THE COL. WILDER RASPBERRY. 



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premature death, especially on a rich soil 

 and with high culture, is absolutely certain. 



The general remedies will be plain to all. 



The blight on the trunk of the cherry 

 tree, arising from similar principles, is, 

 however, in these parts, in one respect en- 

 tirely peculiar, and can be explained only 

 by referring to the cause which produces 

 the peculiarity; which, if you and your 

 readers have patience, I shall do in some 

 future number. Meantime, I shall hope to 



see your strictures freely and fully present- 

 ed upon what I have already written. 

 Respectfully yours, J. B. Tdrwer. 



lUiiiais College, August 1, 18-13. 



[We commend the foregoing most inte- 

 resting article to the careful perusal of 

 every reader interested in the culture of 

 fruit trees. Want of space compels us to 

 postpone any comments till our next num» 

 her. Ed.] 



THE COL. -WILDER RASPBERRY. 



BY DR. W. D. BRINCKLE, PHILADELPHIA. 



[We are much indebted to our 

 correspondent for an opportunity 

 of first publishing the figure and 

 description of the following valu- 

 able acquisition. We have seen 

 the original plant, and from our 

 own judgment, and the high opi- 

 nion we hear expressed of this 

 fruit by some of the best judges 

 in Philadelphia, we think we may 

 congratulate Dr. Brinckle, who 

 is one of the most zealous devo- 

 tees of pomology in Philadelphia, 

 on having originated a new yel- 

 low raspberry, far superior to any 

 existing varieties of its class. Ed.] 



IVIy Dear Sir^In compliance 

 with a promise made some time 

 ago, I send you, for the Horticul- 

 turist, a drawing and description 

 of the Col. Wilder Raspberry. The 

 drawing was taken by Mr. Hoffy. 



In the spring of 1846 I planted the seed 

 of a fine berry of the FastolfF raspberry. 

 Many of these seed vegetated, and several 

 of the plants fruited in 1847. Among them 

 was one which I named the Col. Wilder, 



Fig. 22.— Coi. Wilder Raspberry. 



in honor of my highly valued friend, the 

 president of the Massachusetts Horticultu- 

 ral Society. It was planted within two feet 

 of its parent, the FastolfF. The winter of 

 1846 and '47, killed the Fasfolff to within a 



