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RASPBERRIES. 



There are many other fine varieties of this fruit ; among 

 these are the Red-skin, White-skin, and Prolific filberts, which 

 are very extensively cultivated in England, and highly esteem- 

 ed; also the Clustei-ed filbert, the Tubulose or Lambert's nut, 

 the Constantinople nut, which forms a large tree, and several 

 others of less note, or more recently brought into notice. 



Of the hazelnut there are several species, producing excel- 

 lent fruit ; but as the nuts are of much less size than the filbert, 

 they are but little cultivated. The best are the Common 

 hazelnut, the Cuckold nut, and the English hazelnut. 



RASPBERRIES. 



RED ANTWERP. Pe. cat. Pom. mag. Lond. hort. cat. 



Large Red Antwerp. For. 



This variety is held in the highest esteem, and is much 

 cultivated in the gardens of select fruits in this vicinity, and 

 in many other parts of our country. In frequent instances, 

 however, varieties altogether difierent and very inferior are 

 called by the title belonging to this, a circumstance that leads 

 to incorrect impressions, and to disappointments. In Europe 

 it is much cultivated for the market, and is deemed one of 

 the most profitable by the growers, on account of its abun- 

 dant produce, its early ripening, and its bearing carriage w^ell. 

 As yet, but small quantities have found their way to the public 

 markets of our own country; and it is a matter of surprise, that 

 none of our intelligent cultivators have formed plantations of 

 so excellent a fruit, as it could not fail to readily command a 

 much higher price than the kinds they at present cultivate for 

 the market. 



