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KNEVETT'S GIANT RASPBERRY. 



Fijj. 71. — Knevetl's Giant RasjMrTy. 



We are not able to pronounce fully 

 that Knevetfs Giant is such a variety, be- 

 cause we are not aware of its having been 

 tested in various parts of the country. But 

 we can state that it has proved far more 

 hardy in our own garden than either the 

 Red or White Antwerp, the Fastolff, or the 

 Franconia. 



All these varieties, where they were left 

 uncovered, were cut down to the ground last 

 winter, which was one of unusual severity. 

 On the other hand, Knevett's Giant does 

 not appear to have been in the least affected 

 by the cold, and is now bearing a fine crop 

 of excellent fruit, from a cluster of which 

 our fig., 71, is taken. 



We received this variety a few years 

 ago from our friend, Col. Wilder, of Bos- 

 ton, who had it, we believe, from Knevett, 



the originator, an extensive English culti- 

 vator, who is a market grower of small 

 fruits. 



We have already described it in our 

 work on Fruits, and will only now add, that 

 it is a stronger grower than either of the 

 old sorts, that it appears to be very hardy 

 and of easy culture. The fruit is of the 

 largest size, and obtuse conical ; that is, its 

 form is rounder, and flatter, and not so 

 pointed as that of the Red Antwerp, or the 

 Franconia. It is equal to either of these 

 in point of flavor. In texture, it is a firm 

 fruit, like the Red Antwerp, and is there- 

 fore better adapted for market cultivation 

 than the Fastolff. Altogether, we think it 

 worthy of more extensive trial in the 

 northern states, and more especially with 

 reference to its hardiness. 



