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berries in a given space, of a larger size, easily port- 
able to market, and of a fairly good quality. The 
canes are not absolutely hardy, yet we are confi- 
dent of a fairly good annual crop of Cuthberts. 
Golden Queen is hardier in cane. The berry is 
a rich golden yellow, and quite as portable as its 
parent. No other yellow berry is worth the rais- 
ing, unless it be seedlings of the Golden Queen — 
which, I find, are quite likely to spring up in our 
fields. The Shaffer's Colossal is an enormously 
large, purple berry. It is a cross of the black rasp- 
berry with the red, and nearly all seedlings of it 
will revert to the black parent. I prefer it decid- 
edly to the Columbian, although the latter is a very 
strong grower, yielding enormous crops, and the 
berry is less perishable. Probably, if you are grow- 
ing for a distant market, you had better plant the 
Columbian. For canning the purple berries have 
a flavor quite preferable to the red, while the yellow 
sorts give a very different flavor, and do not hold 
substance well in the can. 
Another red sort of decided quality is the Turner. 
This berry is passing out of cultivation because it 
needs so much care. Still another excellent old 
variety is the Clarke. Ina small, private garden 
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