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SMALL FRUIT CTJLTURIST. 



Belle de Palluau. (Fig. 66.) Very large, obtuse-conical; 

 grains large, regular ; light bright crimson, separates freely 



from the core, sub-acid, 

 juicy, very good, mod- 

 erately firm; canes very 

 strong ; spines short, 

 purple, not very numer- 

 ous ; leaves medium, 

 deep green ; lobes broad- 

 P. ly ovate; serratures very 



Fig. 66. BELLE DE PALLUAU. , * 



regular and sharp point- 

 ed ; very productive, and will probably become a valua- 

 ble market variety. Requires protection in winter. A 

 new variety from France. 



Bagley's Perpetual. Medium, nearly round, dark 

 crimson, rather soft, acid ; second quality ; bears a second 

 crop in autumn. Highly extolled a few years ago, but 

 little has been heard of it of late. Originated in New 

 Haven, Conn. 



Clarke. (Fig. 67.) Large, roundish-conical, light crim- 

 son ; grains medium ; very sweet, rich, and high flavored, 

 parts freely from the core, mod- 

 erately firm ; canes very strong 

 and stocky, erect, more or less 

 branching ; spines white, the ends 

 slightly colored, rigid, numerous 

 at the base of the canes, scatter- 

 ing, and few above ; leaves very 

 large, thick, rather flat, deep 

 green above, and silvery white 

 beneath, coarsely and unevenly 

 serrate ; very productive, and so Fig ' 67 -- CLARKE - 

 far as known, perfectly hardy. It withstood, without 

 protection, 16 degrees below zero in my grounds in the 

 winter of 1865. This comparatively new variety prom- 



