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large, though scarcely as sweet, and about as productive ; ripen- 

 ing a little earlier than Kittatinny. Not of great value. 



Brandenburg. Mentioned in Hovey's Magazine, 1868, p. 286. 



Cape May. "Fruit large, black, sweet, quite soft, loses color 

 soon after gathering, not valuable." Downing. 



Carlo. A variety growing at the Geneva (N. Y.) Experiment 

 Station, which appeared vigorous, but not productive, much of the 

 fruit being imperfect. Also lacks hardiness. 



Cherry Valley. A variety which originated near Cherry Valley, 

 111. 111. Hort. Soc. Rept. 1882: 284. 



Clark. Mentioned in The Rural New-Yorker for 1897, p. 

 538, as received from Matthew Crawford the spring previous. The 

 growth was vigorous and the few berries received were large, 

 black, glossy, melting and juicy. 



Cumberland. A variety chiefly known about Bridgeton, N. J. 

 Plant hardy and productive; fruit of medium size, black, sweet and 

 good. Early, and matures the whole crop in a short time. Fuller. 



Cutter Mulberry. Introduced by G. B. Cutter, Newton, Mass., 

 about 1859. Fruit long, slender, remarkably sweet, very produc- 

 tive. Hov. Mag. 1859: 397. 



Dallas. A Texas variety, found hardy, vigorous, productive and 

 reliable there, but of little value in the North. 



Dehring. An early variety, about equal to Brunton in hardiness 

 and productiveness ; fi'uit small. 



Dodge Thornless. Mentioned in the Secretary's report, Agr. 

 of Mass., 1868-9, p. 72, as a variety almost free from thorns. 



Duncan Falls. Introduced by J. C. Neff, Duncan's Falls, 

 Ohio. An upright, very vigorous grower. Fruit large, black, 

 moderately firm, juicy, sweet. Downing. 



Early Cluster (Long-cluster group). The original plant was 

 discovered about 1872, among Missouri Mammoth, on the farm of 

 Charles W. Starn, in Southern New Jersey, where it attracted 

 attention from its early and profuse bearing, and was transplanted 

 and propagated for market. It is a moderate, erect, healthy 

 grower, hardy and extremely productive. The fruit is medium 

 sized, short-oblong, shining black, sweet and of fine quality, 

 without hard or bitter core. The entire crop ripens within a few 

 days, making it a very desirable early market berry. This is a 

 variety of ill repute in many sections, but on the grounds of the 

 Cornell University Experiment Station it is one of the finest 

 blackberries grown and the most uniformly productive. Either 

 spurious stock has been sent out under this name, or the variety 

 is extremely local in its adaptations, as reports from the Geneva 



