KASPBEKUIES. 1S5 



(ine of the best vnrietios for faniiiv use, l)nt not firm eiiouo;]i ft^r tlis- 

 taiit market; it requires good cultivjition, which well rei)ays the 

 labor bestowed. 



Fruit large, roundish conical, a little obtuse, grains rather large; 

 color scarlet crimson; llesh moderately Jir.ni, jniey, sweet, rich, and 

 of fine tlavor; separates freely from the stem. 



Rki.iaxck. 



A seedling of the Philadel[>hia, raised by O. L. Felton, ^ler- 

 chawtville, N. J.; it is hardy, healthy, and vigorous, very produc- 

 tive, one of the largest of its class; canes strong, branching, Avith 

 a few small greenish spines. 



Fruit large, nearly globular, or roundish oblate, dark red or crim- 

 son; grains large; tlesh quite firm, juicy, sweet and sprightly, but 

 not of high flavor; separates freely from the stem. 



TiKxin:. 

 Southern Thoniless. Baldwin's Choice. 

 A hardv variety which originated in the garden of Prof. J. B. 

 Turner, Jacksonville, 111. ; it appears to succeed iii more localities 

 than any of the reil varieties, and less subject to changes of heat 

 and cold; the canes, foliage, and fTuit possess many characteristics 

 of the native red berry, and it suckers quite as freely; cahes vigor- 

 ous, light reddish on the sunny side; upright, seldom with branches; 

 very few short purplish spiiies; foliage quite large and abundant; 

 very productive. 



. Fruit medium or above, roundish conical, bright scarlet; grains 

 of medium size, compact; flesh rather soft, sweet, pleasant, but not 

 rich; a good berry for home use, but not quite firm enoug-h for a 

 distant market. 



The Black Cap family is now hurnefous, and of large size and good 

 quality; Gregg, McCormick, or Mammoth Cluster among the best, 

 vet there are growers Avho claim to have produced varieties as large 

 ajid of better quality. The Sweet Home is said to be equal in size, 

 rather more productive, and, report says, of better quality, although 

 the distinction is hardly perceptible. The Surprise and Elsie are 

 nearly or quite as large, more conical in form, of a brighter color, 

 and richer. Duncan's Black Cap, or Kentucky Prolific is highly ex- 

 tolled in its locality as the best aitd largest of Black Caps. The 

 Hamikon Black Cap of Shelby County,. Tenn., has the reputa- 

 tion of being a very large berry of the finest quality. 



There are many other varieties before the public not named 

 above, for the reason that tliey are so near alike in growth, color, 

 quality, and season of ripening as to require no sepafatc dfescription. 



Effort has been made to obtain a perfectly hard}-, bright-colored 

 red raspberry, of high quality, and llesh sufficiently firm to bear 

 transjiortation for a long distance, and jnahy think they hav6 it in 

 the Cuthbert, but it will require the test of time and experience to 

 decide upon these points. The cultivator who is so fortunate as 

 to produce a variety to meet all the requirements of the g'rower and 

 marketman ought to be, and I think would be, richly rewarded. 



