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Industry— It is of vigorous, upright-growth; a larger cropper than any other known 
variety, and one of the best for market purposes, owing to the properties it possesses 
of Howering late a- afterwards swelling so quickly as to reach a suitable size for 
pulling green sooner than any other variety. If left to attain maturity it is a dark 
red color, hairy, with a pleasant, rich flavor. 
White Smith — Fruit large, roundish oblong ; flavor first rate. 
AMERICAN VARIETIES. 
Downing — Origin, Newburg, N. Y. Fruit large, roundish, light green, with distinct 
veins ; skin smooth, flesh rather soft, juicy and very good. Vigorous and productive. 
Houghton’s Seedling — A medium sized American variety, which bears abundant and 
regular crops, and never mildews ; fruit smooth, red, tender and very good ; verj' 
valuable. 
Large Golden Prolific — Is a decided acquisition to the small list of hardy, mildew-proof 
American Gooseberries. The variety is a remarkably strong, vigorous, upright grower, 
with dark green glaucous foliage, which resists mildew perfectly, and persistently 
hangs on until the end of the season. The fruit is of the largest size, oblong, good 
samples measuring 1 J inches in length. Color golden yellow, flavor decidedly good ; 
very productive. 
Mountain Seedling — A strong grower and heavy bearer ; berries very large, dark red, 
smooth ; a profitable variety. 
Smith’s Improved — From Vermont. Large, oval, light green, with bloom; flesh mod- 
erately firm, sweet and good. Vigorous grower. 
Blackberries. 
Plant on good land, moderately manured. Rowsscven feet apart, three feet in the 
rows for field ; prune as with Raspberries. Form a hedge or tie to wire. Cultivate 
SHALLOW. 
Agawam — Ripens earlier than other kinds, and has a flavor similar and equal to the 
wild berry. Perfectly hardy. 
Early Harvest — A variety of great promise, being exceedingly early in time of ripen- 
ing and always reliable. The canes are strong and upright in growth, branching 
stout and vigorously. Hardier than Kittatinny or Lawton ; an enormous bearer. 
Berries sweet and of the highest quality, though not as large as some varieties. 
Eri e — Very large and very early. Perfectly hardy, a strong grower and great bearer, 
producing larger, sweeter berries, earlier in ripening than any other sort. 
Freed — Originated in Ohio. Very hardy ; immensely productive, and has never been 
known to rust. 
Kittatinny— Commences to ripen after the Wilson’s Early, and continues longer in bear- 
ing ; is ripe as soon as black, and much earlier, sweeter and better in all respects 
than the Law'ton, which it resembles in plant and fruit. 
Lawton — Fruit very large and black, of excellent quality ; an abundant bearer, 
Minnewaska — Perfectly hardy, very productive and a vigorous grower ; very early. * 
Snyder — Extremely hardy, enormously productive, medium size ; no hard, sour core ; 
half as many thorns as Lawton or Kittatinny. and they are nearly straight and 
short. Most prolific blackberry grown. 
Taylor — One of the largest blackberries grown. Fruit of the best quality, melting and 
without core ; very productive and hardy. 
Wilson’s Early — Of good size, very early, beautiful dark color ; of a sweet, excellent 
flavor and very productive. Ripens the whole crop nearly together. 
Wilson Junior — A seedling of Wilson’s Early, ripening a week earlier than that 
variety ; fruit of the largest size ; bush vigorous and healthy. 
Wachueett Thornless— Fruit of medium size, oblong, oval, moderately firm, sweet 
and good, and less acid than any blackberry we have seen. It is a good keeper, 
ships well, and is therefore valuable as a market berry. The plant is said to do 
equally well on light and heavy soils, and to bear heavy crops where other varieties 
have failed. It is also very hardy, and free from thorns. 
