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Stone, of Fort Atkinson, Wis., and Hon. B. F. 

 Adams, of Madison, Wis., the only persons, probably, 

 as Mr. Stone writes me, "who had sufficient confi- 

 dence in it to give it a fair trial." Mr. Stone has 

 made a marked success of its culture, and all the 

 plants set in recent years appear to have come directly 

 or indirectly from him. 



The first good account of the Bartel was published 

 in "Garden and Forest," in 1891, by Professor Goff. 

 "In the summer of 1889," Professor Goff writes, 

 "I saw a small plantation of Bartel on the grounds of 

 Mr. H. C. Adams, of Madison, Wis., that at once 

 established my faith in the possibilities of this fruit 

 [dewberry] . I was informed that the most productive 

 season had passed at the time of my visit, and that 

 the berries which I saw were inferior in size to those 

 gathered a few days earlier. But at this time the 

 vines were fairly well loaded with fruit of larger size 

 and more attractive appearance than the finest black- 

 berries, and, to my taste, altogether superior in quality. 

 There is a juicy, melting quality in the dewberry that 

 is scarcely equaled by any other fruit of my acquaint- 

 ance. The fact that the dewberry is prostrate in its 

 habit of growth is a decided objection to it in climates 

 where winter protection is unnecessary. But in regions 

 of severe winters, the ease with which the plants may 

 be covered is a partial recompense for this fault. It 

 is said that a plantation once started is eradicated 

 from the soil with considerable difficulty, which, if 

 true, is an additional objection to the plant in culti- 

 vation. I consider Bartel dewberry worthy of trial by 

 all who are interested in testing new fruits. Mr. 

 Adams, who is an extensive grower of blackberries, 

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