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the market go by that name. The dealers 

 are not expected to know the difference be- 

 tween half a dozen berries that look some- 

 thing alike; and so many people think the 

 Lawton is still in cultivation. The Kittatinny 

 soon followed the Wilson, and although 

 equally tender, it had the habit of sending up 

 fall-bearing canes. Some very stout canes 

 would live through the winter, and so we 

 got more or less berries — of a splendid flavor, 

 when dead ripe. The Kittatinny can still be 

 grown in sheltered situations. The Erie was 

 and is stoutly advertised, but it is utterly unfit 

 for general planting. Unless climate and soil 

 suit it, it becomes a ferocious stock, without 

 fruit, and very hard to eradicate. 



The Early Harvest is one of the best sorts 

 among the older stock, and is very nearly 

 hardy. It is an enormous bearer of medium- 

 sized fruit. The Ancient Briton is still bet- 

 ter, and entirely hardy. The Minnewaski is 

 a large berry of fine quality, sweet and aro- 

 matic and juicy, but this, too, I have to rele- 

 gate to the list of tender plants. I grew 

 Ohmer for a while, because the berry is of 

 fine flavor, although acid ; but this also has to 

 be set down as too tender. Rathbun is a late 

 applicant for favor, but with me it is a sprawl- 

 ing affair, not entirely hardy, and therefore 

 not worth the while. It roots at the tip, like 

 a black raspberry. Where it will do its best, 

 I presume it is 1 a fine thing. The Snyder is 

 the berry commonly grown for market. It is 

 the oldest variety of the hardy sort. The 

 berry is not the largest, at the best, but if you 

 will give the Snyder a good footing in moist 

 soil — not wet, only never dry — you will find 

 a rich and fairly good sized berry that will 

 take well in the market. Taylor is a vigorous- 

 growing and very prolific sort, very popular 

 for its fine flavor. It does not, however, grow 

 erect like the Snyder. The Agawam is a thor- 

 oughly hardy berry of medium size, jet black 

 and very sweet, and without a core — a really 

 good berry, but not erect enough for field cul- 

 ture. The Wachusetts Thornless very much 

 resembles the Snyder in growth and general 

 appearance ; it is not quite thornless, but is 

 absolutely hardy and gives a good crop in 

 good soil. 



I now come to a few very recent produc- 

 tions, and at the front of these I shall place 

 the Eldorado. This variety has pretty nearly 

 all the good qualities. It is absolutely hardy, 

 and the yield of large jet black and high flav- 

 ored berries is immense. It is also a good 

 shipper. Right close after this I place my own 

 berry the King Phillip — a seedling from the 

 Snyder — erect growing, with yellow canes in- 

 stead of the reddish hued cane of the Snyder. 

 The berry averages a little larger than the 

 Snyder, and takes better to all sorts of soil. 

 It is in the hands of Mr. Crawford, of Cuya- 

 hoga Falls, Ohio, and will sometime be given 

 to the public. It is absolutely hardy, stand- 

 ing twenty degrees below zero. It is also 

 a good drought resister. The Kansas and 

 the Illinois have recently been sent to me 

 with strong commendations, and I have no rea- 

 son to doubt that they are very valuable, but 

 I have not yet got them through their test. 

 The Iceberg, a white berry from Mr. Bur- 

 bank, is simply a tolerably good fruit to grow 

 for home use, but even for that purpose I 

 question its value. I have thrown it out. 

 The Blowers is another new claimant for 

 favor, but I have not found it absolutely hardy. 

 Perhaps my test is not conclusive, and I hope 

 not, because it has some very high qualifica- 

 tions, in vigor and in the quality of the fruit. 

 Mr. Blowers is a very skilful grower, and his 

 berry is at least well worth the trying. 



The blackberry likes a cool and moist situa- 

 tion, and does not object to some shade. The 

 soil should be deep and enriched with com- 

 posting, not with barnyard manure. I think 

 that un fermented barnyard manure is in- 



