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THE CHASE NURSERIES. 
RASPBERRIES. 
Raspberries are divided into two classes — Red varieties and Black Caps. 
The former are reproduced by suckers and root cuttings ; the latter from the 
tips. The Red varieties succeed on almost all kinds of soils, but do not do as 
well on heavy clay as on lighter ground, while the Black Caps do better on 
heavy than on sandy soil. 
Alden (Ohio). Bush hardy, vigorous, and productive ; berry of good size, 
bright black color, and remarkably firm. 
Black Diamond. Fruit large, good color, fine quality, firm, more pulpy, 
and contains fewer seeds than most varieties. Plant hardy, healthy, and 
productive. 
Columbian. Fruit very large, often an inch in diameter ; shape somewhat 
conical ; color dark red bordering on purple. The bush is a most vigor- 
ous grower, canes growing from ten to sixteen feet in height, and often 
over an inch in diameter, strong and woody, - becoming bright red in 
autumn ; is very hardy and wonderfully pi-olific. 
Cumberland. The bush is hardy, a vigorous grower, and exceptionally pro- 
ductive. Fruit of uniform size, and larger than any known black rasp- 
berry. Many specimens are from seven-eighths to fifteen-sixteenths of an 
inch in diameter. In quality it is equal to Gregg, ripening a few days 
earlier than that variety. It is very firm, and a good .shipper. 
Cuthbert. Plant a vigorous grower; very productive and perfectly hardy. 
Foliage luxuriant and tough, never burning. Berry of largest size and 
good quality. Ripens late. 
