.—;. Rubus villosus. 



Origin. 



Usual abbreviations for names 

 of countries. 



ABBREVIATIONS. 



Habit. 



1. low. 



s. spreading. 



t. tall, 

 tr. trailing. 



