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from spines, and its canes are of a peculiar mouse-color. Its fruit is 

 even larger, but firm, decidedly conical, not very bright when fally ripe, 

 and rather dry, but sweet and agreeable in flavor. Mr. Downing says 

 that its origin is unknown, and that it was brought to this country by 



Gathering a Dainty Dish. 



the late Mr. Briggs, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. " As this gentleman was 

 leaving England " (thus the story is told, Mr Downing writes to me), 

 " he visited a friend to say good-bye, and solicited this new raspberry. 

 Since he was leaving the country, and could cause no injury to the sale 

 of plants, his friend gave him a few in parting, although three guineas 





