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cover, thus keeping the ground cool, the first-named variety 

 proves very satisfactory ; but when grown on light land it 

 is of much less value. 



T]ie Eldorado continues to do well, and compares favor- 

 ably with the above-mentioned varieties ; but whether it will 

 prove more valuable than any other, can only be determined 

 in large plantation. 



Raspberries. 



With the red raspberry there has been little or no prog- 

 ress made in improved varieties. The Loudon, which, from 

 its stocky growth, hardiness and fruit of good size, color 

 and quality, seemed very promising, has the past season 

 shown a tendency to mildew of the leaves and young grow- 

 ing canes. If this becomes general, it will greatly reduce its 

 value. The seedlings produced from the seeds of the Shaffer, 

 and referred to in a previous bulletin, have again fruited, and 

 many of them show decided merit, some producing fruit of 

 a bright scarlet color upon plants that propagate only from 

 the tip of the cane, as does the Shaffer ; while others pro- 

 duce fruit of the Shaffer type that propagate from suckers, 

 like the common red raspberry. 



Straivherries. 

 The past season was favorable for a large crop of fruit, 

 but the extremely wet weather at the time of ripening caused 

 much loss by rotting. The named varieties were planted in 

 plots of twenty-five plants each, while the most promising 

 of these are planted each season in rows under field culture. 

 Of the varieties in plots (soil medium heavy loam), the 

 Brandywine, Gandy Bell, Glen Mary, Sample and Howard's 

 No. 14 gave the best results. Of those grown under field 

 culture, on light land, the Clyde, Cumberland, Glen Mary, 

 Howard's Nos. 36 and 41 gave the best results. 



N'ew Fruits. 

 Several new species of raspberries, the strawberry-rasp- 

 berry, Logan-berry, Salmon-berry, May-berry, etc., have 

 been planted, some of which have fruited, but only two 

 seem to possess any merit for this climate. The straw- 



