THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



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All kin Is of fruit, berries and vege- 

 tables can be dried, retaining their na- 



tural flavor much better than by any 

 canning process. — John. H. Portek. 



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THE SUPERB. 



NEW SEEDLING RASPBERRY. 



THE SUPERB. 



Mr. J. C/hurchman, who introduced 

 this raspberry to the public, thus speaks 

 of it :— 



It has now passed through its eighth 

 winter and fully confirmed its previ- 

 ously well established reputation for 

 /hardiness, and borne an unprecedented 

 crop of fruit during the past summer, 

 notwithstanding unfavorable weather 

 at the time of formation of the berries, 

 and not with stiinding an unrestricted 

 growth of young canes, which prevents 

 the usual and proper tillage. The 

 points of merit claimed for the Superb, 

 as established by an experience of eight 

 years, are: — 



1. Vigor of growth and hardiness of 

 canes. 



2. Earliness and length of hearing 

 season, beginning to ripen in ordinary 

 seasons, about the middle of June, and 

 continuing about four to five weeks on 

 old wood — young canes bearing some- 

 times until October, 



3. Productiveness ; the show of fruit 

 the season just passed, having excited 

 the admiration of all visitors to my 

 ground. 



4. Size, color and favor of fniit; size 

 shown in accompanying cut ; color, rich 

 dark scarlet ; and flavor remarkably 

 spicy and tart ; unlike any oiher rasp- 

 berry. 



6. Power of resisting injury from 

 drought. During the whole month of 

 July we had no rain at all of any value; 

 and yet, while my bushes were almost 



