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yersally discarded by fruit groTrers. They were not 

 claimed to be seedlings bv Mr. Allen, but merely acci- 

 dental varieties of tlie wild Eed Easpberry of his locality. 

 I have been more particular in giving them a description, 

 because it is very probable that they will again be brought 

 forward by other parties as new and valuable varieties. 



Braadywine, {Su'^que^o. Wilmington,) — Medium to 

 large ; round ; bright scarlet : firm, and of agreeable 

 flavor ; canes stocky, but rather short, of a reddish color, 

 bearing a few light-colored spines or prickles ; plants 

 productive, and very hardy. An excellent market variety, 

 but because of its racher dwarfish growth it requires a 

 strong, rich soil. Origin unknown^ but supposed to have 

 been found near Chiming ton. Del. 



€utlll)ert. {Queen of the Market,) — Large ; roundish- 

 conical : bright red ; firm, but jnicy, with a sprightly, 

 agreeable flavor : canas strong an:l sticky, well beset 

 with small straight prickles : leaves firm, dark green, 

 and resisting the hot sun as well as any of our native 

 sorts. Very hardy and productive, and altogether one of 

 the very best of our native red Easpberries. Originated 

 m the grounds of the late Thomas Curhbert. at Eiverdale, 

 X. J. , and disseminated by Mr. 1. J. Simonson. of Staten 

 Island, to whom I am indebted for plants, kindly sent me 

 several years ago. It has been suggestel that the Cuth- 

 bert is a chance seedhng of the Hudson Eiver Antwerp ; 

 I can see no evidence of any such parentage, but believe 

 it to be a true and pure Rulus strigosus. 



Kirtlaild, — Medium : ne.irly round : light bright-crim- 

 son : separates freely from the receptacle : moderately 

 firm, sweet, of the same flavor as the wild Eed : canes 

 very erect, nearly smooth, pale red at maturity : produces 

 a large number of suckers, quite productive, and the 

 earliest of the class. The canes are also quite hardy. One 

 of the best of the native varieties. Originated with Prof. 

 J. P. Kirtland, Cleveland, Ohio, 



