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many years ago. 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 well 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 half-shady locations ; but at the 

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

 branching canes, covered with white spines, and is exceedingly productive 

 of large, light-colored berries that melt on the tongue. There is the same 

 difference between it and the Brandywine that exists between Stowell's 

 Evergreen and flint field corn. It invariably requires winter protection. 



The Pride of the Hudson possesses the same general character as the 

 Orange, and approaches it very nearly in excellence. It certainly is the 

 largest, most beautiful red raspberry now before the public ; but in its later 

 development it has shown such sensitiveness to both heat and cold that I 

 cannot recommend it for general cultivation. Give it a moist soil and 

 a half-shady location, such as may be found on the northern side of a fence 

 or hedge, and it will become the pride of any northern garden ; but in the 

 South, and on light soils, it can scarcely live. It should have winter 

 protection. 



In contrast with these native berries of foreign parentage, we have the 

 Herstine; Mr. B. K. Bliss, the well-known seedsman of New York city, 

 kindly furnishes me the following facts of its history : " About ten years 

 since I was invited, with several gentlemen (mostly horticulturists), to visit 

 the late Mr. Herstine, .at Philadelphia. We were to examine a lot of 

 seedling raspberries, and select names for those that we thought worthy of 

 general cultivation. We found quite a company there from the vicinity of 

 Philadelphia and from Washington, while New York was represented by 

 such eminent authorities as Dr. Thurber and A. S. Fuller. The raspberry 

 bushes were completely loaded with large, fine fruit, the finest I ever 

 saw. Each variety was carefully examined, and the guests voted as to 

 which, in his opinion, was the best. The Herstine stood r'irst, and the 

 Saunders second. Mr. Herstine explained that they were raised from the 

 Allen raspberry, which had been planted in alternate rows with the 

 Philadelphia." This parentage would make it a hybrid of the R. Strigosus 

 and the purple cane branch of the R. Occidentalis species ; but the plant 

 and fruit indicate the presence, also, of the R. Idczus element. After 

 several years' experience on my own place, I regard it as the best early 

 raspberry in existence. The berry is large, obtusely conical, bright red, 

 and delicious in flavor. It is scarcely firm enough for market where it 



