New Yorx AGRrRiIcuLtTuRAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 655 
Golden Thornless. (rom MM. F. Pierson, Seneca Castle, 
NV. ¥., 1890.) An old variety. Fruit medium size, moderately 
firm but crumbles, juicy, good quality; with black raspberry flavor; 
color orange, turning darker when fully ripe. Canes whitish, 
- vigorous, with slender branches and nearly free from prickles. 
Orange. Brinckle’s Orange. An old variety that many con- 
sider the standard of excellence for quality among cultivated 
raspberries. It is unfortunately rather tender and in most parts 
of this State needs Winter protection. Fruit large, very soft, 
juicy, best in flavor and quality, beautiful orange pink when fully 
ripe. Canes moderately vigorous, /dewus type. 
silver Queen. First plants set 1885; reset 1888. Rather 
tender here. Fruit clear pale yellow, medium to large, very soft, 
juicy, nearly sweet, delicace flavor; very good to best. 
Vermont. (from L. M. Macomber, North Ferrisburg, Vt., 
1890.) Canes and foliage show /dwus parentage, prickles numer- 
ous. A delicious amateur fruit of beautiful pale yellow dusted 
with white down, large size, very soft, pulpy, juicy, best quality, 
productive. 
Yretp oF YELLOW RaAsPBERRIES. 
The following table shows the yield of the yellow raspberries 
fruited at this station in 1893: 
Taste XIIJ.— Yretp oF YEttow Raspserriszs, 1898. 
Rank as to Yield of | Date of first Date of last 


zicid. NAME. pikes: picking. picking. 
S) -American’ White. a5... 47 \July 10 | July 99 
Bet CAPOUDG a uigiaicle er Etiee wie s 190° |) July) 6) “Auge 
By). Olam plait Se ae ia 152°| July 6) Aug.iG3 
mw -. Orystals White ourasccnare ae: 126)|. July 10 | Aug sgaima 
6 | Golden Queen ......... 132) ) July . 15 |SAug. es 
9 | Golden Thornless........ 32 | July 10| July 21 
5 | Orange (Brinckle’s)...... 134 | July 6) Aug. “8 
4 | Silver’Queen..s......... 151 | July 10 | Aug. 8 
1 4 
SV OFM OTT owe sn, Cues. 196.|- July .6_| Aug: 
Of the above list Caroline is one of the most productive at this 
station. Vermont is also prolific of delicious fruits. Champlain, 
though not so productive as Caroline here, is a better fruit than 
‘Caroline both:in flavor and in quality. 
