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fonnd in almost every old and neglected field and hedge- 

 row, but there are yery few persons, who want to intro- 

 duce them into their gardens. Eecently it has been sug- 

 gested that these trailing varieties might be valuable for 

 cultivating in very cold northern regions, where the up- 

 right growing varieties are killed down in winter, and 

 there may be something in the idea, and it is worth try- 

 ing. The Lucretia Dewberry is one of the wild varieties 

 of this type. Berries very large and of excellent qual- 

 ity, and the plants hardy and exceedingly productive. 



Wilson^ Jr. — A seedling of the Wilson's Early, and 

 the originator claims that it is far superior to its parent, 

 at least in size and productiveness. The old Vfilson's 

 Early, as it is now called, was by far the largest Black- 

 berry known at the time of its introduction, but in qual- 

 ity it is inferior to many of the old as well as newer 

 varieties, and the plants are far too tender for cultivation 

 in our more Northern States, and even here in ]S"orthern 

 New Jersey and in a light, warm soil, the plants winter- 

 kill about five years out of six, and for this reason it is 

 worthless ; but further South, or in the vicinity of Phila- 

 delphia, where it originated, it is a valuable and profit- 

 able variety. Wilson Jr. is said to be more hardy than 

 its parent, consequently more productive, because the 

 fruit-buds are not injured by cold. 



Ihere are several others, supposed to be new varieties 

 of the Blackberry, announced in dealers' catalogues, of 

 which I have not been able to obtain any trust v/orthy in- 

 formation. Among these I may mention Bonanza, Early 

 Kingj Nevada, Stone's Hardy, and Wallace. 



CURRAKTS. 



Fay's Prolific. — This is unquestionably a valuable 

 acquisition, and one of the best, if not the iest, red variety 

 in cultivation. Fruit large, deep red, bunches very long, 



