HORTICULTURAL BULLETINS. 



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BLACK AND HYBKID RASPBERRIES. 



ABBREVIATIONS. 



Size. 



8, small. 

 m, medinm. 

 1, large. 



Form. 



r, ronnd. 

 c, conical, 

 o, ovate. 



Color. 



b, black. g, glossy, 



p, parple. 1, light. 



o, orange, pa. pubescent. 



Variety. 



Ada 



Caroline 



Colnmbian 



Conrath 



Cromwell 



Ebon Beanty 



Farnsworth 



Gregg 



Hopkins 



Jackson's May King 



Johnston Sweet 



Kansas.. 



Lovett 



Nemaha 



Norfolk 



Older 



Ohio.. 



Palmer.. 



Progress 



Shaffer 



Smith (Prolific) .... 



Surrey 



Virginia 



Winona 



Wonder 





8 



8 



8.S 



8 



8 



7 



8.6 



7 



8.5 



7.5 



8 



8.5 

 9 

 7 



8.B 



9 

 6 



8.5 

 8.5 

 8.5 



9 



8.5 

 8.5 

 8 

 8 



NOTES ON VARIETIES. 



Ada.— The bush is quite vigorous, and withstood drouth and attaclis of anthrac- 

 nose as well as any of the blacks. Few blossoms were injured by frost, and a 

 good crop of good-size fruit of fair quality was borne. An excellent sort. 



Caroline.— If one desires a sort bearing yellow fruit, this is one of the best. 



Columbian. — Growth of cane strong and vigorous, and but little injured by win- 

 ter; blossoms not hurt by frost. This variety bore more fruit than any other in the 

 plantation, and was taken as the standard of productiveness. Columbian differs 

 from Shaffer in being of stronger and larger cane growth; the new canes lack the 

 purple tinge of Shaffer, and the spines are fewer in number, but are considerably 

 larger iu size; the leaflets of Columbian are also larger than those of Shaffer. The 

 berry closely resembles Shaffer but is drier, more seedy, and a little better in qual- 

 ity. Toward the close of the season the old canes were badly injured by anthrac- 

 nose. 



Conrath. — Canes slightly injured by winter; seven per cent, of blossoms killed by 

 frost. The plant is fairly vigorous and is productive. The fruit is of large size, 

 firm, and of fair quality. It is medium early and holds out well in season; consid- 

 erable anthracnose toward close or season; growth of new canes excellent. 



Cromwell.- Canes injured considerably by winter; 25 per cent, of blossoms 

 killed by frost; canes badly affected by anthracnose and drouth. An early ripening 

 sort but did not do well the past season. 



Ebon Beauty.— Somewhat injured by winter, and considerable anthracnose on old 

 canes; few blossoms killed by frost; fruit rather small in size, round-conical in 

 form, deep black with considerable down; is quite soft, and rather poor in quality; 

 of fair cane growth. 



