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CLASS 4. FOREIGN VARIETIES AND THEIR SEEDLINGS. 



The greater part of the following kinds belong to the 

 foreign species (Rubus Idceus), but many of them origi- 

 nated in this country from seed of the foreign varieties. 



The fact of their being produced here does not make 

 them any the less or more valuable than those imported, 

 although it will be conceded by most of our fruit groweis 

 that some of the varieties raised in this country are equal, 

 if not far superior, to any that have been obtained from 

 abroad. As a class, the varieties of the R. Idc&us are 

 larger and better flavored than those of our native spe- 

 cies, R. strigosus, but there are very few of them that 

 are hardy in the Northern States, and their leaves burn 

 more or less at the South. 



Antwerp Red, ( True Red Antwerp, Old Red Antwerp, 

 Knevetfs Antwerp, Rowland's Antwerp, Burley's Ant- 

 werp, English Antwerp.) Fruit large, nearly globular, 

 dark red, with bloom ; grains large ; juicy, sprightly 

 flavor ; canes strong and tall ; spines light red and nu- 

 merous. An old variety seldom cultivated at the present 

 time, as it has been superseded by the following : 



Antwerp. (Hudson River, New Red Antwerp.) 

 Large, nearly conical, firm, of a pleasant, sweet, but 

 sprightly flavor; canes short, stocky growth, with few 

 spines ; the bark on the mature canes is of a peculiar 

 grayish color; very productive, but requires winter pro- 

 tection. This is the great market berry which is so ex- 

 tensively cultivated in the eastern portion of the State of 

 New York. Origin unknown, but supposed to have 

 been procured in England, and brought to this country 

 fifty years ago by Mr. Briggs, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 



Antwerp Yellow. ( White Antwerp, Double Bearing 

 Yellow. Large, conical, pale yellow, sweet, but not high 

 flavored ; canes strong and vigorous, light yellow ; the 



