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it in tte front rank. Indeed, when it has been grown in rich, 

 deep soil, and well mulched, it has not failed at any time to 

 yield a fine crop of fruit. The berries are of large size, light 

 orange color, juicy, sweet, and rich. The canes are strong, exceed- 

 ingly productive, and continue in bearing ia moist seasons for 

 about six weeks. 



Belle de Fontenat. — Belle d Orleans. — The best of the 

 autumn-bearing varieties of the Antwerp class. It has the 

 fault of sending up a great quantity of suckers, which require to 

 be kept down with the hoe like so many weeds. If the canes 

 are cut to the ground every spring, the fall crop will be much 

 better than if the canes are allowed to remain and bear a summer 

 crop. In the more northern parts of the country, it will be neces- 

 sary to cut down the canes in spring, in order to get the 

 autumn crop sufficiently forward to ripen the fruit ; and indeed 

 it is doubtful whether it wiU even then ripen in those parts where 

 the summers are very short and cool. 



The berries are large, dark crimson in color, juicy, with a 

 very pleasant, sprightly flavor ; the canes are stout, and moder- 

 ately productive. 



Clarke. — A variety but recently brought to notice, and 

 thriving better than most of this class on a light sandy soil It 

 has been claimed for this variety, that it is perfecty hardy, but we 

 have not found it to be more hardy than the Franconia, nor 

 as hardy as the Philadelphia. 



The berries are of large size, of a bright crimson color, juicy, 

 sweet, and of excellent flavor. It continues to ripen for a long 

 time, and is an abundant cropper. 



Davidson's Thornless. — Thomless Black Cap. — ^This variety 

 of the Black Cap has the great merit of being destitute of thorns, 

 save a very small one on the leaf stalk. Those who have had 

 experience of the many and sore scratches, to say nothing of torn 

 garments, that one is sure to get in gathering the fruit of the 

 American Black Cap, will be able to appreciate the comfort of 

 picking berries where there are no thorns to lacerate the hands 

 and tear the clothes. 



