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a late variety, either for home use or market. As grown here it is more 

 productive and a better shipping berry than Eureka, from the same source. 



Van Deman, a vigorous bi-sexual sort from Arkansas. Plants quite 

 vigorous and healthy; ripens with Wilson. Fruit large, regular, quite 

 firm and of fair quality. Quite productive in 18y0, but injured by frost 

 last year. Well worthy of a trial. 



Waldron was sent by Chas. Waldron of Ohio, and has now been grown for 

 three years. Plants strong and healthy; season late. Fruits medium to large, 

 regular, quite firm, and of good quality; above the average in productive- 

 ness. While it has shown itself less promising than some of the other 

 sorts here it, as a rule, succeeds well on rich, rather heavy soils. 



Walton, from C. B. Horner, Mt. Holly, N. J., is a medium-size, vigor- 

 ous plant, and this year seemed to set more fruit than it could mature. As 

 a consequence, the berries were rather small. Fair in productiveness, firm- 

 ness and quality; season medium. Needs longer trial. 



Warfield No. 2, is a very promising early sort, ripening with Crescent, 

 which it surpasses in value, as it carries out the season better, and it is 

 fully as large, and better in quality. 



Woolverton was perhaps the best of Little's seedlings as tested here in 

 1890, but the frost reduced the crop in 1891. Fruit large, long, conical, 

 with distinct shoulder. Quite firm and of good quality. Valuable. 



Yale. Growth moderate, and plants make few runners. Productive- 

 ness fair, very firm and of excellent quality. Where sufficiently product- 

 ive, it would be an excellent shipping variety. 



SUMMAKY. 



Of the extra early sorts, Beder Wood, Lovett, and Van Deman are most 

 promising, to be followed by Haverland, Pearl, Parker Earle, Bubach No. 

 5, D. & D., and Crescent xGlendale. As late sorts Belle, Florence, and 

 Gandy succeed best here. 



For home use, a selection can be made of the best flavored of the above 

 sorts, that will furnish a supply of fruit through the season. The Belmont 

 might be added on account of its superior quality. 



• RASPBERRIES. 



The following tables show the behavior of a large part of the rasp- 

 berries that have been under cultivation for more than three years. A 

 considerable number of new sorts were planted in 1890 and 1891, but it is 

 too early to judge accurately of their value. A brief note concerning 

 some of the more promising sorts may be of interest. 



Cromwell, a seedling from Connecticut, is in most respects similar to 

 Souhegan, and has thus far seemed more healthy and somewhat more 

 productive. 



Lovett, which is also of the same class, is perhaps somewhat more spread- 

 ing, and may take the place of Souhegan. 



Of the red varieties, Royal Church, from Ohio, is one of the most 

 promising sorts. 



