. Descriptive catalogue of grape vines and small fruits. Fruit trees Catalogs; Berries Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Grapes Catalogs; Commercial catalogs New Jersey Merchantville. 'Hansell" Raspberries. It invariably ripens fully'te?z days in advance of the Brandywine growing beside it with the same treatment; ripens its entire crop in a short space of time (about three weeks), and is done and gone \vhen the Cuthbert is at its height. Of course such a berry would command high prices in the market, but this is not conjecture, as it has for the past three years—in fact ever since shippe
. Descriptive catalogue of grape vines and small fruits. Fruit trees Catalogs; Berries Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Grapes Catalogs; Commercial catalogs New Jersey Merchantville. 'Hansell" Raspberries. It invariably ripens fully'te?z days in advance of the Brandywine growing beside it with the same treatment; ripens its entire crop in a short space of time (about three weeks), and is done and gone \vhen the Cuthbert is at its height. Of course such a berry would command high prices in the market, but this is not conjecture, as it has for the past three years—in fact ever since shipped to market—sold^from twenty to twenty-five cents a pint wJiolesale. These were for the first shipment, and subsequent ones did not sell at such enormous prices, but it invariably "lead the ; It may be described as follows : medium to large,averaging larger than Brandywine and nearly as large asj^Cuthbert^ color, of the brightest crimson, being as bright as Brandywine and brighter than any other ; very firm, equaling in this respect the best of all shipping red raspberries, the Brandywine; quality, bestf unsurpassed, being notably rich and refreshing. Productive and entirely hardy, having never been injured either by the heat of summer or the cold of wdnter, and has proved even hardier than the iron-clad Turner. The above is from the description given by the introducer, and after fruiting it two seasons we can safely recommend it for planting. Canes are rather slow growers and should be planted on good soil, although ours have done very well on light soil. "Golden ' Since the day it was found I have employed / every means of testing the variety with the object of determining fully its character; and from my experience with it I think it may be fittingly de- scribed as a variety of six cardinal virtues, viz.: I. In flavor it rivals (some have pronounced it superior to) that venerable and highest in quality of all raspberries, the "Brinckle'
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