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I close the strawberry list by naming the Kentucky^ also a native of the State 

 whose name it bears. It is not a prolific bearer, but the berries are so large and 

 beautiful that I would be slow to discard it on account of its failure to bear so abun- 

 dantly as its kinsman, Dowmr's Prolific. 



Of course, there are many other kinds which are excellent in quality and fine bear- 

 ers, but what we desire to impress upon the growers of small fruit is, to select a few 

 of the best, and let the curious folks of the world experiment with the many kinds 

 and the high-priced new varieties. 



JtaspfterrifS. 



Close upon the death of the strawberry crop steals the luscious raspberry. Many 

 persons prefer this fine fruit to the other — we are not of that faith, however. 



As before stated, in reference to the strawberry, we say don't plant too many varie- 

 ties, but be sure to begin with the Mammoth Chister (a variety which has several 

 synonyms), and let us assure you that you will not regret it if you make this kind 

 occupy at least one-half of all the space you can spare for the raspberry. Large, 

 beautiful, and wonderfully prolific, you will stand amazed at its loads of splendid ber- 

 ries ; which, for table use when fresh from the canes, and for winter use when canned, 

 there is no other kind to equal it. 



Next to this, of the bhick-caps, get the Doolittle and Davison's Thornless, in 

 equal numbers, and you will have all you want of this color. 



By no means fail to plant a goodly number of canes of the famous and abundant- 

 bearing Purple-Cane. " Jam," made of this variety, is perfectly superb, and it bears 

 enormous crops of fruit almost every year. A family can scarcely do without this 

 delightful berry. Try a few canes of it, if you doubt the truth of what we have here 

 asserted. 



Many persons prefer the red varieties, and we believe that in the market this color 

 sells, generally, for at least a third more than the black-caps. We name, for this 

 kind, the Hudson River Antwerp, although in many soils and climates it does not 

 succeed well ; however, it is a magnificent berry. 



We name, also, the Clarke, which is large and beautiful and of superb flavor. 



The Philadelphia, although not strictly a red berry, but between a red and purple, 

 is, in our opinion, and according to our observation and experience, the finest berry 

 grown, of any color. The crops are enormous, the fruit very large, and the flavor 

 fine. If we had to select two kinds only of the raspberry for culture, we should 

 unhesitatingly choose the Mammoth Cluster and Philadelphia. 



Cnrrants. 



The number of really good varieties of currants is short. There are many kinds, 

 but when we select the Red Dutch, the line is fully drawn. Other kinds are larger, 

 but then, we only need currants for jelly, principally, and this kind is amply suffi- 

 cient. 



In ojir next article, we shall attempt to give our mode of small-fruit culture. 



Stanford, Ky. 



