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Ohio Everbearing. C. Late, size medium, quality good. 

 Orange ( Brinckle' s ) . Large, yellow, quality best. 

 Philadelphia. Size medium, purplish, productive. 

 Pride of the Hudson. Very large, -quality very good, tender. 

 Purple Cane. C. Size and season medium. Good. 

 Smith's. C. Very large, good, season medium. 

 Thwack. Large, purplish red, season medium, good. 

 Tyler. Medium, early, very good. 



BLACKBEEEIES. 



The cultivation of the blackberry does not differ much from 

 that of the raspberry. Unfortunately most varieties are tender, 

 and the canes are so strong that they cannot easily be bent 

 down and covered in winter. The fruit is borne on wood of 

 the previous year's growth, and fails entirely when the canes 

 are killed by frost. 



On low land, especially if much manure is applied, the black- 

 berry makes a rampant growth, and for this reason high land in 

 only fair condition is preferable. The plant is naturally a 

 strong grower, and requires more room and not as close pruning 

 as the raspberry. Seven feet between rows, and plants four 

 feet apart in the rows, is not too great a distance on strong soil. 

 Strawberries, or some low-growing annual crop, may be planted 

 half way between the rows for two years. 



Pinch back the growing canes at three feet, and the laterals 

 at two feet, and cut out the old wood, as in case of the rasp- 

 berry. If the leaders are stopped at three feet, the laterals will 

 add one or two feet more, and this will be quite high enough for 

 convenience in gathering the fruit. The berries are often picked 

 as soon as colored, and before they are fully ripe. They will 

 improve on the bushes if allowed to remain several days, and, 

 as a rule, twice a week will be often enough for picking. The 

 fruit should never be exposed to the sun after picking, as it 

 will spoil the color. 



The hardiness of the Snyder and Taylor has been fully tested 

 on my ground for a number of years. They have never been 



