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flavor, and that continue to ripen in 

 succession for some time. This feature 

 makes it especially suited for the family 

 garden. 



Philadelphia. After all, this old 

 variety seems to me as profitable as 

 any. The canes are the most hardy of 

 any of the red varieties, though there 

 have been winters in which the ends of 

 the canes have been killed back. It is 

 the most prolific of them all, and is 

 bought by the canning establishments 

 in any quantity that can be offered, and 

 although the price obtained per quart 

 is a cent or so less than the larger and 

 brighter colored berries will bring in 

 the city markets, yet the results per 

 acre are probably in favor of this 

 variety. 



Reliance. Said to be a seedlinsr of 

 the Philadelphia, which it greatly re- 

 sembles in the color of its fruit. The 

 plants have not proved to be as healthy 

 as the parent, many of them being 

 sickly, and in consequence not produc- 

 ing fair samples of fruit, nor a fair 

 quantity. The canes that are healthy 

 are very productive, and so far have not 

 suffered from the winter, and the fruit 

 is similar in form to that of the Phila- 

 delphia, but larger and somewhat better 

 flavored. 



Shaffer's Colossal. Rightly named 

 Colossal, for nothing we have seen of 

 the cap family equals it in size of cane 

 or berry. There are canes in our gar- 

 den fully ten feet high, and yet grow- 

 ing. The berries are considenvbly larger 

 than those of the Gregg, b«it instead of 

 being black they are of a deep maroon 

 color when ripe, very juicy and less 



full of seeds than most of the black 

 caps. The fruit is too soft to carry 

 well to a distant market, and not of a 

 color to sell well when offered for sale. 

 The flavor is more acid and sprightly 

 than most cap raspberries, and not rich, 

 yet when cooked and slightly sweetened 

 it is very good. Thus far the crop of 

 fruit has not been in proportion to the 

 growth of cane. 



Solid. A black cap variety received 

 from Illinois, fruiting for the first time. 

 The berries are nearly as large as those 

 of the Gregg, much more firm and less 

 juicy, but sweet and pleasant flavored ; 

 they are indeed solids and seem hard 

 enough to carry to Liverpool without 

 injury. The canes are strong, healthy 

 thus far, and prolific. 



Souhegan. A black cap from New 

 Enghind, that so far seems to be hardy 

 and productive, and that ripens its fruit 

 early. The berries are not as large as 

 Gregg, yet of good size, sweet and 

 richly flavored. 



Superb, and if one may judge from 

 the first fruiting on newly planted canes 

 it is superb. The berries are large, 

 roundish oval, rich carmine color, of 

 excellent flavor, and apparently ripen 

 early. We shall watch this variety 

 with much interest, and hope to be 

 permitted to inform our readers of its 

 behavior another season. 



Thwack. We have been disappointed 

 in this variety. On sandy loam it has 

 not been prolific, and the quality of the 

 fruit is poor. We have failed to see in 

 it any good qualities that should induce 

 any one to plant it ; perhaps on some 

 other soil it might do hotter. 



