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Rio Vista, Va., and Saunders and Woolverton, two recent seedlings, 

 originated by Mr. John Little of Ontario. The last three seem worthy of 

 trial, as market varieties. 



RASPBERRIES.— B»?>».s. 



As a means of avoiding the intermixing of the suckering varieties, these 

 are planted in plats alternating with blackberries and blackcaps. 



The raspberries, in common with the entire plantation, received a spray 

 of strong copper sulphate dissolved in water, while yet dormant, as a pre- 

 ventive of fungus, which has been notably absent, with the exception of a 

 slight attack of anthracnose, which was promptly treated with a spray of 

 Bordeaux, 



Insects also have been notably absent, so far as this fruit is concerned. 



The early promise of fruit was very good; but the occurrence of hot, dry 

 weather during the ripening season, dried and nearly or quite ruined a 

 large share of the crop, though a copious rain came in time to save a por- 

 tion of such varieties as were not already past recovery. 



The weight of an average berry is given in fractions of an ounce. 



Productiveness and quality are expressed upon the scale, 1 to 10; the 

 latter being the maximum. 

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