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Class 4. — Fobeig^s" Varieties a:^s'd Their Seedlings. 



The greater part of the following kinds belong to the 

 foreign species {Ruhus IdcBus), but many of them origi- 

 nated in this country from seed of the foreign varieties. 



The fact of their being produced here does not make 

 them any the less or more yaluable than those imported^ 

 although it will be conceded by most of our fruit growers 

 that some of the varieties raised in this country are equal, 

 if not far superior, to any that have been obtained from 

 abroad. As a class, the varieties of the Idceus are 

 larger and better flavored than those of our native spe- 

 cies, R, strigosus, but there ai^e very few of them that 

 are hardy in the Northern States, and their leaves burn 

 more or less at the South. 



Antwerp Red. (True Red Aiiticerp, Old Red Antwerp, 

 Enevett's Antwerp, Rowland's Antwerp, Burleijs Ant- 

 werp, English Antwerp.) — Fruit large, nearly globular, 

 dark red, with bloom ; grains large ; juicy, sprightly 

 flavor ; canes strong and tall ; s;3ines light red and nu- 

 merous. An old variety seldom cultivated at the present 

 time, as it has been superseded by the following : 



Antwerp, {Hudson River, Xew Red Antiverp,) — 

 Large, nearly conical, flrm, of a pleasant, sweet, but 

 sprightly flavor; canes short, stocky growth, with few 

 spines ; the bark on the mature canes is of a peculiar 

 grayish color ; very productive, but requires winter pro- 

 tection. This is the great market berry which is so ex- 

 tensively cultivated in the eastern portion of the State of 

 New York. Origin unknown, but supposed to have 

 been procured in England, and brought to this country 

 fifty years ago by Mr. Briggs, of Poughkeepsie, X. Y. 



Antwerp YeUow, {White Antwerp, Double Bearing 

 Yellow. — Large, conical, pale yellow, sweet, but not high 

 flavored ] canes strong and vigorous, light yellow ; the 



