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SMALL rr.UIT CULT'jr.IST. 



new to the j^ublic, as it was not extensively disseminated 

 until last year, but, so far as known, it is very hardy, and 

 promises to be one of the very best varieties known. 

 Found, about twenty years ago, by a Mr. Wolvert'on, 

 growing wild in the woods near the Kittatinny Moun* 

 tains, in Warren County, New Jersey. 



New Rochelle. {Seacor' s Mammotli^ Lawton.) — Very 

 large, irregular, roundish-oval, black, very juicy, and mod- 

 erately sweet when fully ripe, but it does not reach this 

 point until several days after the fruit has become black, 

 at Avhich time it is very soft. A strong and vigorous 

 grower, and very productive. Tlie fruit commences ri23en- 

 ing rather late, and continues for a long time, 

 and unless the soil is naturally moist, or the 

 ground covered with a mulch, many of the 

 late berries will fail to come to maturity. 

 The canes are also rather tender, often win- 

 ter-killing, even in 4he vicinity where it origi- 

 nated. The Xew Rochelle Blackberry has 

 probably done more to make this class of 

 fruits popular than any other variety, but some 

 of the kinds lately introduced are likely to 

 supersede it. Found by Lewis A. Seacor in 

 the town of Xew Rochelle, Westchester 

 Countv, N. Y. 



Newman's Thornless. — Medium, roundish- 

 oval, black, rather acid, but good when fully 

 ripe ; canes slender, nearly round, growdng 

 only three or four feet high ; sj^ines small, 

 short, as shown in figure 86 ; some of the 

 canes almost smooth. It is usually very un- 

 13voductive, but occasionally it will produce 

 quite a large crop. Discovered growling wild, 

 and introduced bv Jonas Newman, Ulster County, K'ew 

 York. 



