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KASPBERRIES IN ILLINOIS. 



Messrs. P. Earle & Sons' experimen- 

 tal patch of raspberries affords a good 

 study of the different varieties now 

 under cultivation. A visit paid last 

 week was a little late for some of the 

 earlier sorts. The 30-acre field of Tur- 

 ners had been in the hands of the 

 pickers for three weeks and was yield- 

 ing a first crop of from 50 to 60 crates 

 daily. 4-S is well known, this is the 

 Messrs. Earle's favorite variety which 

 they have championed for tne last 12 

 years. 



The rows of the Reliance red rasp- 

 berry showed this to be a very prolific 

 bearing variety, of a well flavored, large, 

 dark colored berry. The grains are 

 large and the general shape of the berry 

 too nearly round to render it a good 

 shipping berry. Mrs. Earle considers 

 it an excellent berry for the family gar- 

 den and table use, as its lively, sprightly 

 flavor is quite an agreeable change from 

 the cloying sweetness of the Turner. 

 It parts readily from the stem, and is 

 a decidedly better berry than the old 

 Philadelphia. 



The Lost Rubies very greatly resem- 

 I ble the Naomi, which we have grown i 

 ■ for fifteen years. The berry is large, ' 

 with large grains, of lively flavor, pro- 

 lific, and of good color and firmness. 

 It has the same fault of the Naomi in 

 not being a perfect self-fertilizer, more 

 or less of the grains or berry being im- 

 perfect, and, like the Naomi, it clings 

 to the stem, and is apt to crumble or 

 breiik in the pulling off. The only dif- 

 ference noticeable between the two is 

 the color of the lower cane, which, in 

 the Naomi, is a pinkish purple, and in 

 the Rubies a light green. They are 

 not, either of them, berries adapted to 

 field culture in Southern Illinois. 



The Brandywine is a good-sized, 

 ' Tight-looking, firm berry, and appears 

 • very way desirable, except in flavor, of 



which it can hardly be said to have any. 

 Like the Ben Davis apple, it is sold on 

 its good looks, and it sells well. Perry 

 Turner, of Jonesboro', has five acres of 

 the Brandywine which have paid him 

 better than any five acres of any other 

 raspberry have paid. 



The Cuthbert, or Queen of the Mar- 

 ket, is a berry that pleases Mr. Earle 

 very well. It is of a beautiful, high 

 crimson color, conical in form, holds on 

 well to the stem, and is of very good 

 flavor. A dish of these berries is ex- 

 ceedingly attractive. It is somewhat 

 later than the Turner, which is not 

 always a fault. — Farmer and Fruit 

 Grower. 



EARLY APPLES FOR MARKET. 



In selecting early apples, it is im- 

 portant to regard appearance, as such 

 fruit is judged by the eye. A friend 

 told us, a few years ago, that two trees 

 of the " Summer Queen " were the most 

 profitable of any in a large orchard. It 

 is later than some others, but its large 

 size and showy character, it being hand- 

 somely striped and shaded with red, 

 caused it to bring the highest price. 

 Another very showy fruit — and one of 

 the most attractive — is the " Duchess 

 of Oldenburg." It ranks, perhaps, as 

 an early autumn, rather than as a sum- 

 mer fruit, but is so hardy, productive, 

 and handsome, that it should not l>e 

 omitted. Among other excellent early 

 sorts are: *' William's Favorite," a 

 handsome red fruit; "Tetofsky," a 

 Russian apple, now becoming very 

 popular; ''Red Astrachan," a beautiful 

 red, but sour apple, and perhaps more 

 generally planted than any other ; 

 " Carolina Red June " is similar in 

 color. " E irly Harvest," '' Large Yel- 

 low Bough," and " Summer Pippin," 

 are among the best of the yellow or 

 green apples. We have given a suffi- 

 ciently large selection for a market 



