I :ini much pleased to announce that I have succeeded in 
producing- a new tj’pe of blackcap raspberr}' in which man}' rare 
and desirable qualities are combined which cannot fail to make it 
one of the most popular fruits of the near future. 
The most important of all is in a different root formation not 
possessed by any other fruit-bearing shrub or tree, partaking of the 
nature of Alfalfa clover, sinking their roots straight into the 
ground, to where there is consttint moisture- Two year old plants 
taken up last spring revealed the fiict that the roots were two feet 
in length, large and hard-wooded like oak. A proof of htirdiness 
which is fully explained by the marvelous, unexcelled rapid growth 
these plants make. 'I'liis is a surprise to all who see them. 
Another most valuable peculiarity is in its fruiting haliit, 
exclusively done on the new canes or green wood; the growth of 
cancs, blooming and maturing the fruit, is all done in one season, 
therefore no canes are killed by frost. 
In the spring about six weeks after the plants have sttirted, 
the first blooms will appear on the points; cancs then being about 
two feet high, cancs lengthening and branching out, new blooms 
will appear daily and as the season advances, thev will become 
more numerous and this is steadily going on throughout the season 
till ended by fro-,1. Never suffering for the want of moisture with 
berries of all sizes up to maturity on the bushes; beiriesare large 
in size, never decrease nor shrivel, yield a constant supply of 
berries larger than generally believed jiossible, every third day a 
very fair picking and this for fully twelve weeks. 
'I'he quality is exceptionally fine, very rich and delicious, 
bushes when established grow from five to seven feet high, have 
very few thorns and these are soft, discommoding but little while 
picking. 
Satisfactory results are guaranteed if the following instruc- 
tions are strictly observed. Fall irlanting has many advantages 
and is perfectly safe, any time from about October 15th until the 
ground freezes solid, only a shovelful of soil put on top after plant 
ing- is all that is needed; plants to be set on hig-h ground or on 
ground where water will not stand any length of time after a rain. 
Choose sunniest spot for jrlanting and set three by six feet ajrart, 
next year they will need but little cultivation; have the ground stir- 
red occasionally, set a stick close by the young shoots to tic them up 
to, if not tied up the lower branches are inclined to trail and make 
