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the Grregg, decidedly hardier, and even 

 more productive. 



Gregg. — In congenial soil, and under 

 proper treatment, this is, perhaps, the 

 largest Raspberry of its class that has 

 as yet been pi'oduced. Much disap- 

 pointment has been encountered with 

 this variety by planting it* upon thin, 

 light soil, where most Cap varieties 

 succeed. The Gregg Raspberry, like 

 the Strawberry, delights in a deep, 

 rich, cool soil, and is so critical in this 

 respect that it frequently refuses to 

 respond in the least to any amount of 

 coaxing on almost any other, and proves 

 an utter failure upon sand. It is extra 

 large, jet black, with a decided bloom, 

 and, although quite good, yet not of the 

 highest quality, being somewhat dry 

 and meaty. In time of ripening it is a 

 little later than the well-known Mam- 

 moth Cluster, hence late to very late. 

 Very productive (when grown on con- 

 genial soil, and with thorough culture), 

 and although exempt from the diseases 

 that attack the Mammoth, and free 

 from its weaknesses, it is not quite as 

 hardy as that fine old kind. However, 

 taken all in all, it is a variety of great 

 value, and worthy of a place in all gar- 

 dens suited to its culture. 



Souhegan is just what every one in- 

 terested in Cap Raspberries has long 

 been looking for : to wit, a good early 

 variety. It has steadily, and entirely 

 upon its own merits, made itself known, 

 and really leaves but little to be de- 

 sired as an early Black-cap, either for 

 market or the home garden. Of first 

 importance is, that it succeeds on both 

 light and heavy soils, and in produc- 

 tiveness it is simply wonderful, being, 

 without exception, the most prolific 

 variety of the productive Cap Rasp- 

 berries that has yet come under my 

 notice. In hardiness it appears to be 

 " iron-clad, "havingstood twenty degrees 

 below zero without injury, when all 



others in the same plantation were 

 killed to the ground, and is very early, 

 ripening about a week earlier than 

 Doolittle. It is of fair size, juicy, 

 sweet, and rich, and, what adds much 

 to its value as a market berry, shining 

 jet black, without bloom. — J. T. Lov- 

 ETT, in American Garden. 



GRAPES. 



In answer to frequent inquiries as to 

 the relative value, quality and charac- 

 ter of the more common and newer 

 varieties of the grape, we place a num- 

 ber of sorts under the following heads : 



Early grapes — Moore's Early, Lady, 

 Worden, Massasoit, Hartford Prolific. 



Hardy half-bloods — Burnet, Salem, 

 Wilder, and the other Rogers' hybrids. 



High quality and character, with a 

 slight intermixture of exotic blood — 

 Lady Washington, Brighton. 



Of fine quality, but poor growth — 

 Eumelan, Rebecca, Walter, Adiron- 

 dack, 



Hardy and high flavor, but poor 

 bunch — Creveling. 



Nearly perfect, but not quite good 

 enough — Concord. 



Prominent and promising white grapes 

 — Prentiss, Pocklington. Red or darker 

 — Jefferson, Yergennes. 



Half-blood, tender, high quality — 

 Allen's Hybrid. 



Faultless, but rather small — Dela- 

 ware. 



Hardy and productive, but not good 

 enough — Hartford, Martha. 



Good winter keepers — the late-ripen- 

 ing Rogers' hybrids. 



Grapes of high value or of high pro- 

 mise — Lady Washington, Niagara, 

 I>>u chess, Brighton, Rochester, Prentiss, 

 Jefferson. 



Of little value - Blood's Black, Janes- 

 ville. Champion, Charter Oak, Dracut 



