THE CANADIAN HOETICCLTDKIST. 



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THE EARLY HARVEST. 



Grand Trunk Railway, however, the 

 Kittatinny is too tender, and for our 

 northern sections we recommend the 



as one of the hardiest and most prolific 

 of all. It is a native of Northern In- 

 diana, and was introduced into general 

 notice some ten years ago. Its extreme 

 hardiness is plainly evident from its 

 dark-green foliage and the vigorous 

 gi'owth of its stout canes. 



Last summer, our bushes of this va- 

 riety were a marvel to every visitor. 

 he branches were literally loaded to 



the ground with their enormous weight 

 of fruit, but alas ! the size — there was 

 the rub, and there the disappointment. 

 Another small-sized blackberry, but 

 a very desirable one, where it can be 

 grown successfully, is the 



EARLY HARVEST, 



which is the very opposite in habit of 

 growth to the Snyder. It is of a 

 weakly habit, and as about as tender as 

 the Kittatinny ; but it is the earliest 

 of all blackberries, and on this account 

 it is valuable for the market gai'den in 

 favored localities. 



