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Earhart is quite distinct from any Raspberry I have ever seen 
Picked first ripe fruit August 25th. September 30th I picked over 
one-half pint to the plant; and at the same time there was a good 
show of fruit in all stages of development, from nearly ripe to blos- 
soms> H. C. HOPE, Port Huron, Mich. 
Earhart made a strong and healthy growth, but I kept pinch¬ 
ing them back and gave them no chance to fruit, I have the Ohio 
Everbearing here, and they bear no resemblance whatever. 
JOHN LITTLE, Granton, Ontario, Canada. 
The assertion made by some jealous person that Eirhart is the 
old Ohio Everbearing, is certainly a mistake, as I have them both 
growing side by side, and they differ widcV in manner of growth 
leaf, and stalk ; in fact, it is entirely different from anything of 
the Raspberry kind I have ever seen, and I have tested all varieties. 
S. H. GIRTON, Bristol, Ind. 
The Earhart went through the drouth without a scratch; had 
a photograph made of a cane of this season’s growth (August 
19th), that had on it over 500 perfect berries. 
S. \V. SARFF, Havana, Ills. 
ts tt Dorchester, Mass., September 27. 
Dear Mr. Hale— The Earharts arrived in perfect condition 
having ripe and green fruit and also clusters of bloom to prolong 
its season. Its quality is very good, and for the family will prove 
an acquisition worthy of cultivation. * * * I shall be "lad to 
see you here, and wish you all success in your laudable efforts to 
send out good fruits. As ever yours, 
MARSHALL P. WILDER. 
From the Rural New Yorker of October 23, 18S6, 
we extract the following from “ Notes from the Experi¬ 
mental Grounds:” 
First ripe berries (Earhart) June 29th. The bearing branchi s 
arc wreathed in clusters. The laterals, from six to twelve inches 
long, bear from six to ten medium sized berries, of good flavor and 
form. * * * August™.—Many berries arc ripening now, while 
others arc quite green. Taking an average cluster, we count thirty 
berries, all green. * * * On one stem, with nine laterals re¬ 
ceived from Hale Brothers, September 1 there were 380 berries, one- 
third fully ripe, the others in various stages of development. ’ The 
productiveness of this variety is really remarkable. Even though 
it bore but a single crop, we should deem the Earhart a desirable 
variety, for iLs first crop was 
Earhart—R educed size, from photograph of 
cluster of ripe berries, Oct. 20th. 
as large as any of the ordi¬ 
nary kinds ; and when it is 
considered that it bears al¬ 
most constantly during the entire season, and that the berries are in quality bet¬ 
ter than the Gregg, we arc satisfied that the Earhart is a valuable acquisition. 
During September and October we exhibited fruiting canes of 
Earhart, all cut from tip plants brought on from Illinois and planted 
on our farm here the preceding May. And the following, from 
the report of the Fruit Committee of the Rhode Island State Fair, 
September 23, 1886, is a fair sample of the show we made, and the 
way it was received, at a dozen or more places: 
An exhibit of the fruiting canes of the Earhart Raspberry is worthy ot 
special commendation. Single canes containing over 300 perfect berries are 
shown. Some of the berries are three-quarters of an inch or over in diameter, 
of as good a quality as any black cap. Other canes exhibited have buds, blos¬ 
soms, green and ripe fruit, indicating that as an Everbearing variety it is well 
worthy of consideration and special premium. 
You may say over my name that the first crop of Earhart is equal in yield 
o Doolittle, Mammoth Cluster or any of the leading sorts, and the after crop 
Continues from July to freezing in the fall, and is equal to twice that of th» first 
crop. If the old wood was cut to the ground in the spring you could safely 
count on a full crop from the new canes. I saw picked off two rows, 
six to eight rods long, four gallons (1G quarts) nice berries at 
one nicking; at one time, about tlie first of September? and they 
sold for just double the price that black caps sold for when the main crop was 
ripe. J. W. SARFF. 
In its report of the great “State Grange tent,” at Connecticut 
State Fair of 1S86, the Hartford Times said : 
Glastonbury Grange tables were in charge of the Master of the State 
Grange, Mr. J. H. Hale (who is also in general demand among the other 
Granges for counsel and advice); and particularly noticeable is the Earhart 
Raspberry. Hundreds of canes arc here in full fruit, some canes with more 
than 300 berries, as we counted. 
We had no rain from 20th of May till September, still the Earhcart grevr 
and had a few berries of extra good quality. 
H. P. DOWES, Fortville, Iowa. 
Received the Earhart plants in fine order, and I believe every one ol 
Earhart —Reduced size, from pho- them lived, and have grown fairly well considering the very dry season. They 
tograph of cluster of ripe berries, bloomed freely in August and September, but did not perfect the fruit it was so 
Nov. 2d. dry. £. H. REYNOLDS, Bclvidcrc, Ill. 
