EUBOPEAN-TTPE VARIETIES 207 



Naomi. — Said to have been produced from seed sown by Mrs. 

 Governor Wood, of Rockport, Ohio, about 1850. Introduced by 

 F. R, Elliott. The question of the identity of this variety with 

 the Francouia was investigated by a committee of the Ohio State 

 Horticultural Society in 1868. The fact was developed that the 

 stock sent out from Mrs. Wood's place was very badly mixed. 

 She grew seedlings from the Red Antwerp and Franconia, and 

 from the mixture distributed plants. The sort which proved the 

 best, and thus came to survive as the true Naomi, was doubtless 

 the Franconia itself, or a seedling of it, which, as may happen 

 with the offspring of well established varieties, was so nearly 

 like the parent as to be indistinguishable from it. 



Narragansett. — A seedling of Brinckle's Orange raised by 

 John F. Jolls, of Providence, R. I., and reported to be large 

 and productive. Fruit conical, scarlet, of fine flavor. 



New Everbearing . — Noticed in the proceedings of the Cincin- 

 nati Horticultural Society for 1861. 



Northumherlaiid Fillbasl-et. — An English variety introduced 

 about 1855. 



Norwalk. — Introduced in 1879, by Mallory & Downs, of South 

 Norwalk, Conn. Said to be bright red, fine flavored, and not 

 crumbly. A superior variety for market and canning. Thought 

 by Lovett to be the same as Naomi and Franconia. 



Nottingham Scarlet. — An old English variety, introduced be- 

 fore 1850 by Marshall P. Wilder. 



Orange (Brinckle's Orange). — This noted varietv originated 

 with Dr. W. D. Brinckle, of Philadelphia, in 1845. 'it has long 

 stood as representing the ideal quality to be sought for in the 

 raspberry. Roe speaks of it as a hybrid between Hubus Idceus 

 and our native species. It was raised from the seed of Dyack 

 Seedling, an English variety of deep crimson color, but what the 

 staminate parent was does not now appear. According to Dr. 

 Brinckle, it reproduces itself genemlly from seed. It is described 

 by Roe* as follows : '^ It is essentially an Antwerp in character, 

 and yet it is more vigorous, and adapted to a wider range of 

 country than the Antwerp. The berry is of a beautiful buff color, 

 and its delicious flavor is the accepted standard of excellence. 

 At the same time it is known that it will not thrive under hot 

 suns or upon light land. It can be raised south of New York 

 only in cool, moist soils and in shady locations , but in the north, 

 where the conditions of growth are favorable, it produces strong, 

 branching canes, covered with white spines, and is exceedingly 



* Success with Small Fl•^^its. 



