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number of varieties of cherries, and among them some of 

 the newer sorts. He sends us the following notes after the 

 trial of the past season : — 



Early Purple Guigue, proves good with me. 



Werder's Early Black, had only a few ; about as early as 

 Knight's Early Black and rather more sweet and juicy. 



Rockport Bigarreau fruited with me this season, and prom- 

 ises to be one of the very best early cherries. 



Reine Hortense and Lemercier appear to be the same, and 

 promises to be a valuable Duke cherry. 



Cumberland Seedling, large and good bearer, but not high 

 flavor. 



Bigarreau Gabaulis, large and showy. 



Bigarreau d'Octobre and Buttner's Black Heart, which I had 

 from Mr. Rivers, both fruited this year, but are not cor- 

 rect. 



Mr. Downing has produced two very excellent seedling 

 cherries, the Red Cheek and Champagne. They are ex- 

 ceedingly hardy and productive sorts; the former resembling 

 the Bigarreau and the latter the Downer. 



The Highbush Blackberry. The magnificent speci- 

 mens of this fine fruit, shown at the hall of the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society this season, have surpassed those 

 of any previous year, not only in quality but in quantity, 

 many boxes (or quarts) having been presented at each of the 

 weekly meetings in August. The finest specimens came 

 from our correspondent, Capt. Lovett, whose excellent article 

 on their cultivation appeared in our June number, (p. 261.) 

 The berries were of very large size, some of them measur- 

 ing one atid a half inches long, and thirty-four of them 

 making a layer of the ordinary quart boxes in which they 

 are usually gathered. The blackberry is deservedly becom- 

 ing a most popular fruit. It produces most abundantly, and 

 comes in just after the raspberry, keeping up the season of 

 the smaller fruits till September. 



List of Fruits recommended for general cultivation 

 BY the New York State Agricultural Society, in addi- 



