RASPBERRY. 



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very popular as a market variety, and for some soils and 

 locations is unexcelled. This is particularly the case in 

 the sandy soils of New Jersey, where all of the finest 

 foreign varieties fail, and no amount of care will enable 

 the growers to secure a remunerative crop. It has been 



Fig'. 00. PHILADELPHIA. 



widely disseminated in the past five years, and very 

 favorable reports are being received from all parts of the 

 country in regard to its hardiness and productiveness. 



CLASS 3. VARIETIES OF RUBUS STRIGOSUS. 

 ( Wild Red Raspberry.} 



The common Wild Red Raspberry of our country 

 possesses many valuable qualities, even in its normal state. 

 But to produce new and improved varieties from it has 



