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Cuthbert Raspberries. I doubt if there is any variety that will surpass it 
RASPBERRIES, continued 
Kansas (Black). For a good, second-early black¬ 
cap there is nothing better than this. It possesses 
all the valuable attributes of a profitable market 
sort, and its large size and attractive appearance 
insure for it always a ready sale and good prices. 
The fruit is nearly as large as the Gregg and with 
much less bloom; handsome, firm and of fine 
quality. Its canes are of strong growth, entirely 
hardy and prolific, with tough, healthy, clean foliage. 
King (Red). Undoubtedly the best of the early 
red varieties, and unites earliness with large size. 
Bright scarlet color, flesh firm; good quality and 
productive. It makes a vigorous growth, and is 
very hardy. Its lively, bright color and firmness 
make it a favorite with those who grow red Rasp¬ 
berries for market. It is very hardy, standing cold 
and heat where many others fail. 
Royal Purple. Claimed 
to be the greatest ad¬ 
vance yet made in pur¬ 
ple Raspberries. The 
Royal Purple originated 
in Indiana with a grower 
who says: “It surpasses 
anything I have ever 
seen in the Raspberry 
line.” The original bush 
stands in a stiff blue-grass 
sod and has borne thir¬ 
teen successive crops, and 
some of the time in win¬ 
ters the mercury has gone 
35 degrees below zero. 
The bushes, of healthy 
growth, bear the largest 
berries of any I have 
seen, and so far as I can 
tell from one-year plants 
it bears out the origi¬ 
nator’s description. The 
canes are model growers, 
vigorous and healthy. The 
color of the bark is a 
deep rich red, unlike Columbian or Shaffer, andi 
the canes are smooth except near the roots. Pickers 
can go through these bushes and gather fruit 
without tearing or scratching their skin. The ber¬ 
ries are large, purple in color, very firm, good keepers 
and shippers. They pick easily from the bushes and 
can be gathered before fully ripe if wanted when 
the color is more attractive. It is firm enough to 
be handled and shipped to near market in quart 
baskets. They do not crumble when picked, and 
present a better appearance in the basket than 
most purple sorts. One strong point in their favor 
is the season of ripening, which is fully two weeks 
later than the Columbian for the bulk of the crop. 
With me, this season, it has been giving quite a 
few berries all summer after the regular crop was 
passed. This berry has all the qualifications to make 
it a good seller. You should give it a trial this spring. 
Cumberland. One of the best of the blackcaps 
