HORTICULTURAL BULLETINS. 



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Size. 



B, small, 

 m, mediam. 

 1, large. 



RED RASPBERRIES. 



ABBEEVIATIONS. 



Form, 

 r, ronnd. 

 c, coDical. 

 o, ovate. 



Color. 



d, dark. o, orange, 

 r, red. b, bright, 



p, pnrple. 



Variety. 



Arnold _ 



Brandywine 



Cnthbert 



Gladstone.. 



Golden Qaeen 



Hansen 



Lost Babies 



Marlboro 



Michigan Early 



Philadelphia 



Bancocas 



Royal Church 



Scarlet Gem 



Thompson Prolific 

 Tnrner 



=3 







a? 



9 

 8 

 8 

 8 

 9.6 



9 



9.5 



8.5 



9 



9.5 



8.5 



8.5 



9 



9 



9 



NOTES ON VARIETIES. 



Brandywine.— Stood winter well; growth of cane vigorous and healthy; fruit of 

 medium-size, bright red color, quite firm, and of fair quality. It is a late-ripening 

 sort of some value. 



Cuthbert.— But little injured by winter. The plant is vigorous and healthy. The 

 variety has yet no superior for general planting. 



Gladstone.— Canes hardy but quite badly affected with anthracnose. New growth 

 good. The fruit when ripe is purplish, soft, and of fair quality. The variety, if 

 valuable at all, is only so as a continuous bearer. The bushes bore a large crop of 

 fruit in October. 



Golden Queen.— The bush is hardy and of vigorous growth. The fruit is clear, 

 bright yellow in color, and of high quality. It is a desirable variety for the home 

 garden. 



Hansel! and Michigan Early are hardy in plant and fairly productive. As early- 

 ripening sorts they may find a place to a limited extent. 



Marlboro. — The bush is hardy, but not of very strong growth. It occupies a prom- 

 inent place as an early-ripening market berry. 



Royal Church.— The bush is hardy, of vigorous growth, and quite productive. The 

 fruit is of dark, rich crimson color, and good quality, but crumbles easily. 



Turner.— The bush is extremely hardy, of good growth, and productive. The 

 fruit is of high quality but soft. Valuable for home use or for near market. 



Arnold, Lost Rubies, Philadelphia, Rancocas, and Scarlet Gem are now but little 

 grown, their place being taken by better varieties. 



BLACKBERRIES. 



The severe winter of 1894-5 gave a good opportunity to observe the hardiness of 

 the several varieties grown here. 



Early King.— Quite badly injured by winter, but some of canes left; canes of up- 

 right growth; leaves light green, rather small, and pointed; few blossoms left unin- 

 jured by frost; fruit very large; seeds large, round, loose; very sweet, and has a 

 small core. More hardy than any other early sort grown here. 



