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cases, a single drupe would form; sometimes two or 

 three rarely more, and never a perfect berry. With- 

 out any experience to guide us in raising these fruits 

 from seed, we unwisely took for granted that the 

 fresh seed would sprout in a few weeks, and that the 

 plants would grow to a size which, with protection, 

 might be carried through the winter out of doors. 

 They did not sprout, however, so that it was con- 

 cluded to bury the boxes until February, and thus 

 expose the seeds to the action of frost. The boxes 

 were removed to the house early in February accord- 

 ingly. Many of the raspberry seeds sprouted in a 

 short time, though but nine lived to be set out the 

 ensuing May (1887). The blackberry seeeds did not 

 sprout at all. 



"The Nine Hybrid Plants. The following notes 

 were taken last October. The first plant is 3 feet 

 high, much branched, light green canes, covered with 

 raspberry prickles. Leaflets large, with an occasional 

 imperfect 5-pedate leaf. Under side of leaf glaucous. 

 The second plant is 3% feet high, with but a single 

 stem without laterals, and nearly without prickles. 

 Scarcely any bloom on the under side of the leaf. 

 Leaflets large and much wrinkled, as in the foreign 

 raspberry. Stem purplish. The third is a puny plant, 

 about 9 inches high, with the prickles of a rasp- 

 berry, the leaf of a blackberry. The fourth is 2% 

 feet high, long laterals, purple stem, hooked thorns, 

 like the blackberry, but closer together. Leaflets 

 small, no bloom on the under side. Resembles a 

 blackberry more than a raspberry. The fifth seems 

 to be a small, sickly raspberry, with slender, close- 

 jointed stems. The sixth seems to be a thornless 



