658 THE RASPBERRY AND BLACKBERRY. 
flavour. Shoots very vigorous, long, upright, and branching 
grows from six to ten feet high.. Light shining brown, with 
purplish spines. Leaves narrow, light-green. : 
American Back. 
Common Black-Cap. Black Raspberry. 
Thimble-Berry. , Bubus Occidentalis. 
This raspberry, common in almost every field, with long, ram- 
bling, purple shoots, and flattened, small black berries, is every- 
where known. It is frequently cultivated in-gardens, where, if 
kept well pruned, its fruit is muck larger and finer. Its rich, 
acid flavour renders. it, perhaps, the finest sort for kitchen use 
tarts, puddings, &c. It ripens later than other raspberries. _. 
The Amzrican Wurrz resembles the foregoing in all respects, 
except in the colour of its fruit, which is pale-yellow or white. 
Barnet 
Cornwall’s Prolific. Lord Exmouth’s. 
Cornwall’s Seedling. Large Red. 
An old English variety of some merit, but has not succeed { 
well here. 
Fruit large, roundish ; conical, bright, purplish-red; pleasant 
flavour. Canes long, yellowish-green, branching. 
Brentrorp Cans. 
English. Fruit medium, oval, conical, dull dark-red; inferior 
to the best; not productive. : 
Cot. WILDER. 
Originated with Dr. Brinckle, Philadelphia. Fruit large, 
roundish, semi-transparent, yellowish-white, or cream-colour; 
pleasant light flavour, but not rich; strong white spines; leaf 
much crimped ; productive, and a good grower. 
Copx. 
Raised by Dr. Brinckle. Fruit large, conical; crimson, red 
spines; foliage of a lighter green, and more deeply serrated 
than any other of his seedlings. . (Wilder in Hort.) | 
Cretan Rep. 
A rather late variety, of medium quality. Fruit of medmm 
size, globular, inclining to conica!, deep purplish-red ; sub-acid 
and good, 
