70 JIAINE STATE COLLEGE 



Smeltzer. (Smeltzer's Early). (Perfect). — Sent for trial by 

 F. H. Smeltzer, Van Buren, Ark. Plants vigorous, healthy and 

 productive. Fruit uniformly of medium size, oblong, firm, of dark 

 rich color and good quality. A promising early variety. 



Swindle. (Pistillate). — As grown on our grounds the variety is 

 rightly named. Plants strong and vigorous but not productive. 

 Fruit of medium size, light colored and of very poor quality. 



Vfm Demayi. (Perfect). — An early variety; small, spherical; 

 of rich dark color and good quality, but soft and not productive. 



WarHeld. (Pistillate or with abortive stamens). — Moderately 

 vigorous. Flowers small on short truss and well protected by 

 foliage. Fruit of medium size, firm texture, moderately good 

 quality ; ripens evenly, holds its size through the season. Its deep 

 rich color and productive habit make it one of the most valuable 

 market sorts. 



West Lawn. (Pistillate) . — Sent for trial by C. P. Bauer & Bro., 

 Judsonia, Ark. Plants very vigorous but not productive. Similar 

 in general characteristics to "Cloud," which was sent out a few 

 years ago. 



The best of the older varieties above named are ; Bubach, Cres- 

 cent, Haverland, Sharpless and Warfield, with possibly Beeder 

 Wood or Michel's as vei-y early perfect flowering sorts. 



Of the newer varieties the following deserve special mention : 

 Beverly, Dayton, Epping, Gillespie, Greenville, Parker Earle, 

 Princess, Smeltzer. 



THE RASPBERRY. 



The notes given concerning the character and preparation of the 

 soil for strawberries will in general apply to the raspberry. As 

 with the strawberry a rather moist sandy loam is preferred, but lack 

 of such soil need not deter any one from planting. Thorough 

 drainage is, however, absolutely essential. 



As is generally known our cultivated raspberries belong mostly 

 to two s^QCiQS^RuhuH occidentalis, the black caps, and Rahiis 

 strigosus, the red varieties. A third species — Rubus neglectus, has 

 furnished Shaffer, Caroline, and others of the "purple cane" tribe. 

 This species is intermediate in character and habit between those 

 already mentioned and has sometimes been regarded as a hybrid. 

 The European species, Rubus Idceus, has also furnished some valua- 

 ble sorts, such as Foutenay, Brinckle's Orange, Purple Antwerp, 

 etc., but these varieties are not sufficiently hardy for northern 

 latitudes. 



