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their best condition. Its great hardiness, however, good habits of 

 growth atfd good quality make it a valuable variety for market or 

 home use and it may become more valuable than any now grown. 

 The Rathburn in habit of growth is much like the Wilson but with 

 many more spines, the fruit is of medium to large size and of 

 good quality. On older plants it may prove more productive and 

 the fruit of larger size. This, however, will require one or more 

 seasons to prove. 



ORANGE RUST. 



In treating for the orange rust, it was found that the removal 

 of the diseased canes and leaves before the orange spores were 

 mature, in addition to the spraying, remedied the evil much more 

 quickly than where they were only sprayed. The cost of this work 

 need be very little unless the plantation is badly affected. 



RED RASPBERRY. 



28 varieties growing; 19 fruited. 



Of tlie varieties giving the best results the King, Loudon and 

 Cuthbert were the most productive, the latter variety winter kill- 

 ing more than the others. 



BLACKCAP RASPBERRIES. 



26 varieties growing; 12 fruited in 1899. 



The most productive of this group were the Souhegau, Hilborn 

 and Ohio. Where the canes and foliage of the blackberry and both 

 kinds of raspberries were sprayed, the growth was much better and 

 the canes matured so as to be less injured by cold than when not 

 s [grayed. 



CURRANTS. 



27 varieties growing; 23 fruited in 1899. 



Of the twenty-three varieties of currants fruited the past season, 

 those yielding the most marketable and the best fruit were the 

 Cherry, Versailles and Fays. The Wilder, Red Cross, Ruby King 

 and Pomona, on three year old plants, compared favorably with 

 those first mentioned. Of the latter the Pomona yielded the largest 

 amount and was of the best quality, though perhaps a little smaller 

 in size tlian some of them. 



