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canes to die. When this is the case, prune off all infected wood 

 and burn it; there are few insects that will survive this course of 

 treatment. There is another insect which deposits its eggs in the 

 flowers, and a very interesting little grub is hatched about the 

 time the fruit is ripe. Whether it adds to the flavor of the fruit, 

 we are unable to say, as we prefer our raspberries and grubs 

 separate. 



Varieties. — As the main object of those who cultivate fruit for 

 market, is profit, the great desideratum is to procure hardy varie- 

 ties that will stand our severe winters without protection. In this 

 we have only partially succeeded, if we except the Blackcaps. 

 The majority of purchasers of fruits in our markets, prefer color 

 and size to quality. It seems a little singular, that the Brinckle 

 orange, or any of the white kinds, will not sell as well as the poorest 

 of the red ones. It may be said that the public do not get enough 

 of those choice fruits, and consequently do not appreciate them, 

 and that it is the duty of the cultivator to persevere in raising 

 them, notwithstanding the expense, in order to cultivate the taste 

 of the people. Our advice to young beginners in the fruit business, 

 is to grow none but those that are hardy, productive, and of good 

 size, and let the public cultivate their tastes at their own expense. 

 By these remarks, we do not wish it to be inferred that we are not 

 in favor of quality, if we can get it combined with productiveness 

 and all the other properties, so much the better for the consumers 

 of fruit. The query of the novice is, what varieties would you 

 recommend me to plant? This is rather a diflicult question to 

 answer; some varieties appear to be purely local in their character; 

 a variety will do well in one section, and not in another. When 

 this is the case, we should plant only those which appear to do 

 well in our locality, and try a few of the most approved kinds, until 

 we succeeded in getting one that suited us. During the season we 

 made a few notes of some of the best, out of a collection of over 

 eighty varieties, of a gentleman who has done a great deal for hor- 

 ticulture during the past few years. We hope his days may be 

 long, and when he is called away, that strawberries, raspberries, 

 and small fruits generally, may be his monument. 



The Antwerps have always been considered the standard variety 

 for size and flavor. It takes its name from the ancient city of 

 Antwerp. There is no date of its introduction into this country. 

 The fruit is large, conical shape; color, dull red, and of good flavor, 

 not perfectly hardy. There are so many varieties now bearing the 



