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Onondaga — A newer variety that gave a good yield this season. Fruit large, 

 firm and of good quality. Plants note quite so vigorous as Cumberland, with 

 which it ripens. 



BED BASPBERRIES. 



Of the older varieties, Marlboro and Phoenix excelled, while Brilliant, a new 

 variety, gave the heaviest yield, although the showing made by several other 

 kinds of this class of fruit was very good. 



Brilliant — Planted in 1901 and made an excellent showing this season. Plants 

 hardy, vigorous and productive. Fruit large, round and a bright red in color. 

 Moderately firm, with a mild, musky flavor. Quality low, but regardless of this 

 its attractive appearance and productiveness make it a promising new market 

 variety. 



Coutant — A new variety received from. Wiley and Sons, N. Y., in 1901, gave 

 a good yield this season. The plant is vigorous and bushy, throwing out many 

 laterals. The fruit is of the largest size; roundish oblate in form and quality 

 good. Pips large, irregular and inclined to be crumbly. Ripens with Church 

 and resembles that variety. Requires further trial. 



Cuthbert — The vigor, productiveness and good shipping qualities combined, 

 make this old variety a leading market sort in many localities. It can be planted 

 to advantage as a medium and late sort. 



Early King — The earliest kind tested this season. Plants moderately vigorous 

 and quite productive. Berries of medium size and good quality. Valuable as 

 an early sort. 



Loudon — While it has attracted a great deal of attention and has been largely 

 planted for commercial purposes, it does not equal either Marlboro or Cuthbert. 

 Lacking in vigor and productiveness. Suffers from the attack of root-gall 



Marlboro— This well-known variety still holds first place as an early mid- 

 season kind for either home or market. Fruit large, firm and attractive. Plant 

 vigorous and productive. 



Miller — An early ripening variety that is highly spoken of by many growers 

 for market purposes. Plant vigorous and productive, but the fruit is inclined to 

 run small towards the last of the season. 



Phoenix — Gave a good yield of large, attractive looking berries that lasted over 

 a long season. Plants are stiff, stocky growers, with a dark, healthy foliage. 

 Valuable for market. 



BLACKBERRIES. 



The blackberries gave a good yield this season. The fruit was large, and held 

 its size well through the fruiting season, which can be attributed to the plenti- 

 ful supply of rain at that time. Early Harvest was the most productive of the 

 early kinds, while Wallace excelled as a mid-season sort, and Nevada gave the 

 heaviest yield of any of the varieties, with Minnewaski, Knox, Ohmer and 

 Eldorado next in point of value. Piasa, Lincoln. Childs, Maxwell and Western 

 Triumph are of but slight value. Snyder and Taylor are hardy, vigorous and 

 productive, but the fruit is rather small to compete successfully with the larger 

 and more attractive kinds. 



Notes on Varieties. 



Early Harvest — Largely grown for early market; fruit inclined to run small, 

 but the yield was large and of good size for this variety. 



Early King — Ripens with Early Harvest, but while not quite so productive 

 as that variety, it excels it in size of fruit and for this reason would seem to be 

 the more desirable of the two. 



Erie — Fruit large and attractive. Plant vigorous and hardy but only mod- 

 erately productive. 



Eldorado — Very hardy and productive. Ripens a few days in advance of 

 Snyder and is superior to that variety in size and flavor. It gave a good yield 

 this season. Fruit medium to large, firm and of very good quality. 



Knox — Plant strong, vigorous and productive. Berries large, firm and of good 

 quality. A good market variety. 



