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owing to the exposure it received. It did not do well when 
receiving the full heat of the sun. It did best when grown in 
the shade or partial shade. Thus on the north side of a fence 
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or building the bushes would fruit well, while^ on the south 
side the fruit would drj up and give a poor crop. 
Mr. Plumb agreed that almost everything depended on the 
position of the plants. When that was favorable, a full crop 
might be expected; if not, the first half of the crop might 
succeed, but the last would dry up and be lost. With rasp¬ 
berries, culture would always pay well. He thought more 
depended on this than on anything else. 
Mr. Shearman said the Purple Cane bore well with him, and 
the birds always chose it before all others ; thus showing that 
it was of a superior quality. He had heard the Davidson’s 
Thornless highly spoken of; considered it favorably, and fully 
equal to the Doolittle as to fruit. 
Mr. Askew said he had found the fruit of the Purple Cane 
too tender to carry to market, though an excellent berry at 
home. The Canes had proved hardy with him. 
Mr. Kellogg said he grew the Purple Cane, both for family 
use and the market. It was a good bettrer, and compared 
favorablv with the Doolittle. 
Mr. Tuttle had grown the Clark, but did not approve of it. 
Mr. Stickney spoke of the Kirtland, and asked if any one 
had had any experience with it, or knew its value as a fruit. 
He wanted a good hardy variety of the red variety, and hoped 
such a one would be found yet. 
Judge Knapp spoke of the raspberries that grew natively in 
the northern portion of the state, where it was much colder 
than here. And yet these proved perfectly hardy ; and he 
thought successful experiments might be made with them 
True, in the north they were found in the shade of trees, or 
where they were protected by trees, and where the ground was 
well mulched with leaves. 
Dr. Hobbins said that he had been informed that at Menom¬ 
inee Mills in Chippewa county, the best of blackberries grew 
in abundance, and very fine. 
