BLACKBEKRY* 



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Cape May. — Very large, sweet, but quite soft, black 

 when first ripe, but soon changes to a dull red. A very 

 good variety for home use, but too tender for market. 



Dorchester. — Fruit large, oblong, oval, slightly pointed, 



black, sweet, rich and excellent, with considerable of the 

 wild Blackberry flavor ; leaves broad, oval, with a sharp 

 point, as shown in figure 83 ; I'ipens early, and the berries 

 quite firm. An excellent market variety. The canes are 

 very vigorous, and usually quite hardy. Not so produc- 

 tive as some, but sufficiently so to make it worthy of ex- 

 tensive cultivation. Introduced to public notice by the 

 late Josiah Lovett, of Beverly, Mass., in 1850 ; he having 

 procured the plants of a gentleman in Dorchester, Mass., 

 about 1842, 



Felton. — -Very large, long, slightly conical, sweet and 

 good; the berries often very defective; ripens early; 

 rather of a spreading growth, and not so upright and com- 

 pact as some. This was at one time supposed to be the 

 same as the Wilson's Early, but it has lately been decided 

 by several gentleman of Southern New Jersey, who are 

 familiar with both varieties, that it is distinct, and not 

 equal to the Wilson's E^irly in productiveness. Intro- 

 duced a few years since by Oscar F. Felton, of Camden, 

 New Jersey. * 



Holcomb* — Large, roundish-oval, black, sweet, rich and 

 excellent ; plant strong, vigorous and productive, similar to 

 the Dorchester in size and productiveness, commencing 

 to ripen about the same time, and continues in fruit for 

 several weeks. Introduced to public notice by E. A. IIol- 

 comb, of Granby, Conn., in 1855. 



Kittatinny. — Large to very large, slightly conical, deep 

 shinirig black, moderately firm, sweet, rich and excellent; 

 figure 8-i is a fair representation of a well grown cluster; 

 leaves ovate, with rather a long point, as shown in figure 



