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fore it was named and introduced. It bears a good autumnal crop, 

 and is desirable for tlie amateur. Indiana, a new berry, not yet much 

 disseminated, is very promising. 



AA^achussett Thornless Blackberry is said to be a fine fruit on 

 strong soil ; ours are not on such, still it is strong enough to produce 

 entirely too many thorns. True, the canes are comparatively thorn- 

 less, but the leaves are not so. 



Early Harvest, though badly injured in the hard winters, has usu- 

 ally escaped with enough canes to bear some good, very early berries. 

 Lucretia Dewberry is promising. Mammoth is being tested. Bartle's 

 is worthless. 



Downing Gooseberry though a fine fruit is not productive, at 

 least not till after some years. Industry will be tested further. 



Fay's Prolific Currant we value highly, after having fruited it four 

 seasons. 



Moore's Early is a good, hardy and productive early grape, always 

 ripe and gone by time Concord comes in. 



VVorden surely is a grape of better quality than Concord. 

 Duchess, Prentiss and Jefferson, six years planted, have never 

 produced a grape. Lady Washington, Amber and Pearl, of same age, 

 have borne four crops. Brighton is excellent, does better when the 

 vines are dropped to the ground in winter and good cultivation is 

 given. 



Downing Mulberry we first fruited some six or eight years ago; 

 entirely hardy in Xorth east Missouri. Bears while very young, one 

 year trees in nursery rows often being full of blossoms, and sometimes 

 raatuTing fruit. Valuable for general culture. The Russian will do to 

 plant for the birds. 



Il^'ut trees being largely planted just now, makes it pertinent to 

 recommend the Japan Giant Chestnut and the Dwarf English AValnut 

 {Praeparturiens). The Chestnut is a larger and far better nut than the 

 tender Italian or Spanish, and, withal, bears while very young. 



The Walnut also bears when very small, matures its growth well 

 and is hardy. 



Cham})ion Quince trees planted six years ago have several times 

 been badly damaged by cold winters and of twenty-five trees not one 

 has ever shown a blossom. 



Rea's Mammoth of same age, bore a fine crop of excellent fruit at 

 three years old. This variety is hardier than Orange and is, perhaps, 

 unexcelled, though Meech and Missouri Mammoth, neither yet fruited, 

 are clamorous for first place. 



