68 



THE CANADIAN IIORTICULTUEIST. 



daily picked, producing through all 

 that time, fine, large berries, and al- 

 thouofh during: the last two weeks of 

 the time, no moisture could be found in 

 the ground at a spade's depth, yet the 

 young canes have continued to show 

 their peculiar, lively, green color, and 

 none but the old bearing canes, nearing 

 their natural death, having shown signs 

 of suffering. 



No claim is made to extraordinary 

 carryiu'f qwtlities for this berry, this 

 would be in direct contradiction to its 

 well establishpd reputation for peculiar 

 high flavor and richness, which its large 

 lobers and very few seeds give it. 



We give also the remarks of others 

 for the benefit of our readers. 



A. M. Ptirdy says of it, with us the 

 Sajyerb is perfectly splendid, largest 

 size, bright color, wonderfully produc- 

 tive. 



S. O. De Cott says it is a strong, 

 healthy grower, prolific bearer, good 

 quality, large, handsome and early. 



E. Wolleb writes that his plants had 

 a few berries, which in size and color 

 were good, flavor good, rather too acid 

 for my taste ; must be excellent for 

 jams. 



E. Williams ^vi'ites about it to the 

 American Go,rden as follows — 



This new candidate for public favor 

 originated some- eight or nine years ago 

 on the grounds ol Mr. J. Churchman, 

 of Burlington, N. J. On fruiting it ho 

 was so well pleased with its appearance 

 that he decided to retain the variety 

 and extend its cultivation, which he has 

 continued to do up to the present 

 time. 



He now has a patch of about an acre 

 and a quarter, which, by invitation of 

 that gentleman, I visited on the 4th of 

 July last. Picking had already com- 

 menced in a small way some days 

 previous, but I found the canes still 



well loaded with a large crop of good 

 sized berries in the various stages of 

 development. 



The plants, in foliage, fruit and other 

 respects, strongly resemble the Mont- 

 clair, though it suckers much more 

 profusely, and appearances seem to 

 indicate its Philadelphia parentage, as 

 supposed. The berries were large, the 

 best measuring three-quarters of an 

 inch in diameter; color rather dark, 

 flesh firm, with a rich sub acid flavor ; 

 quality among the best. 



Mr. Churchman assured me that the 

 size was much below the usual standard, 

 owing to the want of moisture, the 

 ground then being very dry and hard. 

 This was undoubtedly the case ; but 

 this fact, in connection with the cool 

 weather that had prevailed, furnished 

 the best possible conditions for , pro- 

 ducing a rich, solid fruit, of good keep- 

 ing qualities. 



It was these conditions that enabled 

 me to keep specimens, brought away in 

 good condition, for three days. 



Had the weather then been as moist 

 and hot as it was during the latter part 

 of September, I could not have done 

 this — the berries would have melted 

 down in half the time. 



It is this condition of weather and 

 growth, previous to and during the 

 season of ripening, that decides the 

 ability of this fruit to stand shipment 

 to distant markets. 



A berry may exhibit one season 

 admirable carrying qualities, and an- 

 other prove a decided failure, solely 

 from these climatic differences. This 

 fact alone shows the importance of not 

 being too hasty in jumping at conclu- 

 sions from a single season's trial. 



The only absolute merit the Superb 

 or any other raspberry could possess, 

 in the minds of some, would be its 

 ability to stand shipment to market. 



