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and excellent for home use, I think it will be found much too 

 soft for market. And this is the objection against many kinds 

 otherwise good. 



There are three varieties of red raspberries, however, that are 

 widely coming into favor for market purposes. 



I will name first the Brandy wine or Susqueco, which is a very 

 firm, bright scarlet berry, medium' in size, or quite large with 

 good culture. It is a rampant grower and suckers rapidly, 

 though I have never seen it attaining much height. It is said to 

 be perfectly hardy even in the latitude of Canada; and at the 

 same time to endure the heat and drouth of the south better 

 than even the blackcap varieties. Indeed it is a native of the 

 south, having been found growing wild on the banks of the 

 Brandywine, and the Indian name of this stream, Susqueco, was 

 first given to it. It should be known by this appellation only, as 

 ^' brandy-wine," in our day is too suggestive of chemicals and 

 drugs. I find that in New York city both commission men and 

 dealers on Broadway are very decided in its praise as a market 

 berry, saying that it is the only one firm enough to be shipped 

 to a distance. 



The next berry in value is the Highland Hardy, or Native. 

 As the Antwerp declined in productiveness and vigor, this variety 

 took its place, and is now grown very largely along the Hudson 

 River. It is indeed very hardy and vigorous. I have never 

 known it to be injured by the winters that were severe upon 

 what were considered hardy kinds. It is also the earliest red rasp- 

 berry witli which I am acquainted, and a most abundant bearer. 

 The berries are small to medium, and carry well to market. 

 Some of its growers in Ulster Co., N. Y., are making large profits 

 per acre. While it is much inferior to the foreign varieties, it is 

 infinitely better than no raspberries at all, and from the way it 

 behaves with me, I should judge that it could be raised where 

 anything will grow. 



The most vigorous and productive foreign variety that I have 

 seen, is the Franconia, a large, roundish-conical, firm, delicious 

 berry that roni.-iins long in bearing. 1 have continued picking 



