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SMALL FEUIT CULTUEIST. 



Hornet. — ^Very large ; conical ; deep crimson ; grains 

 variable in size^ j^icy^ sub-acid, good ; moderately firm ; 



canes yery strong, erect ; spines 

 short, pur^^lish ; fruit stems 

 yery long ; productiye, and 

 promises to be a good market 

 yariety. Originated in France, 

 ^yith M. Souchet, of Bagnolet, 

 near Paris. 



HuntSHiau's Giant.— In size, 

 shape, and quality, yery similar 

 _ ^ to the Franconia, but the canes 



Fig. 76.— HORXET. -u 4- n j i 



grow much tailer, and when 

 fully mature haye a pecuhar grayish-white bark. A 

 seedling of the Franconia, yery productiye, and continues 

 a long time in fruit. Eaised by Prof. T. W. Huntsman, 

 Flushing, N. Y. 



Imperial. — This is another French yariety resembling 

 the Hornet. 



Jouet. — Medium to large ; light pale yellow ; canes 

 feeble ; spines yery numerous ; nearly white. JS'ot worth 

 cultiyating, as we haye seyeral others of the same color 

 which are far su23erior to it in eyery respect. 



Kncyet's Giant. — Large, or yery large ; globular ; light 

 crimson ; adheres rather firmly to the core ; juicy and 

 good ; canes yery strong ; spines short, purplish, yery few, 

 . and scattering ; yery productiye. An English yariety of 

 considerable merit. " 



Large Fruited 3Ion}lily. {Rivers' Xeiu Monthly,) — 

 Medium to large ; roundish-conical ; crimson ; soft, sweet, 

 and juicy, good ; canes strong ; spines red, stout. Some- 

 times it produces a yery fair crop, but not equal to Belle 

 de Fontenay for a late one. Raised by Thomas Eiyers, 

 Sawbridgeworth, England. 



Magnum Bonum.— Very similar, if not the same as the 



