Division of Horticulture. 



Samuel T. Maynakd. 



SMALL FRUITS. 



RASFBKRRIES AND BLACKBERRIES. 



Tlie ci'op oil the College grounds the past season was unusually 

 good, but reports come to us of a light and poor crop in many sec- 

 tions. 



Under good cultivation both the raspberry and blackberry are 

 profitable and the demand for choice fruit is increasing. 



We give in the following tables a summary' of the qualities of 

 those varieties, both old and new, which have been tested here two 

 or more years. 



The tables are arranged on a scale of 1 to 10; 1 indicating the 

 greatest perfection. 



RED RASPBERRIES. 



S .'^ 73 o 



-3 ^ 

 P 



Rancocas 6 1 



Herstine 10 4 



Brandy wine o 3 



Belle de Fontaine. 7 6 



Highland Hardy... 8 1 



Crimson Beauty... 5 4 



Cuthbert 1 5 



Superb 4 5 



Hansel 1 2 



Marlboro 2 5 



Golden Queen ... 5 7 



Caroline 4 3 



Turner o 6 



Thompson's E. 



Prolific 3 3 



Thompson's Pride, o 7 



0-= ■» s 



40 



80 



23.3 



13.2 



15.0 



28.2 



9 

 58.9 

 35.5 

 52.1 



Very good. 

 Not profitable. 

 Good. 



Standard market berry. 



Crumbles. 



Soft, but profitable. 



F'irm, profitable, requires 



high culture. 

 Soft. 



Too soft for market. 

 Small and crumbles. 



2 4 2 41.6 Not fully tested. 

 2 5 1 62.5 ■■ 



