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on Aug-. 7, 1891, came up in the spring of 1892, and that season grew 

 to the height of eight or nine inches. The tree bore fruit in the 

 third year, 1894, blooming and ripening fruit just three years after 

 the cross was made and the seed planted. It has borne a full crop 

 again in 1895. Judging from the samples tested, the quality of the 

 fruit is very good and of fine appearance. Ripening as it does be- 

 tween the cherrj' season and that of our best native plums, it will 

 be pretty sure to find favor both for home use and market, and be- 

 ing to the manor born, it is likelj'- to be adapted to our climate. But 

 a greater importance that I attach to it is that it is a new departure 

 that shows great possibilities for the improvement of the sand 

 cherry and will stimulate experiments in crossing it with the larg- 

 est and best native plums, and eventually give us even better 

 hybrids than this and as large as the Japanese plum. 



The Loudon Raspberry. — A brief account of our visit to the or- 

 io-inal plantations of this now extensively advertised new fruit at 

 Mr. Loudon's place, Janesville, Wis., was given on page 266 of the 

 magazine for August under the head of "Notes from the Seedling 

 Fruit Committee." We continue of the opinion that it will prove to 

 be the best red raspberry ever up to this time originated, and it 

 should as soon as possible be tested in every part of our state. 



The Columbian raspberry is also greatly praised by all who have 

 had an opportunity to try it, but we have not seen enough of it to 

 speak advisably at this time. 



DISCUSSION. 



Mr. Harris: I saw the Loudon raspberry before it was ripe, 

 and the bushes were loaded; they were loaded beyond any- 

 thing I ever saw. I like the growth of the bushes, and from, 

 the appearance of the plant it must be hardy, and it is per- 

 fectly free from any disease whatever. It is more productive 

 than any other red raspberry that has ever been brought be- 

 fore the public. 



Pres. Underwood: Are there any questions to ask on this 

 paper? 



Mr. Brackett: Has Prof. Green tried them at the experi- 

 ment station? 



Prof. Green: We never fruited it. It seems to me it is a 

 little early to endorse it quite so heavily as Mr. Harris does. 

 I should like to see it disseminated through a wider range. 



Mr. Harris: I saw it at Sparta and at Janesville and compar- 

 ed it with the Cuthbert, and it was so far ahead of them that a 

 man would get excited. It excels everything in the way of 

 raspberries I ever saw. In quality it surpasses everything. 

 Mr. C. W. Sampson brought a peck of them home and I 

 brought a peck home, and we carried them around in our 

 travels and showed them off a good deal, and they kept four 



