The Canadian Horticulturist. 



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SMITH'S GIANT BLACK CAP. 



On the 8th of July we called on Mr. A. M. Smith to see his seedling black- 

 cap. He has about half an acre in full bearing, and carrying an immense load 

 of fruit. 



Mr. Smith thinks it is showing sufficient merit to deserve dissemination 

 among our fruit growers, as a first class hardy and productive raspberry. 

 Our acquaintance with it is too limited to say much in this regard as yst, except 



Fit., ysl. — .>.MiTU 3 GiA.Nx Black Cvp. 



to note that Mr. Caston calls it hardy at our Simcoe station, north of Barrie ; 

 and the crop at Mr. Smith's speaks for its productiveness _; but all this needs 

 farther test at our other stations. In size it is much the same as Gregg. The 

 engraving is from one of our photographs of this berry, showing two clusters of 

 Smith's Giant, natural size. 



