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thrive except in particular soils and situations. While the 

 excellence of these varieties was generally acknowledged, 

 the fjict that they could not be profitably grown, except 

 in particular soils, was a great hindrance to their dissemi- 

 nation ; besides, their total failure in some sections left the 

 people without any fruit of this class. This has been the 

 case in many of the cities south of New York, for it is 

 well known that the greatest Raspberry region of the 

 country is along the banks and in the immediate vicinity 

 of the North River. From this section immense quanti- 

 ties of the Red Antw^erp are still annually sent to New 

 York city ; in fact, the city may be said to be supplied 

 from that region of country, and the supply is often scanty 

 enough. Latterly, disease has become quite prevalent 

 among some of the Red Antwerp plantations. The plants 

 are attacked by a species of rust during their growth, con- 

 sequently the canes do not fully mature, and when covered 

 in winter they decay, to the almost total loss of the ensu- 

 ing crop. 



Fruit-growers have been trying to discover some variety 

 that would not only prove hardy, but that would succeed 

 over a wider range of country than those heretofore grown. 

 It is to be hoped that such varieties have been produced. 

 Among the most prominent of these is the Philadelphia ; 

 it is doubtle&s of the old purple-cane class, but very differ- 

 ent from it in many respects. It is not so rampant a 

 grower, neither does it naturally root from the tips, as the 

 purple-cane does. Fruit is large, purple, and moderately 

 fii-m, and of fair quality. Its greatest merits are that it is 

 perfectly hardy, wonderfully prolific, and succeeds in soils 



