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Kittatiuny. — A strong grower, very productive, quite 

 liarcly; fruit large to very large, roundish, conical; glossy 

 black; rather firm, rich, Juicy, sweet, excellent; profitable 

 for market or garden, 



IVew Rochelle or Lawton. — A very strong grower, 

 with strong, stout spines, hardy in most localities, very 

 productive ; fruit very large, oval, black, rather soft; 

 juicy, tender, sweet, excellent ; requires to be fully ripe, 

 otiierwise it is acid and lacking in flavor, 



Snyder. — Origin Indiana, Fruit medium size and of 

 good quality ; plant very hardy and remarkably produc- 

 tive ; requires good cultivation ; ripens early. 



Wachusett Tlioriiless. — Fruit medium size, oblong 

 oval, moderately firm, sweet and good; said to be valua- 

 ble as a market berry ; comparatively free from thorns, 



Wilson's Early. — A moderately strong grower, produc- 

 tive, and ripening early ; fruit large, oblong, oval, black, 

 firm. Juicy, a little hard at center, sweet and good ; a 

 profitable, early market sort. 



CLASS II. 



The following are new and promising varieties of 

 Blackberries not sufficiently tested to insert in the select 

 list. 



Early Harvest and Stayman's Early, of medium size, 

 are said to be the earliest of Blackberries, 



Stone's Hardy,— Origin Illinois, Said to be hardier 

 than Snyder, more productive, a larger berry and of better 

 quality, 



Taylor's Proliflc. — Origin Indiana, A promising new 

 berry, said to be larger than Snyder, equally as hardy and 

 very ])roductive ; ripens after the Snyder, 



Wallace. — Another new variety, said to be similar to 

 the Kittatinny in many respects, but hardier. 



