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fruit of the latter. The Autumn Black produces from its summer 

 shoots a full crop of medium-sized dark , fruit of the colour of the 

 BlackbeiTy, and partaking much of its flavour. 

 Eipe in October. 



BAKNET [Bamet Caiu ; CornwelVs Prolific ; CornwelVs Seedling ; 

 Large Red; Lord Eocmouih's). — The fruit is large ; roundish ovat6, of 

 a bright purplish red colour. 



This is larger than the Eed Antwerp, but not equal to it in flavour ; 

 it is, nevertheless, an excellent variety, and an abundant summer 

 bearer. 



Bamet Cane. See Barnet. 



BELLE DE FONTENAY (Belle d' Orleans). —An autumn-bearing 

 variety, of dwarf habit, and with large leaves, quite silvery on their 

 under surface. The fruit is large, round, of a red colour and good 

 flavour. 



Ripe in October. 



The plant is a shy bearer, and throws up suckers so profusely as to 

 be almost a weed ; but if the suckers are thinned out it bears better. 



Belle d'Orleans. See Belle de Fontenay. 



BLACK. — This is a hybrid between the Blackberry and the Rasp- 

 berry, and is the parent of all the black autumn-bearing varieties, 

 although itself a summer-bearer. It has long, dark-coloured canes 

 and small purple fruit, with much of the Blackberry flavour. This 

 variety was obtained at Wethersfield, in Essex, upwards of forty years 

 ago, and has since been cultivated by Mr. Rivers, who has succeeded 

 in obtaining from it his new race of autumn-bearing black varieties. 



BLACK CAP [American Black). — This is the Rubus occidentalis, 

 called Black Raspberry, or Thimbleberry, by the Americans. The 

 fruit has a fine, brisk, acid flavour, and is much used in America for 

 pies and puddings. 



It ripens later than the other summer-bearing varieties. 



BRINCKLE'S ORANGE {Orange).— X variety introduced from 

 America, where it is considered the finest yellow sort in cultivation. 

 In this country it is smaller than the Yellow Antwerp, and more acid. 

 The plants throw up an abundance of suckers. It is a summer 

 bearer. 



Burley. See Red Antwerp. 



CARTER'S PROLIFIC— Pi uit, large and round, of a deep red 

 colour, with a firm flesh of excellent flavour. A summer- bearing 

 variety. 



De Chili. See Yrllon- .Inlnrrp. 

 Cornwell's Prolific. See Ilanicl. 



