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REPORT ON THE FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



No. 33 



SMITH GIANT. 

 A very promising black raspberry for the commercial plantation. 



ORIGIN: with A. M. 

 Smith, St. Cathar- 

 ines, Ont. 



PLANT: vigorous, 

 fairly hardy and 

 quite productive. 



FRUIT: very large; 

 black, with heavy 

 bloom. 



QUALITY: dessert 

 or cooking, very 

 good. 



VALUE: market, 

 one of the best. 



SEASON: late. 



SMITH GIANT. 



STRAWBERRY-RASPBERRY. 



Considered somewhat valuable for canning, presenting an attractive appearance in 

 the jar; interesting as a curiosity, but of no commercial value; may become a trouble- 

 some weed. 



PLANT: easily propagated by suckers and rootstocks; scantily productive; stalks 

 grow eighteen inches high and die down in the fall; fruits on growth of the current 

 season. 



BERRY: large; color a beautiful bright red; quality poor, but somewhat improved by 

 cooking. 



VALUE: market, third class. 

 SEASON: July to September. 



