598 Report or Horticutturist oF EXvERIMENT STATION. 
The Evergreen was the most productive blackberry fruited here 
this season. During previous winters the canes have been se- 
verely winter killed, but last winter they were not affected by the 
cold. This variety was noted in the Report for 189% as bearing 
fruit of very inferior quality, and this season’s experience only 
tends to confirm our former opinion. The next in rank is Taylor. 
It was very unproductive in 1893; its fruit is small in size, 
but of good quality. Early Mammoth which is third on the list 
was not hurt as much by cold as it has been during previous 
winters. Its fruit is quite liable to be imperfect and knotty as 
was noted last year. 
The fruit and the habit of growth of Early Mammoth and Wil- 
son Junior are much alike. The canes are low and drooping, and 
bear larger and moreattractive berries than many of the upright 
growing kinds. The plants are not perfectly hardy, but their 
drooping habit makes them easy to protect in winter. These varie- 
ties are very desirable, where they can be grown, on account of the 
size and quality of the fruit. For this reason it would be well to 
experiment with them, inasmall way at first, to see if they could be 
made to pay as a commercial crop by giving them winter protec- 
tion. Bending the canes to the ground and covering them lightly 
withearth has been found to be a cheap and effective method of 
protection. Carlo ranks fourth in productiveness. Ithas not been 
productive here in previous years. The fruit is of inferior quality 
-and is suitable for neither home or market use. Dorchester was 
the most productive variety fruited here in 1893; the large crop 
of last season may have been the cause of its small yield this 
year. 
List oF BiackperriEes Set in Sprine or 1894. 
Childs Everbearing Tree. From J. L. Childs, Floral Park, 
NaN 3 
Western Triumph. From R. M. Kellogg, Ionia, Mich. 
Sanford. From C. W. Graham, Afton, N. Y. 
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