The Canadian Horticufturist. 



-^ ]S[e(r OP Is)ittle Kooloo T^p^jita. ^ 



TWO NEW BERRIES. 



R. J. T. LOVETT, of Little 

 Silver, N.Y., very kindly sends 

 us cuts and descrip- 

 tion of his new berries, which he claims 

 merit general distribution. One is a 

 strawberry, originating in Kentucky 

 about five years ago, a chance seedling, 

 probably a cross between Wilson and 

 Crescent. It is described as above 

 medium in size, averaging large and 

 uniform, and seldom ill-shaped. Its 

 season is early, second only to the 

 Crystal City ; and in productiveness un- 

 excelled, succeeding even on poor, light 

 soil. Color bright crimson ; blossom 

 perfect, and foliage very healthy. 



Fig. 3'2. -Thk Lovett. 



Fig. 31. — Lovett's Early. 



The other is a black rasp- 

 berry, said to be as large as the 

 Gregg, earlier, more productive 

 and much hardier. If it should 

 bear out these claims it will be 

 an ideal berry indeed. This 

 raspberry is also a chance seed- 

 ling, originating in Indiana, 

 where it has been fruited for 

 some years by the side of Doo- 

 little Improved, and Ciregg, and 

 has been found to ripen as ear- 

 ly as the former, to be as large 

 as latter, very firm, sweet, and 

 of finest flavor. We shall take 

 the earliest opportunity of test- 

 ing the real worth of these two 

 novelties. It seems almost a 

 misfortune that the names 

 should be so similar as Lovett's 

 Early Strawberr)' and The Lo- 

 vett Raspberry. 



