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often very large, bright crimson, conical, with large, hairy 

 grains. Occasionally, the fruit on my vines was very imper- 

 fect, and crumbled badly in picking. I found that by cut- 

 ting the canes rigorously back — even one-half — I obtained 

 much larger and more perfect berries, and in increased quan- 

 tities. The canes are very strong, upright growers, ending 

 usually in a thick tuft of foliage, rather than in long, droop- 

 ing tips. It was originated by Mr. E. E. Clarke, of New 

 Haven, Conn., and is but half-hardy. 



In the New Rochelle, we have a hybrid of the black-cap 

 and red raspberry, the R. Occidentalis element predomi- 

 nating, and manifesting itself in the stocky and branching 

 character of the canes, and in the fact that they propagate 

 themselves by tips, and not suckers. The New Rochelle, 

 originated by Mr. E. W. Carpenter, of Rye, N. Y., is per- 

 haps the best of this class. It is very vigorous, hardy, and 

 enormously productive, and the fruit is of good size. I do 

 not like its sharp acid, however, and its dun or dusky-brown 

 color will probably prevent it from becoming a favorite in 

 market, since bright-hued berries are justly much pre- 

 ferred. 



But Mr, Carpenter has sent out another seedhng which, I 

 think, is destined to have a brilliant future, — the Caroline. 

 It is thought to be a cross between the Catawissa and Brin- 

 kle's Orange. The canes are perfectly hardy, very strong, 

 vigorous, branching, light-red, with a lighter bloom upon 

 them here and there. It suckers freely, and also propa- 

 gates itself sparingly from the tips. The fruit is exceed- 

 ingly abundant and is a round cap of a beautiful buff color, 

 almost equalling Brinkle's Orange in flavor. I think it will 

 grow anywhere, and thus will find a place in innumerable 

 gardens where the Orange does not thrive. At the same 

 time, it is good enough for any garden. 



