FRUIT CATALOCiUE 



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■SECTION XV 



-RASPBERRIES.— RUBUS loiEUS and Strigosus, Inxreasixg by 

 Suckers or Sprouts. 



b. bright. 



ABBREVIATIONS FOR THIS SECTION. 



Color. 



c. crimosn. 



o. oranga. 



p. purplish. 



r. red, 



8. 8carlet. 



01 



1 



2 

 3 



4 

 5 

 6 



7 

 8 

 9 



ro 

 11 



12 

 13 



Remarks. 



Its beanty, size, color and firmness are strongly in its favor. 



Not self-fertile. Must be planted with other varieties. 



"Very firm, productive and hardy. Has come to be the leading market 



variety ot its class. 

 Like Cuihbert, except in the color of the fruit 

 Hardy. Lacks vigor and productiveness. 

 A good early sort. Drops readily. For family use. 

 Plants hardy and productive. Fruit large, firm and of good quality. 

 Fairly vigorous and productive. Is being extensively planted . 

 Worthy of trial. 

 Must have winter protection. Unequaled for amateur purposes; but very 



tender. 

 Esteemed by some growers. Canes not always healthy. 

 Berries g"iod, even size. Profitable, but its color is too dark. 

 Very hardy, productive. Suckers profusely. Lacks firmness. Old but 



still valuable. 



planted for home use. Of the black caps Palmer, Eureka, Conrath, Gregg 

 and Kansas are among the best kinds either for home use or the market. 



SECTION XVI.— STRAWBERRIES. 



Sex of blosooms. 

 b. bl-sexual or perfect. 

 p. pistillate. 



ABBREVIATIONS FOB THIS SECTION. 



Testure. Season. 



f. fi'-m. The date (in June) of the ripening of the first perfect 



m. medium. 



8. soft. 



specimen is given in each case as the most con- 

 venient mode of indicating the relative season. 



