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Raspberries — Bed — Cuthbert, Turner ; Yelloiv — Golden Queen ; 

 Black — Gregg. Ada and Carmen are recommended for trial. 



Cuthbert — A chance seedling in the garden of the late Thomas Cuthbert, River- 

 dale, N. Y. Nearly all the nurserymen pronounce it hardy, but it is not an "iron 

 clad'' in Maine, and, unless protected, is likely to bo more or less injured during the 

 cold months, especially when the canes are not thoroughly ripened. On account of 

 its size and beauty, it is a valuable variety for market and family use. It is very 

 productive; canes strong, vigorous, upright, sometimes branching; spines short, 

 stout, purplish, rather numerous; it suckers freely, though much less than the 

 Turner. Fruit medium to large, scarlet, crimson, roundish, obtuse-conical; grains 

 rather small, compact, separates freely from the stalk; flesh quite firm, juicy, sweet, 

 sprightly, having a slight flavor of the common red, which is probably one of its 

 parents. 



Turner — A hardy variety. It succeeds in more localities than any of the red 

 varieties and is less subject to changes of heat and cold. The canes, foliage and fruit 

 possess many characteristics of the native red berry, and it suckers quite as freely; 

 canes vigorous, light reddish on the sunny side; upright, seldom with branches; very 

 few short purplish spines; foliage quite large and abundant; very productive. Fruit 

 medium or above, roundish, conical, bright scarlet; grains of medium size, compact; 

 flesh rather soft, sweet pleasant, but not rich; a good berry for home use and 

 thoroughly hardy. 



Golden Queen — A seedling or a "sport" from the Cuthbert, found growing in a 

 field of that variety in 1882; equal to that noble berry in every respect of plant 

 growth, vigor, hardiness, and productiveness; berries of largest iizK, of rich creamy 

 yellow color, firm and solid, and of rich aweet flavor It is also a superb market berry, its 

 fine appearance commanding for it a ready sale at high prices. 



Gregg — Largest and latest of all. Valuable for family use and for such markets as 

 can profitably handle late fruits; not quite harly at the north. 



Ada — A strong, stocky growing plant that has thus far proved absolutely hardy as 

 far north as Connecticut, productive of very large berries, with slight bloom, firm and 

 solid: ripens late; equal to the (irogg in all respects, and being much more hardy, is 

 far more valuable as a late market variety, or to supply the family table after all 

 others are gone. 



Blackberries. — Agawam, Snyder. For trial, Bangor. 



Agawam — A hardy and popular variety among Maine growers. Not as vigorona 

 in growth as the Snyder. 



Snyder — The Messrs. Hale in thiiir annus*, catalogue say of it: " It is the one great 

 blackberry for market in the far north." It is rigorous, hardy, productive and reli- 

 able; has never been known to winter kill even in the northwest; fruit of medium 

 size and good quality; ripens medium to late. 



Bangor — This variety is of Maine origin and, as we are informed, was propagated 

 from canes growing on the farm of Henry W. Brown, in Newburg. It is said to be 

 hardy and a desirable variety. 



LucRETiA Dewberrt or Creeping Blackberry, though not yet tested in Maine, is 

 offered by nearly all the nurserymen. The plant is said to be hardy, and the fruit 

 large and of excellent quality. As most of the descriptions mention "winter pro- 



