RASPBERRIES AND BLACKBERRIES. 25 



divided so as to give one-half of red and the other of the black-cap 

 Kinds. 



SUCKERING KINDS. CnthbertA. strong growing, hardy, pro- 

 ductive kind, having large, red fruit of good quality. The most 

 popular of the late varieties. 



Marlboro The most popular early red berry for marketing ; of 

 fairly vigorous growth, hardy, and very productive. The fruit is 

 very large, bright-red and firm ; however, it is of rather inferior 

 quality. It needs the highest cultivation. 



Golden, Queen Like the Cuthbert, but of a yellow color. The 

 best yellow fruited kind. 



Turner The best known and the hardiest of the red kinds. 

 Plant of strong, vigorous, healthy growth, and very productive. 

 Fruit sweet, of fair size, though somewhat soft. Not popular for 

 marketing. Other valuable kinds of this class are Hansell, Clark 

 and Reliance. 



TIP-ROOTING KINDS. Schceffer'x Colossal Very productive, but 

 its dull purple color makes it a poor kind for marketing. Valuable 

 for the home garden and for canning. 



Ohio Not as early as the Souhegan, but the most popular of 

 the early black-caps for general planting. 



JVme&a A beautiful large, very productive, strong growing 

 kind, of medium quality and latest in ripening. It is now the most 

 popular late black-cap raspberry wtih those who are acquainted 

 with it. 



Other good kinds of th : s class are Souhegan, Gregg, Older and 

 Johnson's Sweet. There are no good yellow varieties belonging to 

 this class. 



BLACKBERRIES. 



The blackberry is nearly allied botanically to the raspberry. 

 There are two species of it cultivated, and both of them are natives 

 of Minnesota and other northern states. 



HIGH-BUSH BLACKBERRY (Rubu* villosus). To this species be- 

 long the kinds geaerally cultivated. The fruit, almost without ex- 

 ception, is black ; but there are varieties with whitish or red fruit. 

 This specie suckers freely and may be readily increased by root 

 cuttings. 



LOW-BUSH BLACKBERRY OR DEWBERRY (Ritbu* Canadensis) . 

 The fruit of this resembles the above, but the plant is vine-like and 

 trails on the ground. It is propagated by layering the growing 

 <?anes, which take root very readily. Varieties of this species are 

 not generally cultivated with much success, but in some locations 

 they fruft abundantly. 



