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is the only kind so far tested that succeeds fairly well without 

 covering", but even this will give a far more abundant crop by 

 winter protection. All the black caps require blanketing* 

 and are very subject to cane rust or anthracnose. This, how- 

 ever, can be checked, if not eradicated, by liberal doses of 

 Bordeaux mixture during- the growing- season. The best 

 kinds of tested raspberries are : Of the suckering- kinds, 

 Turner, Cuthbert, Marlboro, Golden Queen ; Of the tip root- 

 ing- kinds, Shaeffer's Colossal, Ohio and Nemaha, all of which 

 can be grown successfully with winter protection. 



OTHER KINDS. I would have liked to say something 

 about Dewberries, Sand Cherries, June Berries and Grapes, 

 but might weary you, and perhaps this would be bordering 

 upon experimental work. Permit me, however, to say, that 

 the prospects are very promising that varieties of all these 

 kinds in the near future will be paying products of our gard- 

 ens. I purposely omitted the Blackberries, as hitherto the 

 best varieties have failed, even with winter protection, to 

 mature paying crops. I must, before I sit down, with your 

 permission, note that some enterprising man who will care- 

 fully read up, and who may possess a piece of land that can 

 at will be flooded with water, will some day make a compet- 

 ent living, if not a competence, by planting a good patch of 

 Cranberries, as these can be grown, I am persuaded, as readily 

 here as in the neighboring north-western states. 



In conclusion, let me earnestly request all my fellow 

 members of the Winnipeg Horticultural Society to intelli- 

 gently go to work to make the best of our opportunities in 

 this line, and I can then promise as rich a reward in appetiz- 

 ing fruits as Eden ever grew. 



