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American White Cap. ( Yellow Gap, Golden Cap.) 

 Fruit, one-half to five-eighths of an inch broad ; slightly 

 oval ; grains larger than in the preceding variety ; pale or 

 deep yellow, covered with a white bloom ; sweet, juicy, 

 rather musky, but agreeable ; canes light yellow, slightly 

 glaucous, very strong, stocky, with a few short spines ; only 

 moderately productive. This variety is also found wild from 

 Maine to the Mississippi River, and probably farther west. 

 I have received it from nearly all the Northern States, and 

 from the southern portion of the State of Delaware. It is 

 seldom found in any great number, and this is probably 

 one reason why so many people have supposed they had 

 discovered something new, when they have accidentally 

 found one of these plants growing wild. Nearly every 

 season I receive letters from different parts of the country, 

 describing a new and remarkable wild variety of white 

 Raspberry, but when the plants are received they have in- 

 variably proved to be this variety. The White Cap 

 Raspberry possesses some good qualities, and there is no 

 doubt but what seedlings from it might be produced that 

 would be really valuable and worthy of general cultivation. 

 The habit of the plant is as good as could be desired, pro- 

 ducing no suckers, but propagating from the tips of the 

 young canes. 



American Improved. (DoolitiMs Black Gap, 

 Improved, Improved Slack Cap Raspberry). Large, 

 black, with slight bloom, sweet, juicy, of the same flavo* 

 as the Wild Black Raspberry, canes very vigorous, with 

 numerous, strong-hooked prickles. The extremely thorny 

 character of the plant is its greatest fault, as it is equally 

 as disagreeable a subject to work among as the Blackberry. 

 Very productive and hardy. Found growing wild, about 

 twenty-five years ago, by Leander Jo sly n, of Phelps, On- 

 tario County, N". Y. Of late years this variety has been 

 extensively cultivated for market. 



