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is not destined to long-continued popularity in regions where 

 better fruit can be grown. 



Hansel. — Red. A variety of the wild or native type which 

 in my grounds so closely resembled the Highland Hardy that, 

 apart from its quality of earliness, I do not regard it of value. 

 It is not by any means identical with the Highland Hardy; but, 

 having picked berries of both varieties at the same time, I could 

 not tell them apart, either in appearance or flavor. Such 

 berries are better than none at all, and may be grown by those 

 who can raise no better. It is also claimed that earhness in 

 ripening, and hardiness of plants made the variety profitable ; 

 and this, no doubt, is true in some localities. 



Marlboro. — A large, showy, good-flavored, red raspberry 

 that was originated by Mr. A. J. Caywood, of Marlboro, N. 

 Y. It has done well on my grounds, and promises finely as a 

 market berry, as its earliness, bright color, firmness, and ten- 

 dency to ripen its fruit rapidly and all together give the grower 

 a chance to gather and sell his crop within a short period. I 

 do not advise any one to grow only this variety, either for mar- 

 ket or home use, for the reason that it gives too short a season. 

 Employed to secure a succession of fruit, it is an excellent 

 variety. I doubt whether the canes will prove hardy throughout 

 any wide extent of country, for it evidently contains foreign 

 blood. I think it well worth protection, however, if, in some 

 regions, experience proves it to be not entirely hardy. 



BLACK CAPS. 



Of the newer blackcap varieties the Souhegan is the best that 

 I have seen or have heard spoken of. I think it may be re- 

 garded as the best early type of this class of berries. The fruit 

 is of good size and flavor, moderately firm, and wonderfully 

 abundant. For vigor, hardiness, and freedom from disease I do 

 not know that it is surpassed by any other kind. 



The Tyler in my grounds resembled the Souhegan so closely 

 that I do not think that a distinction between them is worth 

 maintaining. 



The Centennial promised wonderfully well at first on my 

 place, but after two or three years developed a feebleness and 

 tendency to disease which led me to discard it. 



