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New Roclielle, or Lawton. Very large, late, tender. 

 Stayman's Early. New. Very early, hardy, good. 

 Stone's Hardy. Size medium, productive, hardy. 

 Wilson's Early. Large, early, productive, tender. 

 Wilson Junior. New. Large, early, productive, tender. 



RED OR ORANGE-RUST ( Uredo rubrum). 



This disease attacks both the blackberry and raspberry, and 

 in some parts of the country is very destructive, so much so 

 that growers are forced to root out and burn entire plantations. 

 It is of a fungus nature, and if not checked, spreads rapidly 

 from one bush to another till all are affected. The wild plants 

 breed the fungus, and it spreads to the cultivated varieties, 

 some of which, such as the Kittatinny blackberry, appear to be 

 more susceptible than others. The raspberries of the black-cap 

 family are often affected, where the red (rubus strigosus) suffers 

 comparatively little. 



No successful attempt has been made to restore the plant to 

 health after it has once become diseased. The only remedy is 

 to dig out and burn every affected plant as soon as the rust 

 appears. If the disease is liable to be spread by the wind, 

 bees, pruners, and pickers, as some suppose, the importance of 

 prompt action will be manifest. 



All plants in a feeble condition, from any cause, fall an easy 

 prey to both insects and disease. It is recommended to set 

 plants on virgin soil, well drained, fertilized, and carefully cul- 

 tivated, as tending to keep them robust, healthy, and exempt 

 from the attacks of insects. Because no remedy has yet been 

 discovered for rust on the raspberry and blackberry, in does not 

 follow that nothing can be done to check the spread of it. 

 There can be no danger of injuring the diseased plants, and 

 experiments may be safely tried, and should not be neglected. 



One writer says that after other remedies had failed, he used 

 strong soapsuds, adding a handful of salt to a pailful of water. 

 The plants were almost entirely covered with rust, and were 

 sprinkled thoroughly, and the application repeated after two 

 days. In less than a week the plants were bright, and growing 

 finely, showing no signs of the disease. Mr. A. S. Fuller says 

 that u an application of lime, salt, or some similar substance 



