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Brinckle's Orange.— Very large size, and toeautiful deep, rich orange color. One 

 of the most delicious and attractive berries grown. Very tender, requiring -winter 

 protection. 



Naomi.— This is a new sort that produced a great sensation with all who have seen 

 it fruiting on our grounds. Fruit very firm ; flavor sprightly and most delicious ; 

 shape between conical and oblong; color bright scarlet: hardvand yields large crops; 

 canes strong and hardy, being similar to Franconia, but more hardy. 



Amazon.— We are more than ever attached to this really valuable red raspberry, 

 because of its immense size, delicious flavor and firmness, and more than all its long 

 continued bearing. After the old stalks are through bearing, the new canes of this 

 season's growth begin to yield, and keep it up for weeks in succession, long after all 

 other red sorts are gone. Our plantation of the new growth, in July, ripened up its crop ; 

 and clusters of fruit, as large as one's hand, hung on the tip of each cane, from 

 ripe berries to those yet in blossom. It needs good soil and good cultivation, and if 

 the old canes are winter killed, the new growth produces all the better, so that the 

 crop is certain every year. It must be grown in hills. 



Herstine. — A magnificent variety originating in Philadelphia ; large and beautiful, 

 and a great acquisition. One of the most valuable market sorts we have. 



Delaware. — The largest red raspberry on our grounds ; bright color, fine flavor, bnt 

 not sufficiently firm for long carriage, splendid however for family use and home 

 market. 



Brandywine and Turner. — The two standard market sorts. (See page 42.) 



We are testing a number of new sorts, some of which have cost us extravagaut 

 prices. We will report our opinion of such, from time -to timg, in the Fruit 

 Recorder and Cottage Gardener. We do not find the Pride of Hudson, Henri- 

 etta and many other' new sorts, any improvement on similar kinds above described. 

 The New Rochelle is so near like the Ganargua that there is no necessity for growing 

 both.. 



Remember to have the best success with the red raspberry, the suckers outside of 

 the hill must be cut off as they come up, by cultivating often both ways. 



BLACKBERRIES. 



This is another indispensable and very desirable fruit both for the table and market- 

 ing They are as easily grown as corn, and with but little more expense. It is very 

 strange they are not more extensively grown for market purposes ; as the yield, will 

 averaoe every vear after they come into full bearing, one hundred bushels per acre, 

 with auick sales and high prices, the reader can see what enormous profit? there is to 

 hp made bv growing them. For home use there is no fruit that is more desirable, and 

 if the farmer would plant but a row or two, as described in our "Address to Farmers," 

 in the first part of this work, he would have his table supplied for weeks with plenty 

 to spare for canning and preserving. ( ■ 



Plant if around is plenty and help scarce, six or seven feet apart each way, 

 f but limited space to spare three or four feet apart in the row, and rows seven 

 feet apart. 



