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THE RASPBERRY. 



French. 



- ' Tice-President French. 



This is a seedling of Fastolf crossed Avith Yellov, A.ntwerp ; originated 

 with Dr. Brinckle. FrzaY, large, round, crimson, matures late : spines, red. 

 It is one of the best of the Brinckle seedlings, and deserves extensive 

 culture. 



Fulton. 



From seed of French. Fruity large, round, crimson; productive, and a 

 vigorous grower; spines, red. One of Dr. Brinckle's origin. 



General Patterson. 



Seedling of the Colonel Wilder ; vigorous grower. Spines, red. Fruity 

 large, round, crimson. 



Knevett's Giant. 



Imported from England by 

 Col. Wilder, in 1843. This 

 raspberry has proved more 

 hardy than any other foreign 

 variety, requiring no protec- 

 tion, and producing uniformly 

 large crops of fruit. Its texture 

 being firm, it will' be found 

 profitable to grow for market. 

 Canes, strong, upright, dis- 

 posed to branch. Fruit, large, 

 obtuse conical or roundish, 

 deep red and of excellent fla- 

 vor. It is recommended for 

 genera] cultivation by the 

 American Pomological Society. 



Magnum Bonum. 



A white or yellowish fruit of large size, rather firm flesh, and finely 

 flavored, similar to the old Yellow Antwerp. Very productive and 

 vigorous, 



Meryeille de Quatre Saisons. 



Large, bright red, and is, of all the Autumnal raspberries, the most 

 abundant bearer; its spikes of fruit are often twelve or eighteen inches 

 long, and produced till the end of October. (Hort.) 



Merveille de Quatre Saisons. 



Yellow fruit, new variety, raised from the above. It bears abundantly 

 •n the Autumn, and its fruit is sweet and well flavored. (Hort.) 



Monthly. 



Large-fruited Monthly, | Elvers' Large-fruited Monthly. 

 Shoots, long, slender, purplish in thesun, thickly covered with dark 

 purple seines. Fruit, hardly above medium, red, fine flavor. 



