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male perianth of 4 oval segments, about 3 lines long, reflexed 
upon the pedicel, united and forming a cup at the base; 
staminal column about the length of the perianth-segments, 
head of anthers 1 line diameter. Female perianth like the 
male, stigma sessile. Capsule coriaceous, J-in. long, 4-valved, 
each valve crowned by a lobe of the stigma. Hab.: Somerset, 
Cape York Peninsula, Frank L. Jardine. 
REPORT ON RASPBERRIES, CHISWICK, 1898. 
A collection of fourteen varieties of Raspberries were procured 
from Messrs. Geo. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, in the autumn of 
1896. They were all planted in the coolest and most moist 
portion of the garden, and with one exception (No. 2) the whole 
made very good growth and bore excellent crops of fruit in 1898. 
The plants have also been entirely free from any insect pests. 
F.C.C.=First Class Certificate. 
1. Baumforth’s Seedling.—Five medium-sized leaflets on 
each leaf stalk. Fruit produced in moderate clusters; berries 
nearly round, deep crimson in colour, fair in flavour. A moderate 
grower and bearer, with comparatively few spines on the wood. 
2. Beaconsfield. F.C.C. 1888.—Not a success at Chiswick, 
growing and cropping badly. 
3. Blanche Souchet.—Five rather large leaflets on each leaf 
stalk. Fruit produced in small clusters ; berries round, yellow in 
colour, good flavour. A moderate grower and bearer; wood 
thickly studded with spines. 
4. Carter’s Prolific.—Five large broad leaflets on each leaf 
stalk. Fruit produced in big clusters; berries large, bluntly 
pointed, deep red in colour, rather sweet in flavour ; a sturdy 
dwarf-growing variety and heavy cropper. Rabbits are fond of 
eating the woody parts of this variety in severe winter. 
5. Four Seasons’ Yellow.—A dwarf-growing yellow-fruited 
variety, valuable for its fruiting in the late autumn. During 
October and November, 1897, it produced a heavy crop of very 
sweet fruit. 
6. Hornet. F.C.C. July 9,1889.—Five large leaflets on each 
leaf stalk, the lobes being sharply pointed. Fruit produced in 
great clusters; berries round, very large, deep crimson colour. 
