THE RASPBERRY AND BLACKBERRY. 663 
Hien Buacxserryr. 
Bush Blackberry. 
Rubus Villosus. Zor. and Gray. 
This is an erect growing blackberry, the stems tall, and more 
or 'ess branching. In its foliage it resembles the foregoing, but 
its flowers, which are white, are smaller. The fruit is also 
smaller, rounder, not so dark-coloured (being reddish-black), and 
though good, is seldom so juicy or high-flavoured. ; 
There is a variety, cultivated abroad, with white fruit. 
DorcuHester. 
Introduced to notice by the late Capt. Lovett, of Beverly, 
Mass., nearly ae in size to New Rochelle, of a more elongated 
. form, grains rather smaller, somewhat sweeter, and producing 
large crops of high-flavoured fruit; a vigorous grower. chs 
Fruit large, oblong, conic ; sometimes measuring an inch and 
a quarter in length, of a deep shining black. The berries should 
be fully matured before they are gathered ; it bears carriage 
well, Ripens about the first of August. 
New Rocuette. 
Seacor’s Mammoth. Lawton. 
This remarkable variety was found by Lewis A. Seacor, in its 
native wildness by the road-side in the town of New Rochelle, 
Westchester Co., N.Y. It is of very vigorous growth, with 
strong spines which belong to the bramble; is hardy and ex- 
ceedingly productive. Fruit very large, oval, and when fully 
ripe, intensely black; when mature, the fruit is very juicy, rather 
soft and tender with a sweet excellent flavour; when gathered 
too early it is acid and insipid. The granules are larger, con- 
sequently the fruit is less seedy than any other variety. Ripens 
about the first of August, and continues in use five or six weeks. 
Newman’s THORNLEsS. 
A new variety discovered by Jonas Newman, Ulster Co., N. 
Y. Promises to be valuable; growth not so vigorous as New 
Rochelle and Dorchester, but produces abundantly of good-sized 
oval berries of excellent flavour; the canes have but few spines 
or thorns in comparison to the others, which is an important con- 
sideration, An excellent variety, and an acquisition for the gar- 
den and family use. Ripeus about the first of August. 
Ornamental Varieties—The “ Double White Blossomed,” 
gnd “Double Pink-blossomed Brambles” are beautiful elimb- 
