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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
serables the former It is hardy, productive, and 
the fruit firm, but not of the first quality. 
Delaware, comparatively new, said to be a 
aeedlins: from the Hornet, has not borne sufficiently 
to develop its qualities. We are inclined to think 
it lacking m flavor, probably profitable for market. 
Burlington or Prosser, an old variety, now 
rarely met with, succeeds admirably with us. It is 
very hardy, robust, and prolific ; fruit large, firm, 
and of fair quality. We would give it the prefer¬ 
ence to many new varieties now grown for market, 
while it is also entitled to a place in the garden. 
Henrietta, from Connecticut, is the latest 
novelty, and remarkable tor the great size of some 
of its berries. They are not high flavored, how¬ 
ever, nor are they uniformly of very large size. 
The plant is a robust grower, hardy, and produc¬ 
tive. Some assert that it is identical with Belle de 
Fontenay, which it resembles in habit and foliage, 
but we never have seen so many or such large 
berries on that as the Henrietta produced this sea¬ 
son. In autumn, we will compare their later bearing 
qualities, and can then decide more satisfactorily. 
Caroline, claimed to be a cross between Brinc- 
klc’s Orange and Catawissa, has not borne with us 
yet. It is described as a large luscious berry of 
orange color, and perfectly hardy. The only defect 
of the Orange is its liability to injury in severe 
winters. If this variety is of good quality and 
hardy, it is an important acquisition. 
Cuthbebt we have not yet fruited, but if it is as 
represented, a hardy, firm, red raspberry, of ex¬ 
cellent quality, it is just what is required now. We 
shall watch it with interest. 
Pride of the Hudson, and Pride of the Mar¬ 
ket have not yet been tested. The former appears 
to be tender with us. 
Among the older sorts the Hudson Biver Bed 
Antwerp, so well known and extensively grown on 
the Hudson River, is not sufficiently productive. 
Belle de Rdluau has not been a success either. 
?arnett, originated near Cincinnati some years 
a°-o. is hardy and productive ; fruit large, conical, 
dark red, moderately firm, juicy, quality fair. 
Clarke. —Next to the Brinckle’s Orange is, 
without doubt, the best raspberry for the amateur’s 
garden. The plant is robust, very hardy, and pro¬ 
ductive. On rich ground it suckers freely, and 
sometimes requires vigorous thinning to keep it in 
good condition for beariug ; fruit of large size, 
bright red, and in quality is almost, if not fully, 
equal to the best foreign sorts. It was raised from 
seed by E. E. Clarke, New Haven, Conn., in 1856. 
Brinckle’s Orange is the highest flavored of all 
the raspberries; fruit large, obtuse conical, orange 
color, soft, sweet, delicious ; the best of all for the 
table. The plant unfortunately is a little tender, 
and must be well protected in winter. 
Col. Wildes is a fine flavored, yellowish-white 
raspberry, and would be desirable for the garden if 
hardier aad more productive. 
Knevett’s Giant is a splendid fruit, certainly one 
of the finest for family use, but the plants are not 
sufficiently prolific. Fastolflf, another fine beriy, 
does not bear well, producing more wood than 
fruit. Franconia, like the two last mentioned, fails 
to produce a satisfactory crop. The berries are of 
fine quality. Where the winters are not so severe 
as with us, all three would be of great value. 
Bi>:,le de Fontenay is a very strong grower and 
moderately productive. It is valuable only for its 
autumnal crop, and in order to insure this, many of 
the suckers must be removed. The fruit is then 
produced on canes of the same season’s growth, as 
well as on those of the previous year. Many are 
tempted to diseard this variety, but properly | 
treated, it well repays the trouble taken with it. 
Naomi, regarded by some as the same as Fran¬ 
conia, is a distinct variety with us. It is a good 
red raspberry, but superseded by others. The 
same may be said of Victoria. English Superb is 
not productive, and Imperial Red is not worthy of 
cultivation. Gambon is a good variety, but its 
plaee is already filled with good kinds. 
Mrs. Wood, of the Philadelphia type, is equally 
productive, and a much better fruit. It ripens late. 
Vice-President French, raised by Dr. Brinckle 
from the Fastolff, crossed with Yellow Antwerp, is 
a first-class variety; canes are robust, branching, 
hardy, and do not sucker so freely as some kinds; 
fruit large, firm, sweet, and of fine quality. It 
ripens quite late. Antwerp Yellow produces a fair 
crop of fruit, which is not of the highest flavor. 
Caesar Blanc, White Imperial, and Jaune d’Anvers 
are moderate growers and bearers, and the Brinc¬ 
kle’s Orange is so much superior to them that 
they are not worthy of cultivation. Of the 
Black Caps, the American and Seneca are su¬ 
perseded by the Gregg and Mammoth Cluster. 
The Gregg is a variety of great promise. Ohio 
Everbearing, Davison’s Thornless, Catawissa, El- 
lisdale, Ganarqua, and one of the new varieties, 
New Rochelle, are of such a dirty color and in¬ 
ferior quality that they are not worthy of being in¬ 
cluded in any collection. The Ohio Everbearing 
and Catawissa may be valued in some places as fall 
bearing sorts, but we consider the fruit too poor 
to be of much value at any season. Of the 
Yellow Cap Raspberries, Hawkins’ Orange, 
which is said to have originated recently in Western 
New York, is the most valuable, it is exceedingly 
productive, and the fruit is of fair quality. Minne¬ 
sota Salmon we have discarded. The Florence, a 
new sort, is said to be promising. In conclusion, 
there does not appear to be any among the newer 
sorts which are destined to supersede the old fa¬ 
vorites for the garden. The new Raspberries are 
nearly all for market, and as such show some pro¬ 
gress. For a small collection for family use, we 
would name the following choice varieties:— 
Brinckle’s Orange, Clarke, Vice-President French, 
Mammoth Cluster or Gregg. For a greater variety, 
add the following: Highland Hardy, the earliest; 
Knevett’s Giant, Ilerstine, Reliance, Belle de Fou- 
tenay, fall bearing. For market: Brandywine, 
Clarke, Highlaud Hardy, Reliance, Turner, Mam¬ 
moth Cluster or Gregg. 
The Dyehouse Cherry. 
With regard to new fruits, such as have not been 
subjected to the judgment of any pomological or 
horticultural society, an editor is peculiarly sit¬ 
uated. If he declines to notice a new variety, until 
it has been approved by some competent society, 
he is regarded as behind the time ; if he presents 
it, no matter how distinctly he may state the 
source of his information, and that the account is 
given as a matter of news, while the fruit remains 
to be tested in other localities than the one in which 
it originated, if the fruit turns out to be unsatis¬ 
factory, he is blamed for noticing it at all. In 
view of this state of things, it w r as with no little 
hesitation that we gave an account, with illustra¬ 
tions, of the Dyehouse Cherry in Feb. 1872. As 
this was the first public-notice of this cherry, which 
had been known in Kentucky for 30 years, we 
have watched its subsequent career with no little 
interest. While we have received a number of 
favorable reports, we have not had any of the op¬ 
posite character, and may regard the Dyehouse as 
a variety of established reputation. The latest 
concerning it, comes from Mr. R. J. Black, 
Bremen, O., who writes : “The Dyehouse Cherry 
deserves all you said concerning it in your ‘ Notes 
from the Pines ’ last summer, and more. It is the 
hardiest of all cherries. After the extreme cold of 
last winter, which killed most of the other varieties, 
leaving only a chance one here and there, as Eng¬ 
lish Morello, Late Duke, etc., the Dyehouse gave 
us a full crop. Even small trees, three to five feet 
high, and one and two years old, bore their full 
quota, standing in the open ground! A good 
grower, an excellent bearer, of fine medium sized 
fruit, with very small stone; doing equally well in 
Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee ; it is not too much 
to say, that it is one of the greatest acquisitions 
among cherries.” It is a great pleasure to receive 
such favorable reports of any fruit, and especially 
so of one we were the first to notice. Nurserymen 
should propagate and advertise the Dyehouse. 
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T!H!E MTD8EH0MD. 
For other Household Items see “ Basket ” pages. 
Home Topics. 
BY FAITH ROCHESTER. 
Entertaining- Company. 
“ A big feed ”—that is a “ good time ” in the es¬ 
timation of many. “ What did you have for sup¬ 
per?” one asks of another who has been “out to 
tea.” In the old-fashioned settlements, where the 
neighbors go “ a visiting,” spending the afternoon, 
and busy with knitting or light sewing, it is often 
suspected by the hostess that her company has 
come more for the sake of the supper than for the 
visit. Sometimes this suspicion is very unjustly 
entertained. I have myself been more than once 
very much annoyed by the way in which friends I 
went to visit allowed themselves to be “ cumbered 
with much serving,” so that it was almost impos¬ 
sible to have any reasonable conversation with them. 
I like good things to eat when I am hungry, but I 
feel almost insulted if that is the main entertain¬ 
ment offered me. I could get something to eat at 
home, but not my friend’s company. The best 
visits among neighbors, in my opinion, are often 
those which are unannounced, and where the vis¬ 
itors do not stay to tea, unless very sure that they 
are desired to do so, and that their staying will not 
make trouble for the hostess. There is something 
decidedly vulgar in the great “ spread ” sometimes 
made by those who entertain company. So many 
kinds of cake and sauce—so much indigestible stuff 
to please the sense of taste and make the visitors 
ill next day ! And yet it is both natural and praise¬ 
worthy to wish to treat our friends to something 
nice in the way of food. Good eating is a privilege 
as well as a duty. We must eat to live, and so the 
first question in regard to our food is, whether it 
will “nourish these frail bodies of ours,” as many 
a man has prayed at the opening of a meal which 
could “ nourish ” only by the working of a miracle. 
Too great a variety is burdensome to both guest 
and hostess, and it never really proves the liberality 
of the one who entertains, but often shows only a 
love of display and spirit of emulation. There 
should be enough of everything, and each dish 
should be good of its kind, especially the bread 
and other solid articles. If we can possibly get a 
good meal for our visitors—the guests of an after¬ 
noon or a single day—-without cooking anything 
while they arc with us which necessitates ©ur ab¬ 
sence from the room for much time, it is best to do 
so. [We knew of a case in which two ladies went a 
long distance to pass the day with the newly mar¬ 
ried wife of an old friend. This wife was so over¬ 
come by the occasion, and so “laid herself out ” to 
show her appreciation of it, that in preparing an 
elaborate dinner she devoted herself so entirely to 
it that her visitors only saw her at the table while 
the meal was eaten, and came away disappointed at 
not having accomplished their object, which was to 
become acquainted with the wife of their old friend. 
—Ed.] When we know beforehand that company 
is coming, we can have everything ready to set upon 
the table, and so spend not over half an hour get¬ 
ting supper. The supper ready, it is our part to 
make our guests feel perfectly free to eat or not of 
the dishes set before them—to make them feel by 
our cordial manners, rather than by words, that we 
like to share our best things with them, and are 
pleased to have them enjoy them, while we will not 
make them eat merely to please us, but let us talk 
about something besides the food. Cheerful con¬ 
versation at table promotes digestion. 
How to Entertain Guests. 
If feeding our friends is not the whole business 
of entertaining them, neither is conversation, espe¬ 
cially if we talk merely for the sake of talking. 
Our friends want a chance to look about, to get a 
general impression of the comfort (or lack of it) of 
our homes and of the family disposition, to peep 
into our books, and perhaps to read something 
which they can have no other opportunity to read. 
They may be really glad to have us leave them 
alone for a little. Guests who stay longer than aa 
