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NAMES OF VAIUETIES. 



Ada 



Carman 



Cromwell 



Crawford 



Carhart 



Gi-egg 



Hale's Pearly . . . . . 



Hilborn 



Naomi 



Nemeha 



Ohio 



Palmer 



Shaffer's Colossal. 



Springfield 



Thompson's Sweet 



BLACKBERRIES. 



It is often a wonder to those who know the valuable qualities of 

 the blackberry, and how easily it is grown that it is in so little 

 demand for market and home use. It will thrive on the poorest soil 

 with proper cultivation, the suckers may be easily kept from growing 

 between the hills or rows by the plow, and it requires but little time 

 and skill to so train and prune that the bushes may be kept in a 

 compact form. 



The foUowino- table gives the results of the varieties tested : 



