59° THE RASPBERRY. 



and branching, leaves large. Hardy, and succeeds on light soils. 

 Suckers very freely. Productive. Early. Origin, New Haven, 

 Conn. Fig. 796. 



Fastolf.* Very large, obtuse conical, approaching roundish bright 



purplish-red ; rather soft, high- 

 flavored. Canes strong ; nearly 

 erect, branching, productive. Eng- 

 lish. Excellent for home use ; too 

 soft for distant market. 



Fillbasket. (Northumberland Fill- 

 basket.) Rather large, roundish ; 

 deep red ; pleasant sub-acid, 

 moderately good. Very bristly 

 or spiny. English. 



Franconia.* Large, obtuse coni- 

 cal ; dark red ; firm, with a rich 

 sub-acid flavor. Canes strong, 

 branching and spreading, moder- 

 FiG. 796 -Clarke ately hardy, productive. A valu- 



able market sort. French. Naomi 

 closely resembles Franconia, and by many is supposed to be iden- 

 tical. 



French. (Vice-President French. ) Medium or rather large; round- 

 ish, crimson; firm, sweet or .mild, very good. Productive and 

 valuable. Philadelphia, Dr. Brinckle. 



Fig. 797.— Hudson River Antwerp. 



Hudson River Antvyerp.* Large, oblong conical; red, firm, with a 

 very good flavor. Formerly cultivated with great success on the 

 Hudson, rarely succeeds in other localities. Requires winter 

 covering. Origin unknown, but supposed to have been imported. 

 Distinct from Red Antwerp, or Old Red Antwerp, which has 

 nearly round berries. Fig. 797. 



Knevett Giant. Quite large, rounded conical ; deep red ; flesh 



