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CHAPTER XXI. 



RASPBERRIES VARIETIES OF THE FOREIGN AND NATIVE SPECIES. 



r I A HIS chapter will treat first of the imported kinds, which usually are 

 .1. more or less tender, and then, by way of contrast, of the hardy varie- 

 ties of our native R. Strigosus. 



I shall speak of those only that are now in general cultivation, naming 

 a few, also, whose popularity in the past has been so great as to entitle 

 them to mention. 



As was true of strawberries, so also varieties of raspberries, that won 

 name and fame abroad, were imported, and a few of them have adapted 

 themselves so well to American soil and climate as to have become 

 standards of excellence. Among the best-known of these formerly was 

 the Red Antwerp of England. Few old-fashioned gardens were without 

 it at one time, but it is fast giving way to newer and more popular varie- 

 ties. The canes are vigorous, stocky and tall ; spines light- red, numerous 

 and rather strong. Winter protection is always needed. The berries are 

 large and very obtuse conical, dark-red, large-grained, and covered with a 

 thick bloom, very juicy, and exceedingly soft too much so for market 

 purposes. They made a dainty dish for home use, however, and our 

 grandmothers, when maidens, gathered them in the lengthening summer 

 shadows. 



The Hudson River Antwerp, the most celebrated foreign berry in 

 America, is quite distinct from the above, although belonging to the 

 same family. It is shorter and more slender in its growth, quite free 



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