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SMALL FKUIT CULTT7EIST. 



leaves are pale green; spines long, slender, white, on 

 some canes very numerous, but scarcely any on others. 

 Rather more hardy than the red, but not sufficiently so 

 to omit protecting. Of European origin, and but little 

 cultivated, as it is not so productive or good as some 

 others of a similar color. 



Barnett (Lord Exmouth, Large Red, Cornwall's 

 Seedlings, Cornwall's Prolific, Bar net's Antwerp.) 

 Large, obtuse-conical, bright purplish-red, sprightly, 

 pleasant flavor; canes tall, very branching, yellowish 

 green. An old English variety of little value. 



Brentford Cane, Small to medium, obtuse-conical, 

 dark red, inferior flavor. An old English variety of 

 little or no value. Placed among the inferior varieties 

 in the nurserymen's catalogues of forty years ago. 



Belle de Fontenay. (Amazon. ) Very large, irregular, 

 long-conical, deep crimson, with a thin bloom, 

 separates freely from the core, moderately firm, 

 rather acid, but good ; canes very 

 strong and stocky, branching ; leaves 

 thick, dark green above and silvery- 

 white beneath; spines reddish -purple, 

 short and stiff ; very hardy and pro- 

 ductive. Produces a second crop in 

 autumn ; the best of the autumn- 

 bearing varieties. It produces a 

 great number of suckers, the larger 

 portion of which should be removed 

 as soon as they appear to insure a 

 good crop of fruit. This has fre- 

 quently been confounded with Mer- 

 vielle des quartre Saisons, but it is distinct. Originated 

 in France. Figure 72 represents a berry of this variety 

 rather below the average size which it attains under or- 

 dinary culture. It is very probable that the engraver 



Fig. 72. BELLE DB 

 FONTENAY. 



