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French variety with stocky, vigorous, and somewhat branching 

 canes, suckering abundantly, especially when young. Fruit large, 

 roundish conical, purplish red, moderately firm, with a rich, 

 sprightly flavor. One of the hardiest and most reliable European 

 varieties. Crozier spells this name Fontenoy - 



Four- Seasons Bed (Merveille de Quatre Saisous, October 

 Red). — A French variety having the autumn -bearing habit espe- 

 cially developed. Thought by many American cultivators to be 

 the same as Fontenay. 



Four-Seasons Yellow (White Four- Seasons, October Yellow). — 

 Imported from France in 1863 by Charles Arnold, of Paris, Ont. 

 Said to be a seedling of the preceding, and similar to it in all re- 

 spects except color. — Mich. Exp. Sta. Bull. Ill: 275. 



Franconia (Abel, Naomi [?]). — Received from Messrs. Vil- 

 morin, of Paris, many years ago by Samuel G. Perkins. Said to 

 have been little known in European catalogues except as returned 

 from this country. It was one of the comparatively well known 

 foreign varieties on this side of the water. 



French (Vice-President French). — Raised by Dr. Brinekle, 

 from Fastolf crossed with Yellow Antwerp, and named in honor 

 of B. U. French, vice-president of the Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society. Described by the originator* as follows: "A 

 very late variety, which throws up very few suckers, and never 

 fruits on these until the succeeding year. It is the latest and 

 most hardy of all my seedling raspberries. It was the result 

 of a cross between Fastolf and Yellow Antwerp. The seed pro- 

 duced from this cross was planted, and some twenty or more of 

 them vegetated. Being desirous of creating new varieties with a 

 constitution sufficiently hardy to adapt them to the exigencies of 

 our climate, I subjected them to such severe treatment as to kill 

 all of them but one. This one bore the hard usage well. The 

 berry of the French is large, round, and of a deep crimson color." 



French Everhearing . — Said to have been recently imported from 

 France by California nurserymen, where it is becoming popular. 



Fulton. — A seedling of the French raised by Dr. Brinekle. 

 Named in honor of James D. Fulton, of Pennsylvania. 



General Patterson. — A seedling of the Colonel Wilder raised by 

 Dr. Brinekle, and named in honor of General Patterson, of Penn- 

 sylvania. 



Genesee.— A red variety sent out by Z. H. Harris, of Rochester, 

 N. Y. Described as a moderate grower. Foliage distinct, large 



*Gar. Month. 2: 133. 



