170 SMALL FRUIT CULTURIST. 



Hornet, Very large ; conical ; deep crimson ; grains 

 Variable in size, juicy, sub-acid, good ; moderately firm ; 



canes very strong, erect ; spines 

 short, purplish ; fruit stems 

 very long ; productive, and 

 promises to be a good market 

 variety. Originated in France, 

 with M. Souchet, of Bagnolet, 

 near Paris. 



Hunts!!! ail's Giant, In size, 

 shape, and quality, very similar 



to the Franconia, but the canes 

 Fig. 76. HORNET. 



grow much taller, and when 



fully mature have a peculiar grayish-white bark. A 

 seedling of the Franconia, very productive, and continues 

 a long time in fruit. Raised by Prof. T. W. Huntsman, 

 Flushing, N. Y. 



Imperial. This is another French variety resembling 

 the Hornet. 



Jouet. Medium to large ; light pale yellow ; canes 

 feeble ; spines very numerous ; nearly white. Not worth 

 cultivating, as we have several others of the same color 

 which are far superior to it in every respect. 



Knevet's Giant, Large, or very large ; globular ; light 

 crimson ; adheres rather firmly to the core ; juicy and 

 good ; canes very strong ; spines short, purplish, very few, 

 and scattering ; very productive. An English variety of 

 considerable merit. 



Large Fruited Monthly. (Rivers' New Monthly.) 

 Medium to large ; roundish-conical ; crimson ; soft, sweet, 

 and juicy, good ; canes strong ; spines red, stout. Some- 

 times it produces a very fair crop, but not equal to Belle 

 de Fontenay for a late one. Raised by Thomas Rivers, 

 Sawbridge worth, England. 



Magnum Bonum, Very similar, if not the same as the 



