2 The Canadian Horticulturist. 



The fruit is described as of medium size ; form, roundish, conical, tapering 

 toward the apex ; cavity, regular, deep, abrupt, with leather-crack marks ; 

 suture, scarcely perceptible ; stem, stout, half-inch long ; apex, a mere point ; 

 surface, smooth, with very little bloom ; cracks and dots of brown sometimes 

 apparent; color, dark red or purplish, running into bright amber, with the yellow 

 under-color showing through the patches ; dots, numerous, minute, brown ; 

 skin, medium thickness, tender, peeling easily from fully ripened specimens ; 

 flesh, amber yellow, melting, juicy ; stone, small to medium, and clings to the 

 flesh ; flavor, rich, sugary, resembling other Japanese plums ; quality, best. 



RASPBERRIES, NEW AND OLD. 



T is an easy matter to secure enough raspberries for home use 

 from a few plants, but he who grows for the market should give 

 attention to the varieties planted and the berries produced. In 

 color, these may be yellow, red, purple, and black. For yellow, 

 the Caroline and Brinckle Orange are very profitable ; for red, the 

 Marlboro' Cuthbert, and Rancocas; for purple, Schaff'er's Colossal, 

 and for black the Souhegan, Mammoth Cluster, and Ohio. These are all well- 

 tested varieties, which can be recommended for productiveness, covering a 

 period from June 20th to August 1st with profitable pickings. New varieties 

 appear each year and demand some attention from berry growers. Among these 

 the following have been tested at the Pennsylvania Experiment Station : 



Columbian. — The plants and berries of this variety resemble Shaffer's 

 Colossal. These two are of a type very different from the other raspberries. 

 Co'umbian is a seedling of the Cuthbert, grown near the Gregg, and, therefore, 

 believed to be a cross between the black and red raspberries. It is a prolific 

 bearer and a most vigorous grower ; the canes this second year from planting 

 are erect, and from six to eight feet high, the berries are very large, purple, and 

 in total yield there was nearly twice the weight of berries from the best red or 

 black variety. 



Smith's Prolific. — Stout canes are produced by this plant, and its fruit is 

 borne in large clusters. The berries are very fine, being of medium size, made 

 up of small drupes which are very black and sweet, possessing a good flavor. 

 When the plants have made a good stand, they should produce a large yield of 

 fruit. 



Thompson's Early Prolific. — The principal merit claimed for this variety is 

 its earliness, which was not marked in this its first fruiting season. Pickings 

 were made continuously until August ist. The berries are very large, light red 

 in color, with the prevailing flavor of the red berries. 



