124 Notes and Gleanings. 



The Clarke Raspberry. — Henry Thacker, the horticulturist of the Wal- 

 lingford (Conn.) Community, having seen a quarter-acre field of the Clarke 

 Raspberry alongside of Franconia, says, " The contrast was very striking. 

 While the foliage of the Franconia was suffering severely by the heat and the 

 dry weather, the Clarke was looking remarkably fresh and healthy, and thor- 

 oughly loaded with handsome, perfect berries. The two varieties, I was told, 

 are treated alike in cultivation, with the exception that the Franconia is laid 

 down and covered during winter, and the Clarke is not. Three important points 

 in the Clarke Raspberry may be considered as pretty well established ; viz., the 

 hardiness, productiveness, and uniformly fine flavor of its fruit. Mr. Augur was 

 selling the Clarke berries for fifty cents a quart in the New-Haven market, Fran- 

 conia at forty cents, and Doolittle Blackcap at twenty-five cents." — Ohio Fanner. 



Iowa State Horticultural Society. —O^^^ri- elected for 1869. — Capt. 

 James Matthews, president, Knoxville ; Suel Foster, vice-president, Muscatine ; 

 D. W.. Adams, secretary, VVauken ; David Leonard, treasurer, Burlington. 



