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THE BLACKBERRY AND DEWBERRY. 



Early Cluster.* Canes erect, healthy, and remarkably productive ; 

 berries medium, short-oblong, sweet, without a hard core, very 

 good. Entire crop ripens within a few days of first picking. 

 One of the best very early varieties, equal if not superior to Early 

 Harvest. 



FIG. 490. -Dorchester 



FIG. 491. Kittatinny. 



Early Harvest.* Medium, round-oblong, tender, very juicy, sweet, 

 very good. Canes red, moderately vigorous ; thorns few, small 

 Season very early. Good. Illinois. 



PIG. 492. Lucretia Dewberry. 



FIG. 493. Loganberry. 

 (See Index.) 



Erie. Large, nearly globular, not very sweet, but good. Canes 

 vigorous, upright, branched, green, tinged with red. Very pro- 

 ductive and largely grown for market. Winter kills. Pennsyl- 



Kittatinny.* Large, sometimes an inch and a half long, oblong 

 ovate, glossy black ; flesh moderately firm, nearly sweet, rich, 



