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rather soft, of j^eciiliar rich flavor, but not particularly 

 valuable. Another, received under the name of Rivers' 

 Seedling, is a large, roundish-conical berry, deep ciimson, 

 with a thin bloom, quite acid and not rich; canes veiT 

 vigorous, branchmg, of a reddish color, spines jDUi-j^le, short, 

 and very strong ; produces very few suckers. Perfectly 

 hardy and very productive ; will j^i'ohably be a good mar- 

 ket variety. Mr. Rivers exliibited a new variety at one of 

 the Horticultural shows in England a few years since, 

 which he claimed to be a hybrid between the Raspberiy 

 and Blackberry, but I am not aware of its success. 



RuSSelPs Red Raspberry. — Large, roundish-conical, 

 dark red, moderately firm, juicy, sweet and good; canes 

 strong, erect ; spines white, straight, few and scattermg. 

 Supposed to be hybrid between the Purple Cane and White 

 Antwerp; very hardy and productive ; propagated by 

 suckers. Originated in the garden 

 of Dr. G. TV. Russell, Hartford, 

 Conn., and named by the Hartford 

 Co. Horticultural Soc, in 185S. 



Souchettii. {White Transpar- 

 ent,) — (Fig. T T. ) ■ — L arg e , c onic al . 

 somewhat irregular in form ; pale 

 yellow, firm but jnicy. sweet and 

 very good; canes vigorous; spines 

 nearly white and few; leaves large 

 and wavy, thm, light green. A pro- Fig. 77.-soucHETTn. 

 ductive variety, raised by Mr. Souchet. 



Semper FMelis. — Large, irregular-conical, dull ciimson, 

 rather firm and dry, sub-acid second rate in quality : canes 

 strong, spines purple, short and stili'. numerous : leaves 

 large, evenly serrated: very productive. A new variety 

 from England, where it is highly extolled. 



Walker. — Large, round, deep crimson, soft, juicy, 

 sprightly flavor, good ; canes strong with a few stifl". pur 



