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10. Rich and sprightly ; moderately 

 firm. 



11. Flavor rather inferior, firm. 



1 2. Sweet and delicate ; moderately 

 firm. 



13. Insipid, with little raspberry 

 flavor ; moderately firm. 



14. Very sweet and delicate ; rather 

 soft. 



15. Moderately rich and sweet ; 

 moderately firm. 



16. Insipid ; firm. 



1 7. Very rich, sweet and delicate ; 

 rather soft. 



18. Very sweet, but lacking rasp- 

 berry flavor ; rather soft. 



19. Lacks sweetness, richness and 

 raspberry flavor ; moderately firm. 



20. Rather insipid ; moderately firm. 



21. Very sweet and delicate ; moder- 

 ately firm. 



22. Sweet, but leaves an acid taste 

 in the mouth ; moderately firm. 



23. Moderately rich and sweet ; 

 rather soft. 



24. Flavor insipid ; moderately firm. 



25. Rather insipid ; firm. 



26. Sweet and i-ich ; quite firm. 



27. Ver}-- sweet and delicate ; moder- 

 ately firm. 



28. Extremely rich and sweet ; mo- 

 derately firm. 



29. Extremely rich and sweet ; mo- 

 derately firm. 



30. Delicate, but not high-flavored ; 

 very soft. 



It will be observed that our list is 

 not confined to the newer varieties, but 

 includes many of the older sorts as well. 



The old Early Prolific proved by far 

 the most productive. This variety, 

 now little gro%^Ti, possesses the valuable 

 qualities of great prolificacy and hardi- 

 ness, with entire freedom from thoi-ns ; 

 and though the harsh acid flavor of its 

 fruit makes the latter undesirable, it 

 would seem that its good qualities 

 might render it valuable as a parent 

 for new varieties. 



The Clarke proved second in produc- 

 tiveness, the Delaware third, and the 

 Caroline fourth ; the Philadelphia, 

 Brandy wine and Naomi, were least pro- 

 ductive. Davison's Thornless was ear- 

 liest to ripen, while Gregg was latest. 

 Early Prolific, Mrs. Wood and Red 

 Antwerp continued longest in bearing, 

 while Gregg yielded its crop in the 

 shortest time. 



It appears that the berries of Kne- 

 vett, (Knevett's Giant) were largest, 

 those of Mrs. Wood were second in 

 size, while those of Naomi and Davi- 

 son's Thomless were smallest. In fla- 

 vor, the Delaware seemed to surpass all 

 others in the characteristic aroma of 

 the wild red raspberry, and Fontenay, 

 Vice-President French and Victoria 

 were superior in richness and sweetness. 

 E. Lewis Sturtevant, Director. 



SOME HARDY SHRUBS NOT WELL 

 KNOWN. 



BY PROF. J. L BUDD, IOWA AGE. COLLEGE. 



Hydrangea Iwmegata : Growth small- 

 er than H. paniculata grandiflora, with 

 foliage more like that of our green- 

 house species. Flowers in June and 

 July in large rounded cymes of small 

 crowned white flowers. It seems quite 

 as hardy as pa.niculata, and is propa- 

 gated iu the same way. 



Hypericum Kahnianwin : A low 

 spreading shrub with neat foliage, and 

 the greatest profusion of gay yellow 

 flowers, during August and September, 

 or until frost. We have a section, in 

 low hedge form, which is much admir- 

 ed during the fall months. 



Hypericum hircinum : A much 

 branched low shrub with pretty foliage, 

 and a profusion of quite large yellow 

 flowers during July and August. Much 

 prized in Europe. 



Hypericum salicifolium : A Russian 

 species with light colored, willow-like 

 foliage, and a great show of bright yel- 

 low flowers during July and Ausfust. 



