new and superior varieties of Fruits. 287 



select in their collections of fruit. For all the good qualities 

 which can recommend a variety, it ranks high, and any other 

 variety, to surpass it, must be of extraordinary merit. We 

 find advertised in the London Journals a new kind, viz., 



JYew Victoria Raspberry. — It is stated to be a new and 

 superior seedling, possessing all the qualities of the Antwerp, 

 and an additional and desirable properly of bearing an abun- 

 dant crop from July to December, producing spikes of fruit, 

 with numerous side branches from eighteen inches to two feet 

 long. It may be grown to great advantage in pots, and, with 

 a little protection, kept in a good bearing state to the end of 

 the year. 



This variety is recommended to amateurs, and others who 

 possess gardens, and who are desirous of prolonging the sea- 

 son of the raspberry as late as December. It would be a 

 great treat to place upon the table a small dish in the month 

 of September. It requires different treatment from the com- 

 mon kind, to fruit well. This, however, is explained to all 

 who purchase. 



We look upon the production of this variety as another 

 source opened for continued improvement. If it continues 

 to maintain its productive habits, it may become the parent, 

 by cross impregnation, of new and better varieties of the 

 raspberry. We might here suggest to the enterprising ama- 

 teur the field that is open to him in the growth of new kinds. 

 There is no doubt but that the size may be much increased, 

 and a better flavor secured, by experiments of this kind, with 

 the same success that has attended the cultivation of the 

 strawberry. We hope to see the Victoria raspberry speedily 

 introduced. 



Grapes. — It is now some years since any remarkable va- 

 riety of the grape has been introduced. The black Hamburgh 

 has so long retained the ascendancy over other sorts, that it 

 seems to be depended upon alone, and but little effort has 

 been made to introduce others. Although there have been 

 many excellent additions to the plum, the cherry, the pear, 

 the apple, &c. by the means of new seedlings, there seems 

 to have been very few seedling grapes. Mv. Knight, as was 

 his constant practice with all fruit, raised a (ew seedling vines, 

 one or two of which are considered at this time good kinds, 

 but no particular pains have been taken to produce new varie- 

 ties. Even many of the very excellent varieties of table 



