OF FRUIT, ORNAMENTAL TREES, ETC. 
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ish white, translucent; skin thin and tough; pulp melting; seeds few and small; quality 
best, pure, sprightly, vinous; season about the same as Delaware. 
Woodruff Red. Of iron clad hardiness. A rank grower and very healthy. The fruit is 
large in bunch and berry, attractive, shouldered, sweet and of fair quality. Desirable as 
a market variety. Ripens soon after Concord. Occupies same position among red mar- 
ket grapes as Concord among the black ones. 
RASPBERRIES. 
Babbitt. Berry good size, jet black. Has been tested for twelve years and has never failed to 
produce a good crop under all conditions. Begins ripening with Souhegan and continues 
later than Gregg; ripens considerable fruit on the young growth up to September first 
One of the best for family use or market. Canes extremely hardy and of vigorous 
stocky growth; very productive and withstands drouth to perfection. 
Columbian. Fruit very large, 
dark red, bordering on purple; 
plant a very strong, robust 
grower, hardy and wonderful- 
ly productive. 
Loudon. (Red ) This originat- " Columbian. 
ed in Wisconsin, and is a cross between Cuthbert and Turner. Its canes are strong am 
hardy and it is wonderfully productive. In addition to this it is of large size, gooc 
color, and excellent quality. Its wonderful vigor and hardiness, together with produc 
tiveness and fine quality, make it very desirable for either home use or a market fruit 
Miller. (Red.) I he bush is a stout, healthy, vigorous grower, not quite so tall as the 
Cuthbert, rather more stocky and dwarfish It is well calculated to hold up the im- 
mense crops of fruit with which it loades itself. Extremely hardy, very productive 
one of the earliest to ripen; an excellent shipper, of good quality, and attractive color. 
Older. Especially recommended for the North and sections where other varieties do not 
succeed. Very hardy, vigorous and prolific; profitable for both home use and market. 
Berries sweet and rich, of large size, jet black; ripens before Gregg. 
Progress. (Pioneer Cap.) A very valuable and profitable early variety, ripening with 
Souhegan, but larger in fruit, with canes more vigorous and of greater yield. Berries 
jet black, very firm and of good quality. 
Conrath. Resembles Gregg in 
many ways, but is much earl- 
ier and better and is firm, 
sweet and good, maintaining 
its large size to the last pick- 
ing. The canes are of iron- 
clad hardiness, very prolific 
and make a strong, healthy 
growth. It ripens early. 
Gault. An especially desirable 
variety for the home garden 
on account of its ever-bearing 
character, it being a truly per- 
petual bearer. The berries 
are large and firm, of a 
beautiful, clear black with fine, 
rich flavor. The young canes 
begin fruiting the first year, 
before the regular crop is 
gone, and bear successively 
until frost. 
Redfleld. The fruit is a pretty red, and the firmest of all red berries; of excellent quality 
and a tremenduous bearer, The plant is very bushy and stocky. Does not sprout, but 
