RASPBERRIES. 



AM taking an increasing interest in this fruit, as the fol- 

 lowing, from the New York Evangelist, will suggest : — 

 " Our friend, Rev. E. P. Roe, has on exhibition at the 

 office of the American Agriculturist, 245 Broadway, seven- 

 teen distinct varieties of raspberries — Herstine, Hudson River 

 Antwerp, Franconia, Highland Hardy, Saunders, Belle de Palluau, 

 Belle de Fontenay, Vice-President French, Clark, Old Purple 

 Oane, Brand3^wine, Philadelphia, Mammoth Cluster, Dooiittle, 

 Davison's Thornless, an unknown variety, and a seedling that 

 promises to be exceedingly valuable, as it is as large and firm 

 as the Antwerp, and stood out last winter without protection." 



Why families are without this delicious and easily raised 

 fruit is a mystery. It also promises to be increasingly profitable 

 to those who are near good markets, as from its softness those at 

 a distance cannot compete. Pears and grapes may be sent from 

 California, but not raspberries. 



The list of good raspberries is not by any means as long as 

 that of strawberries ; not that there are not a great many varieties 

 in the catalogues, and many new candidates for favor which are, 

 .as yet, guarded by the sanguine proprietors as jealously as harem 

 beauties, but there are but few of them which are known to be 

 productive and vigorous, except in limited localities, and under 

 very favorable circumstances. There is still great room for im- 

 provement in this fruit, and he who can originate a large, firm, 

 bright colored berry growing on hardy, productive, vigorous canes, 



