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THE NEW FRUIT GATHERER. 



time in the antutiin of 1845. Only one 

 berrv, however, matured at that time, in 

 consequence of the accession of cold wea- 

 ther. It fruited again this summer — the 

 fruit beginning to ripen June 12. Fruit 

 large, roundish-conical, crimson, and of fine 

 flavor. Leaf very much plaited, and very 

 regular in form. The stool has sent up 

 three shoots this season, one of which is at 

 this time five feet high. The Gushing Rasp- 

 berry is extraordinarily productive. The 

 prickles are brown. 



II. THE ORANGE RASPBERRY. 



This Raspberry originated from a seed 

 of a berry of Dyack's Seedling, imported 

 by Mr. Buist. The seed was planted July 

 13th, 1843, and vegetated in the spring of 

 1844. During the winter of 1844 and '45, 

 it was kept in a pot in a room without fire, 

 with a southern exposure. Early in the 

 spring of 1845, it blossomed and was set in 

 the yard rather too soon ; some of the ber- 

 ries, however, matured. In the course of 

 fte summer it was taken out of the pot, and 

 planted on the west side of a board fence. 

 It fruited again this season ; the fruit com- 

 menced ripening July 8th, nearly a month 



later than the Gushing, within one foot of 

 which it grew. Whether or not this late- 

 ness of ripening was owing to any acciden- 

 tal cause, I am unable to say ; next season 

 will determine this question. 



Fruit as large or larger than the Yellow^ 

 Antwerp, ovate, of a beautiful orange color, 

 and excellent flavor. LeaJ very irregular 

 in form, scarcely two precisely alike ; gene- 

 rally not so pointed as the Gushing, but 

 broader. It has sent up five vigorous shoots, 

 one of which is now seven feet high. It 

 has white prickles. 



The fruit of Dyack's Seedling, the parent 

 of the Orange, is of a deep crimson color, 

 W. D. Brinkle. 



Philadelphia, Aug 3d, 1S46. 



[Dr. Brinkle has, as we learn from many 

 persons who have seen them, been remark- 

 ably successful in originating new varieties 

 of Strawberries and Raspberries, to which 

 he has devoted much attention for some 

 years past. The foregoing are accurate 

 descriptions of what, we believe, will be 

 found acquisitions to this class of fruits. 

 We trust they will soon be offered to ama- 

 teurs. — -Ed] 



THE NE'W FRUIT GATHERER. 



Have our readers never contemplated with 

 a feeling of delight, a fruit tree, in the full 

 youthful perfection of its foliage and fruit ; 

 its thousands of leaves, young and tender, 

 trembling and fluttering in the slightest 

 breeze ; its smooth and tender bark, welcom- 

 ing gladly the serene air; and its ruddy or 

 golden treasures, half hidden among the 

 verdure, glowing in the mingled morning 

 dew and sunshine, like large crystals of ruby 

 or topaz ? 



Possibly they have never beheld the mat- 



ter in so poetical a light. If not, let us 

 turn it about, and look upon it in a more 

 economical one. 



Suppose one wishes to gather these 

 tempting fruits, which we will call simply 

 good " gages " and " pippins." If one 

 climbs the tree, the most natural way, one 

 can only reach that little neighborhood of 

 branches, which have strength and sub- 

 stance enough to bear the absolute weight 

 of a man. If one mounts a ladder, only 

 such additional points can be gained as are 



