. The fruit garden. Fruit-culture; Fruit trees. THE RASPBERRY 165 THE BEST RASPBERRIES By GEORGE BUNYARD Red Varieties Baumforth's Seedling.—Foliage large and very uneven ; fruit crimson, of rich flavour, large and round. Carter's Prolific—Ca«^j arching; foliage broad. The fruit slips readily from the stalk, and is sweet and very rich. A dwarf growing variety, and a good bearer. Hornet.—A large fruited variety, very ,^ similar to Norwich Wonder ; growth vigor- ous ; fruit dark red. Norwich Wonder.—Foliage wrinkled and marbled ; canes straight and finn; fruit large, more bluntly pointed than in
. The fruit garden. Fruit-culture; Fruit trees. THE RASPBERRY 165 THE BEST RASPBERRIES By GEORGE BUNYARD Red Varieties Baumforth's Seedling.—Foliage large and very uneven ; fruit crimson, of rich flavour, large and round. Carter's Prolific—Ca«^j arching; foliage broad. The fruit slips readily from the stalk, and is sweet and very rich. A dwarf growing variety, and a good bearer. Hornet.—A large fruited variety, very ,^ similar to Norwich Wonder ; growth vigor- ous ; fruit dark red. Norwich Wonder.—Foliage wrinkled and marbled ; canes straight and finn; fruit large, more bluntly pointed than in Super- lative. A rich, deep red colour. A fine main crop variety. A favourite with market growers. Red Antwerp.—Canes rose colour, with dark spines; fruit rather brisk in flavour, slipping easily from the stalk. Semper FiDELIS. — Foliage small ; canes pale green, with black spines ; leaves pointed and pale green; fruit thimble- shaped, small, but most freely produced ; being late it is doubly valuable. It is rich in colour, and makes the best preserve. Growth free. The canes must be well thinned to perfect the crop of fruit. Superlative.—Foliage deep green, very large and vigorous; canes pale green, with black spines. This is by far the best red raspberry, it surpasses all others in size, fruitfulness, and vigour ; it also continues to bear for a long time. The fruit is very large, three often weigh an ounce. It has a brisk rich flavour, and is valuable alike for dessert or preserving. It is very firm, and can be sent to market in punnets. One of the most lucrative. Arching the Fruiting Canes The system of arching; (/) stakes 2J to 3 feet above ground, and midway between plants in row; [m] bearing canes ; (n) vigorous succes- sional canes. White and Yellow Grosse Blanche (Large White).—A very free grower ; fruit amber colour. The plant bears for a long time. The Guinea.—a robust yellow variety of Superlative. The foliage resembles this in form,
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