1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
467 
Ouk two plants of the Columbian red 
raspberry were killed back last winter 
over half, the old canes being now from 
three to four feet high. The bushes, 
however, will bear a fair crop. Our old 
plant of Shaffer’s Colossal was killed. 
So, too, old plants of the Loudon were 
killed back, though young plants sus¬ 
tained no inj ury. 
Golden Japan Mayberry. —It will be 
remembered that we ordered one plant 
of this from J. L. Childs, the introducer, 
in the spring of 1894. This plant was 
dead the next spring. We then—spring 
of 1895—received a plant from A. Blanc, 
which was carefully protected during 
the winter by a barrel in which loose 
straw was placed. At the same time, two 
plants were received from The Storrs & 
Harrison Co., and these were not pro¬ 
tected. They were placed, however, in 
a somewhat sheltered position. These 
latter plants were not hurt much, and 
are now, June 24, about two feet in 
breadth and 18 inches in height, while 
the protected plant is scarcely a foot in 
breadth, and not over 18 inches in height. 
Again, a Logan blackberry-raspberry 
from A. Blanc, received in April, 1895, 
was, after cold weather set in, protected 
in the same way. This plant is now only 
five inches high. Another plant from 
William Parry, received at about the 
same time, and set in a fully exposed 
position, is now nearly four feet high 
and growing finely. This was not pro¬ 
tected in any way. It would seem that 
the protection, in both cases alluded to, 
did not protect at all, but rather, served 
to render the plants more susceptible to 
the chang-es and severity of the past win¬ 
ter . 
T H k Logan Raspberry - blackberry 
originated some years ago, as our read¬ 
ers have been told, in the garden of 
Judge J. H. Logan, of Santa Cruz, Cal. 
It is assumed that it is the product of 
the red Antwerp raspberry, and a Cali¬ 
fornia wild blackberry known as Aughin- 
baugh. Our vines have not fruited yet. 
The prickles or spines of the canes are 
small, rather soft, red in color and 
close together. The leaflets are always 
in threes, as shown by the illustration 
(Fig. 152). If left to themselves, they 
creep upon the ground almost like a 
melon. The canes of our own plant are 
tied to stakes, so that the test as to 
hardiness, was severer than if they had 
been allowed to grow in their natural 
way. The berries, we are told, are 
much the shape of blackberries, equal¬ 
ing those of the largest in size, and of a 
dark red color, firm and somewhat acid, 
ripening with early raspberries. The 
seeds are small, and it is said to excel 
all other small fruits for jellies and 
canning purposes. One report from Cali¬ 
fornia tells us that “ raw with sugar 
they are richer than any strawberries.’ 
The vines will propagate from tips 
like black raspberries, and also from 
cuttings. 
Nott’s Perfection (this is the first 
mention of it in print, is it not, Mr. 
Nott ? We were the first to mention 
Nott’s Excelsior), gave us the first 
“ mess” June 19. The vines averaged 
nearly twice the height of the Excelsior. 
In shape, the pods are much the same. 
It is as prolific as the Excelsior, the peas 
maturing before the Excelsior goes out. 
June 22 we made the second picking of 
Perfection and the last of Excelsior. 
The peas (seeds) average larger than 
those of Excelsior, and the quality is 
the same. 
Guided by this season’s trials, we 
would choose, first, Station pea ; next 
for succession, Nott’s Excelsior, and, 
third, Nott’s Perfection. For home use, 
we would discard the smooth First and 
Best, no matter how careful the selec¬ 
tion .. 
We have told our readers about the 
large quantity of sap-water that accumu¬ 
lates in the stalks of that close relative 
of Saghalin, Polygonum cuspidatum, a 
plant of which has been growing in the 
Rural Grounds for about 20 years. A 
few days ago, a friend greatly interested 
in such vegetable peculiarities, asked to 
cut one of the stalks that he might him¬ 
self see how much water each joint 
holds. We told him, as the stalk was 
cut, that each lower joint would contain 
about one tablespoonful. There was 
not a particle of water in any of the 
joints. A second large stalk was cut 
with the same result—no water. We 
have had abundant rains during the past 
10 days, and the writer assumed that, 
probably, there would be more water in 
the internodes than on occasions when 
we have examined them before when, 
as we recall it, rain was greatly needed. 
Now, do these stalks accumulate the 
water only in periods of drought ?. 
Ellwanger & Barry write us that 
Crimson Rambler has exceeded their ex¬ 
pectations. Last winter was very severe 
in Rochester, the mercury falling to 15 
degrees below zero, thus giving the 
plants a very fair test as to their hardi¬ 
ness. “ It is a great acquisition,” is the 
concluding remark of the letter. 
As our readers have been told, the 
mercury at the Rural Grounds fell as low 
as 18 degrees below zero, and we think 
lower by a degree or so. We are posi¬ 
tive as to the 18 degrees below. No por¬ 
tion of any one of our six plants, grow¬ 
ing in different exposures, was harmed. 
So soon as the plants have passed their 
season of bloom, we shall tell our readers 
all that we know of the Crimson Ram¬ 
bler rose from our two summers’ experi¬ 
ence with it. 
We want to speak a few words of 
praise of the new lettuce, Mignonette, 
seeds of which were sent to us by Peter 
Henderson & Co., the description of 
which in their catalogue is just about 
right. We do not think that it will 
prove to be a popular market variety : 
First, because of the smallness of the 
heads, and second, because of the color 
of the outside leaves, which is varying 
shades of bronze and green. The heads, 
which measure about half a foot in 
diameter, are compact, and the outer 
leaves cling as in cabbages, closely. The 
interior portion of the head is of a yel¬ 
lowish-white color. In quality, it is 
tender and crisp. It is claimed that it is 
a wonderfully hardy variety—resisting 
both drought and excessive moisture.. .. 
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