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Our pear trees were not affected with blight the past season to any ex- 
tent. ‘The black knot appeared in great abundance on a few of our 
plum trees during the latter part of summer, but the affected parts 
were promptly removed. 
RASPBERRY. 
The raspberry plants set out in the spring of 1882 bore a partial 
crop of fruit the past season. As the plants were not fully grown we 
did not take careful notes of the comparative productiveness of the 
different varieties. We have, however, the following notes on the 
time of maturity, size, color and flavor of the fruits: 
Davison’s Thornless — A few berries ripe July 4; fruit medium to 
small; black. 
Belle de Palluau — Several berries ripe July 6; bright crimson ; me- 
‘dium to small, rather soft, sweet and rich. 
Clarke — A few berries ripe July 6; rather large; light crimson, 
slightly oblong, moderately firm, flavor good. 
Highland Hardy — Several berries ripe July 6 ; red; medium, 
roundish, rather soft, flavor excellent. 
-Knevet’s Giant — A few berries ripe July 10; light crimson ; very 
large, some specimeps measuring three-fourths of an inch in diameter 
globular, moderately firm, but quite deficient in flavor. 
Mrs. Wood — A few berries ripe July 10; red; medium, roundish, 
or slightly oblong, rather soft, of good flavor. 
Philadelphia — A few berries ripe July 10; rather small; dark red; 
roundish, moderately firm, of good flavor. 
Red Antwerp— A few berries ripe July 10; rather small; dark, 
red with large globules ; rather soft, of good flavor. 
Turner — A few berries ripe July 10; red; medium; slightly ob- 
long, rather soft, of delicious flavor. 
Belle de Fontenais— A few berries ripe July 12; deep crimson ; 
large, slightly oblong, rather firm, flavor good ; this variety produced 
a small crop in autumn, also. . 
Brandywine—A few berries ripe July 12; scarlet; rather small, | 
roundish, firm, of poor flavor. 
Cuthbert— A few berries ripe July 12; a red raspberry of medium 
size, slightly oblong, very firm, of excellent flavor; this variety 
ripened its crop gradually. 
Fastolff— A few berries ripe July 12; crimson; medium; roundish, 
_ moderately firm, of good flavor. 

Henrietta — A few berries ripe July 12; red; rather large, obtuse, 
conical, moderately firm, of good flavor. 
Herstine —A few berries ripe July 12; bright crimson; medium, 
roundish or slightly oblong, moderately firm, flavor rather inferior. 
Reliance— A few berries ripe July 12; dark red; rather large, 
roundish, flavor good. 
Thwack— A few samples ati July 12; red ; medium, roundish, 
rather soft, flavor inferior. 
Karly Prolific — A few berries ripe July 14; medium to large; red; 
_ rather firm, deficient in flavor; plant very productive and almost with- 
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