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Wilson's Early. Very large ; oblong, oval, slightly 

 pointed ; black ; quite firm, sweet, rich, and good ; canes 

 strong, roundish, not so deeply corrugated as the New 

 Rochelle or Dorchester. It is probably a sport of the 

 trailing Blackberry, or a cross between it and the high- 

 bush. Although the plant is naturally an erect grower, 

 still, occasionally, a cane will grow for several feet along 

 the ground, and the tip take root, as is usual with the 

 common creeping Blackberry, or Dewberry, as it is gen- 

 erally called. The fruit ripens very early, and the entire 

 crop matures in about two weeks. This peculiarity in 

 ripening gives the grower of it an opportunity of sending 

 the entire crop to market before other varieties are ripe. 

 Discovered by John Wilson, of Burlington, N. J., about 

 1854. 



The following kinds I have not fruited, neither have I 

 any very reliable information in regard to their merits : 



Albion. Found growing wild at Albion, Edwards Co., 

 Illinois. The fruit is large, of a pink color. 



Claret. A new variety, found by D. L. Adair, of 

 Hawesville, Ky. Fruit large, of a glossy claret color. 



Col, Wilder. Fruit bright cream color. Eaised by 

 John B. Orange, of Albion, Illinois, and named in honor 

 of the veteran pomologist, M. P. Wilder, of Boston, Mass. 



Crystal White, A variety from the West. Fruit yel- 

 lowish-white, and of excellent quality. The foliage of this 

 Variety is very peculiar, inasmuch as the leaflets are very 

 narrow, almost oblong-lanceolate ; plants rather tender. 



Dr. Warder. Color a dark rosy-red. Raised from seed 

 by Mr. Orange, the originator of the Col. Wilder, and 

 named in honor of Dr. Warder, of Ohio. 



PROFITS OF CULTURE. 



The profits derived from the cultivation of the Rasp- 

 berry and Blackberry are extremely variable. The first 



