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in the Gardener's Monthly, 1862, p. 38, and one or two other 

 sources, is in substance as follows: 



In 1828, or thereabouts, an English gardener brought to Cleve- 

 land, Ohio, a variety without name. It proved perfectly hardy and 

 productive, with fruit of good size and flavor. The Red Antwerp 

 was then the standard variety, and the valuable qualities of this 

 unnamed sort led to its being called by that name. Later, when 

 the true Red Antwerp came to be known, this one took the prefix 

 "False," and came to be one of the most valuable and popular 

 market sorts, under the name of False Red Antwerp. Still later, 

 there came to be three varieties distributed as this, two of them 

 probably having originated as seedlings in the original plantation. 

 They are described in the following words : 



" Of these two seedlings, one closely resembles the parent in 

 fruit, but the canes are slightly more downy and the tendency to 

 sucker is about double, while, at the same time, its bearing quality 

 is reduced about one-half. Another has canes more downy; ten- 

 dency to sucker is increased, while its productive powers are in- 

 different. In fact, a great proportion of its blossoms are imper- 

 fect, and without close proximity to some other sort, it sets but 

 little fruit, or, if it sets, the berry is imperfect. 



"In 1850 I think it was," the writer continues, "a gentleman 

 of Cleveland (F. R. Elliot) sent to W. H. Sotham, then an occu- 

 pant of lands of Lewis F. Allen, one thousand plants* gathered 

 indiscriminately from a plantation of the False Red Antwerp rasp- 

 berry. And now, having obtained and three years tested plants 

 received by others from Mr. Allen's grounds, that person is pre- 

 pared to say that the Allen raspberry embraces all the varieties 

 enumerated under the name False Red Antwerp." This history 

 seems to explain very satisfactorily the cause of so much confusion 

 over the so-called Allen raspberry. The same writer continues : 



"And now for a little history of the so-called Kirtland rasp- 

 berry. Some years since, before nurseries were very abundant 

 hereabouts, and people found it difficult to procure new and val- 

 uable fruit, Professor I. P. Kirtland was in the habit of distributing 

 to his friends and the public, with a free hand, all his surplus 

 plants of any sort. To Mrs. Follet, of Sandusky, the Professor 

 some years since gave of the False Red Antwerp, Fastolf, and 

 Franconia raspberries, a few plants each, the former being hardy 

 and the latter tender. After a time the tender sorts died out, while 

 the hardy one attracted the attention of H. B. Lum, of Sandusky, 

 who, without knowledge of its character, but knowing that it came 

 from the garden of Professor Kirtland, named and sent it out as 

 a seedling of the Professor's, and under his name." 



The botanical relationship of the Allen raspberry is a matter 

 of dispute. Under date of January 1, 1893, Thomas Meehan 



