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more productive, and fully a week 

 later. 



The Superb, which originated in New 

 Jersey, was sent out for the first time 

 last autumn. Tt is described as large, 

 handsome, bright crimson, and having 

 a sprightly sub-acid flavor. 



Shaff'ers Colossal is a new Cap berry, 

 which originated with George Shaffer, 

 in the town of Wheatland, Monroe 

 county, N. Y., in 1869, and is now 

 being disseminated by Mr. Charles A. 

 Green, of Clifton, N. Y. It is said to 

 be the largest raspberry in the world, 

 and the most vigorous in gi-owth of 

 cane, and exceedingly productive. 



Mr. Green is also sending out Lost 

 Rubies, a red raspberry, described as 

 large, bright red, with considerable 

 bloom, firm and of fine flavor. The 

 plant is said to be very hardy. 



Souhegan, a new Black Cap, is des- 

 cribed as being early and of fine quality. 

 Well known authorities give it the 

 highest commendation. Hopkins is 

 another which originated at the West, 

 and is said to be hardier than the Gregg. 

 Centennial Black, from the West, is 

 still another which Mr. E. P. Roe 

 recommends highly. 



The Black Cap family has been con- 

 siderably augmented by these acces- 

 sions, and it will be interesting to com- 

 "pare them. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



The list of new strawberries is being 

 constantly enlarged, so »that our in- 

 terest in this fruit is not allowed to flag 

 in the least. The Bid well leads the 

 newcomers, and is introduced to notice 

 with the most flattering recommenda- 

 tions. On the Hudson it has done 

 admirably, and from all accounts pos- 

 sesses so many valuable characteristics 

 that we may reasonably expect a great 

 deal from it. The Manchester, which 

 originated in New Jersey, follows, 



fairly loaded down with commenda- 

 tions from prominent fruit growers. 

 Jersey Queen, one of Mr. Du rand's 

 seedlings, is also regarded as promising. 

 Mr. Green mentions the Moonstone as 

 a variety which ripens late in the 

 season. New Dominion, raised by J. 

 H. Biggar, of Drummondville, Canada, 

 is said to resemble Cumberland Tri- 

 umph. Mr. Beadle says it possesses 

 all the good qualities of that variety, 

 and is at the same time more produc- 

 tive, of somewhat firmer flesh and 

 better flavor. The fruit which we 

 tested the past season was not as good 

 as Cumberland Triumph. Early Can- 

 ada was originated by A. M. Smith, of 

 St Catharines, and is said to resemble 

 •Wilson strongly, but it ripens a week 

 earlier. 



We tested fifteen or eighteen new 

 sorts last summer, but were not favor- 

 ably impressed with any of them. Pos- 

 sibly another season's trial will enable 

 us to form a better opinion of them. 



I compared Glendale carefully with 

 Kentucky, and came to the conclusion 

 that the latter was the more valuable. 



CURRANTS. 



Fay^s Prolific is now in the market, 

 and we hope to give it a trial soon. 

 Mr. Smith says Lee's Prolific does not 

 show any points of superiority over the 

 Black Naples. 



We have endeavored in this report 

 to refer to all the most prominent 

 novelties now under cultivation. You 

 will, I am sure, agree with me that we 

 are making progress ; and if the same 

 interest and energy be evinced in the 

 future as in the past, we may look for 

 great advances in fruit culture. By 

 hybridization and crossing the most 

 wonderful results may be accomplished. 

 There is in fact no limit to the novel- 

 ties we may produce. But let our efforts 

 be directed in such a way as to produce 

 the most useful results. 



