420 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



BLACKBERRIES, CURRANTS AND GOOSEBERRIES 

 FOR MINNESOTA. 



A. O. HAWKINS, CHOWEN. 



I will not describe any but such varieties as have been well 

 tried and have proven the most satisfactory in our northern climate. 

 My experience in fruit raising has been on a clay soil in the vicinity 

 of Minneapolis. 



BLACKBERRIES. 



Snyder and Ancient Briton are among the best. The Snyder 

 is well known and one of the hardiest and best for Minnesota. It 

 is early, sweet and juicy. 



Ancient Briton is not quite as hardy as Snyder but yields bet- 

 ter. It produces large fruit stems and good sized, firm berries of 

 fine quality that carry well to market. One of the best for either 

 home use or market. 



CURRANTS. 



The most satisfactory kinds for home use are White Grape, 

 Red Dutch and Stewart. The most profitable varieties for market 

 are Long Bunch Holland, Prince Albert and Red Dutch. White 

 Grape. — Fruit large, yellowish white and of excellent quality ; bush a 

 hardy, vigorous grower and enormously productive; should be the 

 first currant planted for home use. The only fault I have with this 

 variety is its color. It can not be sold in large quantities on the 

 markets. 



Stewart. — Berries bright red, firm, large, late and of the best 

 quality; bush an upright, healthy, vigorous grower, attaining a large 

 size. This variety more than any other requires a rich, heavy soil 

 and good cultivation. It is productive, but the berries cannot be 

 picked rapidly on account of the leaves. 



Long Bunch Holland. — Berries medium size, bright red, firm, 

 very late and of inferior quality; bunches long, close together and 

 well hidden in the center of the bush. It can be picked very rap- 

 idly. For market it is one of the most profitable. The bush is 

 extremely hardy and long lived. It is a very vigorous grower and 

 attains a larger size than any other red variety I know of. It does 

 not fruit heavily till five or six years old. 



Prince Albert. — Very much like the Long Bunch Holland. 

 Fruit a very little better but not as attractive, being a pale red. 



Red Dutch. — This old, well-known sort is still one of the best 

 for either home use or near market where taken care of properly. 

 They must be kept in vigorous growth so the leaves do not drop 

 ofT before the berries are picked. 



