OF FRUIT, ORNAMENTAL TREES, ETC. 
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Thwack. Canes short, hardy as the hardiest, producing large crops of beautiful fruit; very firm, 
rendering it one of the best for shipping. 
Turner. A beautiful red berry, of fine size and excellent quality; one of the hardiest and most pro- 
ductive varieties known. 
^Thompson’s Early Prolific. An extra early variety, which has shown its value by its early season 
of ripening, productiveness and vigor of plant; it is admirably adapted for planting at the 
South. 
CUTIIBERT. 
BI/ACK CAPS. 
Earhart. Strong, stocky grower, with an abundance of stout, heavy spines; very hardy; fruit of 
large size, jet black and of good quality, commencing to ripen early and continues till stopped 
by freezing in the autumn. 
Gregg:. The leading late Black Cap and a popular market sort; canes of strong, vigorous growth 
and, under good culture, very productive; berries are large, covered with heavy bloom, firm 
meaty and of fine flavor; it requires a good strong soil to produce the best results; it is not en- 
tirely hardy, but suffers during unusually severe winters; it is by far the best late Black Cap 
and the largest of any. 
Hopkins. Resembles somewhat, in fruit and cane, the old Mammoth Cluster, but an improvement 
upon it; canes very vigorous, healthy and productive; one of the best early Black Caps and 
worthy of a place in all collections. It is grown more extensively for the market in Western 
and Southern Missouri and Eastern Kansas than any other variety. 
Johnston’s Sweet. Its habits are superior to Souhegan, ripens about the same time, but bush more 
upright in growth; entirely hardy, very productive, berry nearly as large as Gregg, perfectly 
black, quite firm, holds its shape well in handling and shipping; in quality sweeter and more 
delicious than anything else in the Black Cap line; in canning and evaporating it retains its 
sweetness and flavor to a high degree. 
