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last spring, so far as plants were available for the purpose. The remaining vacan- 

 cies vrill, in most cases, be filled during the present autumn or next spring, witb 

 plants propagated for the purpose upon the premises, except in the case of varie- 

 ties too rare or recent for the purpose. Of small fruits, ten plants constitute a set. 



The foliage of many varieties of raspberry, especially those of Idceus and 

 strigosus parentage, is frequently attaclied by a fungus and which is confined to 

 the lower surface of the leaf, seriously affecting the size and quality of the fruit 

 and capacity to aid the growth of the plant. This season has not proved an excep- 

 tion, though the attack may have been slightly less severe than usual. A few 

 varieties of strigosus parentage, such as Cuthbert, Golden Queen, and perhaps a 

 few others, appear to be in a measure exempt from this malady, as is the case with 

 the varieties of occidentalis. The spray of copper sulphate, so generally effective 

 against fungi, appears to be ineffective in this case, possibly for the reason that, 

 as usually applied, it rarely reaches the under surface of the foliage, where only 

 this parasite occurs. Another season's experiments are needful to solve this doubt. 



Anthracnose continues to manifest itself mainly upon the blaclicaps, although, 

 with the free use of the spray of copper sulphate, its depredations have not proved 

 very serious. Most of the suckering varieties have, thus far, escaped the malady 

 in whole or in part. 



The only insects which have been at all troublesome this season are the leaf- 

 miners, which, apparently, are merely estrays from the adjacent blackberries. 



The general spraying given raspberries, in common with the entire plantation, 

 in March, was repeated upon raspberries April 27, with one pound of copper 

 sulphate dissolved in 250 gallons of water. 



May 3, raspberries were sprayed for anthracnose, using Bordeaux mixture of 

 the usual strength. 



June 21, repeated the spray for anthracnose, with a solution of one and a half 

 ounces of copper sulphate in fifty gallons of water. 



Special notices are appended of a few comparatively recent varieties, as well 

 as of several older ones; some of them as worthy of increased attention by planters, 

 while others are apparently unworthy. 



American Everbearing, blackcap, has been on trial here, two years only. Thus 

 far it has shown no everbearing tendency, nor does it otherwise give promise of 

 valuable qualities. 



Cardinal was received from Kansas, and has been noticed in previous reports 

 as Greisa (the name of the introducer). It is intermediate, possibly a hybrid, 

 between strigosus and occidentalis. It roots somewhat reluctantly, from both suck- 

 ers and tips. It is hardy and fairly productive of more than medium-size fruit, 

 though scarcely prolific enough to prove satisfactory as a market variety. 



Champlain was only planted last spring and has barely shown a few imperfect 

 specimens, from the appearance of which, as well as from the habit of the plant, 

 it is apparently identical with a variety grown here several years ago and con- 

 demned as unworthy. 



Church (Royal), a native of Ohio, was received in 1892. Although put forth with 

 a "flourish of trumpets," it has not developed qualities such as would warrant a 

 recommendation for extensive planting. 



In the following tables the weight of a specimen in ounces or fractions of an 

 ounce is given, instead of size, as a more accurate indication of the relative value; 

 while their productiveness is estimated upon the scale running from 1 to 10, 1 rep- 

 resenting the highest degree of productiveness. 



