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although it will be conceded by most of our fruit growers 

 that some of the varieties raised in this country are equal, 

 if not far superior, to any that have been obtained from 

 aororid. As a class, the varieties of the ft. Idceus are 

 larger and better flavored than those of our native species, 

 ft. strigosus, but there are very few of them that are 

 hardy in the Northern States, and their leaves burn more 

 or less at the South. 



AEtwcrp Red, (True Red Antwerp, Old Red Antwerp, 

 Kmvetfs Antwerp, Holland 1 a Antwerp, Burle\fs Ant- 

 werp, English Antwerp.) Fruit large, nearly globular, 

 dark red, with bloom ; grains large ; juicy, sprightly flavor; 

 canes strong and tall ; spines light red and numerous. An 

 old variety seldom cultivated at the present time, as it has 

 been superseded by the following : 



Antwerp. (Hudson River, New Red Antwerp. ) Large, 

 nearly conical, firm, of a pleasant, sweet, but sprightly 

 flavor ; canes short, stocky growth, with few spines ; the 

 bark on the mature canes is of a peculiar grayish color ; very 

 productive, but requires winter protection. This is the 

 great market berry which is so extensively cultivated in 

 the eastern portion of the State of New York. Origin 

 unknown, but supposed to have been procured in England 

 and brought to this country about fifty years ago, by 

 Mr. Briggs, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 



Antwerp Yellow, ( White Antwerp, Double Rearing 

 Yellow.) Large, conical, pale yellow, sweet, but not high 

 flavored ; canes strong and vigorous, light yellow ; the 

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

 some canes very numerous, but scarcely any on others. 

 Rather more haivly than the red, but not sufficiently so to 

 omit protecting. Of European origin, and but little culti- 

 vated, as it is not so productive or good as some others 

 of a similar color. 



Barnet, (Lord Exmouth, Large Red, CornwalFs 

 Seedlings, Cornwall's Prolific, fiarnefs Antwerp.) 



