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SMALL FEUIT CULTURIST. 



to twelve feet long, smooth, with a few straight spines at 

 the base, and a few hooked spines above ; vigorous and 

 productive, fruit good for home use, but too soft for 

 market. This variety has been in cultivation in the vicin- 

 ity of New York for at least fifty years. Propagates from 

 the tips of the young canes, and produces no suckers. 



Philadelphia. Medium to large, globular, dark red, 

 scarcely any bloom, moderately firm, sub-acid, not rich, 



Fig. 67. 



nor very juicy; grains large, adaci-e inci-e firmly than those 

 of the Purple Cane; canes x3rect, strong, and stocky, dark 

 red or purple, branching ; spines very small, straight, and 

 scattering, almost spineless; leaves large, dark green above, 

 lighter beneath, very thick and tough, have a peculiar 

 wavy appearance on the upper side, finely serrated. 



