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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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Raspberries—The New¬ 
er Varieties. 
There is no fruit, the present 
status of which is so unsatis¬ 
factory as that of the Raspber¬ 
ry. In this statement we do 
not include the black and red 
non-suckering kinds, those 
which root only from the tips ; 
they are derived from a differ¬ 
ent species, and ought to have 
a distinctive name. There are 
varieties of the Raspberry of 
the highest quality, but they 
lack in productiveness or 
hardiness, or both. The ama¬ 
teur who can afford a little ex¬ 
tra labor, can protect his canes, 
but when this is to be done by 
the acre, it materially reduces 
the profits of the grower. 
Then there are plants perfect- | 
ly hardy, like the Philadelphia, 
but when it comes to quality, 
they are to our notion quite 
too poor to be placed upon 
the table. The Raspberry is 
greatly influenced by condi¬ 
tions of soil, climate, etc., and 
all of us can recall varieties 
which, in the grounds where 
they originated, seemed nearly 
faultless, but are now scarcely 
heard of in cultivation. Those 
interested in fruit growing, are 
constantly on the look out for 
a Raspberry that shall be in all 
respects more satisfactory than 
any we now have, and any new 
one that promises well, is 
watched with great interest. 
Two varieties, the “Early 
Prolific ” and “ Reliance,” 
originated by O. Felton, of 
Merchantville, Camden Co., N. 
J., were exhibited at the fruit 
shows of the Centennial. They 
were obtained from the “Phila¬ 
delphia,” after much selection 
and successive sowings of 
6eeds from the best seedlings. 
Perfect hardiness, great bear¬ 
ing and good carrying qualities 
are claimed for it. These are 
popular in the Philadelphia 
market, and were commend¬ 
ed by the Centennial judges. 
....A new variety, called 
“Henrietta,” was found as a 
the grounds of C. H. & J. H. Hale, fruit growers at 
South Glastonbury, Conn. Messrs. Hale are so well 
pleased with it, that they have set it largely to pro¬ 
duce fruit for market. The new canes have a 
tendency to fruit the first year. Hardiness, pro- 
RASPBERRY, “ PRIDE OE THE HUDSON,” FROM ACTUAL MEASUREMENT 
chance seedling in 
Fig. 1.— JAPANESE MAPLE. 
ductiveness, and excellent marketing qualities are 
claimed for it. From the specimens we have seen, 
this appears to be a variety of good promise... .We 
regard the opinion of the commission men, who 
handle fruit, as of great value so far as the market¬ 
ing qualities of varieties are concerned, and when 
one of such wide experience as S. B. Conover 
(Conover & Packer, No. 251 Washington st-., N. Y.,) 
gives a variety high commendations, we feel sure 
that it has positive merits. He brought us this 
spring a number of baskets, just as they were re¬ 
ceived in the trade. The berries were remarkably 
fine and bright. According to Mr. C., this variety 
and the Antwerp are grown side by side, and the 
only difference that can be seen in the fruit is, that 
this is less downy than that, while the plant is per¬ 
fectly hardy. This variety is to be called the Nor¬ 
walk Seedling, and is in the hands of Messrs. 
Mallory & Downs, fruit growers, South Norwalk, 
Conn., who have grown it for some time for mar¬ 
ket, but have not yet offered the plants for sale. 
....The new seedling “Pride of the Hudson,” 
brought to our notice last year by E. P. Roe, Com- 
wall-on-the-Hudson, N. Y., has had another year of 
trial, and has thoroughly confirmed the good opinion 
formerly expressed. This is also a chance seed¬ 
ling, about the parentage of which nothing is 
known, it having been found in an old garden at 
Newburgh, where various kinds were cultivated. 
Mr. Roe has brought us fruit, and fruiting canes, 
at various times during the season, showing that 
the length of time it continues 
in bearing is something re¬ 
markable. During five years 
it has been without protection, 
and has passed through the 
winters, which, in Mr. Roe’s 
locality, are often of great 
severity, without injury. The 
individual berries are very 
large, often measuring 3 inches 
in circumference, and running 
very generally 2i and 21 inch¬ 
es. Charles Downing says of 
it: “I regard it as the largest, 
finest, best flavored, and most 
promising red raspberry that I 
have yet seen.”—Those who 
know the great care in form¬ 
ing an opinion, and the great 
caution in expressing it, that 
are characteristic of Mr. 
Downing, will feel very sure 
that a fruit must be of a high, 
order to receive from him a 
commendation like the above. 
Those who are in the business, 
of growing fruit have a sharp 
eye to the probable money 
value of a variety, and when 
so shrewd a cultivator as Wil¬ 
liam Parry gives, as in the 
present case, a large order for 
plants of a new variety, we 
may feel sure that he sees 
merit in it. Doct. Hexamer, 
and Mr. J. T. Lovett, super¬ 
intendent for A. Hance & Son, 
are among the nurserymen 
who have examined the “Pride 
of the Hudson,” in Mr. Roe’s 
grounds, and given it their 
positive commendation, while 
some of the leading fruit deal¬ 
ers in New York, speak in the 
highest terms of its shipping 
and other qualities, necessary 
to make a fruit valuable for 
market. The engraving here 
given is from a drawing made 
by Mr. Pope, of Newburgh, an 
artist, who is unexcelled in 
his delineation of fruits ; in 
this case every berry was drawn 
from actual measurement, 
which has been carefully pre¬ 
served in engraving. We must, 
as a matter of duty, enter our 
protest against the name of this 
raspberry, as we do against all 
other needlessly long names of all other fruits. There 
is no excuse for a name of more than two syllables. 
Trees for Small Places—Japan Maples. 
It is very often the case that trees, suited only 
Fig. 2.— JAPANESE MAPLE. 
to the road-side, or for the park, are planted in 
grounds too small to admit of a single large tree. 
