FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 
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Gregg. One of the largest Black Caps grown ; quality rich and sweet. A perfect 
shipper. Bush hardy and wonderfully productive. Ripens rather late. 
Golden Queen. A seedling of Cuthbert, equaling that variety in vigor of bush and 
productiveness. Fruit large ; color a pure yellow ; quality best. Ripens with 
Cuthbert. A decidfed acquisition. 
Hansen. Color bright crimson, size medium ; texture very firm ; quality good. 
Season e.xtra early. Bush a moderate grower ; suckers freely. 
Johnston's Sweet. Remarkably sweet, and of great value for evaporating and 
canning purposes. The canes are of strong, vigorous growth, with healthy and 
clean foliage, hardy, and equal to any other variety in productiveness. The 
berries are of deep black color, quite firm, very sweet, and delicious in flavor. 
Ripens early. 
Miller Early Bed. The firmest and best shipping ra.spberry grown. Earlier tlian 
Hansell ; as large as Cuthbert ; color bright red ; bush hardy, healthy, and pro- 
ductive ; succeeds on a great variety of soils. New and a decided acquisition. 
Mammoth Cluster. The bush a very rank, upright gi-ower, with but few thorns ; 
fruit large, black, with a rich purple tint or bloom. 
Marlboro. Large size, light crimson color ; good quality and firm. Plant vigorous 
and productive. The first berries ripen quite early, but the entire crop covers a 
period of four or five weeks in ripening. 
Bancocas. An early ripening variety, resembling Hansell in size and color of berry. 
Plant vigorous and productive, but does not transplant easily. 
Reliance. A seedling of Philadelphia, and superior to its parent in everj' respect. 
Hardy and productive. Fruit large, good, and carries well. 
Souhegan. A prodigious bearer, of most excellent quality ; jet, shiny black, and 
large size. The bush is as haidy as could be desired. Ripens early. 
Shaffer's Colossal. An immense raspberry both in cane and fruit, and especially 
adapted to the South. Canes are of wonderful vigor and size, hard}', and enor- 
mously productive. Berries are large, of a dull purplish, vinattractive color, rather 
soft, but luscious and of a rich, .sprightly flavor. Whilst its color and lack of firm- 
ness render it unfit for market purposes, it is unrivaled for family use and is one 
of the best for canning. Late. 
Thompson's Early. Foliage of a dark green color, tough, and healthy, enduring 
the extreme heat of the South. The berries are full medium in size, firm, and fine 
flavored, of a bright, clear crimson color. Its season of ripening is early, a little 
ejirlier than Hansell. 
Turner. The Turner is valuable on account of its early ripening and fine quality. 
It is full medium size, and of a fine red color. The bush is very hardy, standing 
uninjured where many varieties have winter-killed outright. Too soft to ship. 
