Red Rasj>berries. 



Cuthbcrt : old standard variety of fine quality. 

 Herbert : a very large, hardy variety originated in Canada. 

 June: a fine berry; origin, Geneva Experiment Station, New York. 

 Perfection: a large, bright red, firm berry, hardy; only fair in ciuality. 

 Empire: a large, firm, bright red berry, productive, early; origin, Marl- 

 boro, N. Y. 

 Golden Queen : yellow variety, very sweet. 

 St. Regis or Ranere: fall bearing, fair quality. 



Pur'ple Canes. 



Columbian : New York origin, very hardy, berries large but soft. 

 Royal Purple: season late, very productive, berries large and firm. 

 Cardinal : very hardy, productive, with large but rather soft berries. 



Black Caps. 



Plum Farmer: Ohio origin, very hardy, withstands drought, berries large, 



firm, season early. 

 Cumberland: Pennsylvania origin, usually hardy, berries very large and 



firm, midseason. 

 Pearl: Missouri origin, hardy, looks promising. 



Blackberries. 



Snyder: old reliable, hardy, fruit small, midseason. 

 Agawam : hardy, very productive, season medium early. 

 Eldorado : hardy, fruit large, sweet, season medium early. 



Dewberries. 



Lucretia : berries large, long, very black and attractive. 

 McDonald: should be tried. 



Tliere are, however, some varieties of blackberries which are not adapted 

 to this section of the country, such as the loganberry, Himalaya blackberry, 

 etc. 



Having now decided on our list of varieties, we are ready to 

 obtain our plants, and here, I believe, we often make some 

 serious mistakes. Unfortunately, raspberries and blackberries 

 are subject to certain very serious diseases, such as root gall 

 on the red varieties, anthracnose on the blackcaps, rust on the 

 blackberries, etc., which cannot be easily controlled by spray- 

 ing. This, then, becomes a serious problem, because if these 



