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ten days earlier than that berry. It is undoubtedly the earliest 

 ripening red raspberry now grown. The originators have increas- 

 ed their plantation as rapidly as they could produce the plants, 

 now having about ten acres in fruiting, and have entirely ceased 

 planting the Brandywine. 



Marlboro. C. A. Green, of New York. It is large, bright red, 

 firm, of good quality, wevy early and a vigorous grower, evidently 

 a heavy yielder, 



J. H. Hale, of Connecticut. It is a strong, vigorous plant, fruit 

 of largest size, bright color and very firm. It ripens extremely 

 early. It is much like Brandywine in flavor, gives promise of 

 being the early market berry of the near future. 



T. T. Lyon, of Michigan. I saw the plant in New Jersey. It is 

 certainly a very vigorous variety. 



J. S. Collins, of New Jersey. The canes are growing very 

 healthy and strong in New Jersey. 



J. H. Hale, of Connecticut. The Marlboro is a large and fine 

 early sort. 



Reader. T. T. Lyon, of Michigan. It is good in West Michigan 

 for Chicago market. It is of fine quality and bright color. 



Shaffer^s Colossal. W. C. Strong. The black caps are little 

 cultivated and not wanted in our markets. This one is remarka- 

 bly vigorous, fruit large, dull red and of inferior quality. It may 

 be valuable for canning — bottling, I should say, for such fruit 

 should always be put in glass jars. 



T. T. Lyon. It is the strongest tip-rooting variety I know. It 

 ripens its fruit in succession, and often produces a fine crop on the 

 new canes, from tips of the previous spring planting. Fruit not 

 of an acceptable color for market. I should think best to omit 

 the word ^'Colossal" and call it "Shaff'er." 



J. Saul, of District of Columbia. It is one of the best of its 

 class; it is not fit for market, however. 



Dr. S. Hape, of Georgia, finds they sell readily in market and are 

 considered very valuable generally; a little sour, but excellent with 

 plenty of sugar; superior for canning; very productive. 



J. H. Hale. An improvement on the Catawissa and New Ro- 

 chelle. Fruit of largest size, but of dull red color that will not sell 

 well in market; valuable for canning. 



Parker Earle, of Illinois. I can say this for the ShaSer, that 

 the fruit is of excellent quality for the table, for all people prefer- 

 ring an acid raspberry. I find that at my own table it is taken in 

 preference to the Turner, which I esteem the richest and best of 



