- BLACKBERRIES. 
Notes oF VARIETIES. 
-Agawam.—This has been the most vigorous and productive 
variety tested on the Station grounds. It has resisted the winters 
| well, prvoing as hardy as any. While the fruits are not among 
the largest, they are of good size. The plants seem to resist 
drought well, every fruit maturing. “It continues in bloom after 
_ the first fruits are ripe, making its season long. Early. 
- Fruits of but medium’ size, but very sweet. Late. 
Barnard.— Of weak growth ; leaves large, resembling the wild 
varieties. Leaves on bearing canes very much acc by rust 
_ No fruits this year. 
_ Dorchester.—The growth of this variety lacks vigor. Plant 
succumbs to drought easily, making fruits imperfect. Of native 
type. 
good flavor. A large part of fruit dried up while immature. 
Early. 
Karly Harvest.— Of rank growth, hardy, early and productive. 
Not of large size, but fine quality. Early. 
Hrie.— Closely resembles the Lawton, but appears to be more 
vigorous and holds fine healthy foliage. Very productive, but 
fruits are not of the best quality. Midseason. 
Kittatinny.— An old variety of merit. Rusts very badly in 
some sections, and is not perfectly hardy. Where it does do 
well it will yield fruits of the largest size: and finest flavor. 
Midseason. 
Lawton.— Hardy in this section, and of growth rank. Fruits 
sour and have a hard core unless perfectly ripe. Late. | 
fruits which ripened this year were of true wild flavor. 
Minnewaska.— Of rank growth, very hardy, and of average pro- 
ductiveness. Fruits of very large size and good quality. Late. 
Snyder.— This has made a very vigorous growth this year, but 
had but few fruits, and those dried up by drought. Early. 
Taylor's Prolific— Growth very vigorous. This variety pos- 
sesses about the same qualities as the Snyder or Stone’s Hardy, 
_but the fruits are slightly larger. Midseason. 
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Ancient Briton.— Of vigorous growth, bape and productive. — 
Early Cluster.— Of vigorous growth, quite productive and of 
Lincoln.— Of vigorous growth, with very large canes. The few . 
