MICHIGAN EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETINS. 



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4, Rubus strigosus. 

 Indigenons American varieties, and their seedlings. 



Name. 



Brandy wine ... 



Cuthbert 



Eastern King . 



Gladstone 



Golden Qaeen. 



61 HanseU 



7! Marlboro 



81 Eeder 



9 Scarlet Gem. 

 10 ! Thompson .. 

 11 j Tamer 



Good for market. 

 Best market red. 

 Of donbtfnl valne. 

 Not yet fruited. 

 Best yellow. 



Early red. 



For early market. 



For home use. 



Not valuable. 



Of doubtful valne. 



Very hardy. 



The figures in the cohimn headed Productiveness possess little value 

 beyond the indication of results under the combined influence of the 

 extremely wet weather of last spring, and the subsequent development of 

 anthracnose and, in some cases, of other fungi upon the foliage. 



5. Ruhiis phoenicolasius — Japanese Wineberry — was imported from 

 Japan several years since, and has more recently been forced into noto- 

 riety by inflated advertising. Its foliage and bloom are attractive and 

 the growth is vigorous. It spreads and increases rapidly by suckers, so 

 much so as to preclude its use as an ornamental plant, as has sometimes 

 been recommended. The rather large, showy flowers are produced in 

 large clusters at the tips of the branches. The fruit is of no practical 

 value. 



LIST OF SUITABLE VARIETIES FOR A FAMILY GARDEN. 



Red and yellow varieties — Hansell, Herstine (requires winter protec- 

 tion), Cuthbert, Golden Queen. 



Black Caps — Palmer, Hilborn, with Earhart for an autumn crop of fruit, 

 and Shaffer or Muskingum for canning. 



MARKET VARIETIES. 



Red— Marlboro, Cuthbert. 



Caps — Palmer, Gregg (or Nemaha) and Shaffer, for canning. 



BLACK BERRIES-^ieitftus villosus. 



Of the blackberry there are thirty varieties now on trial, of which six 

 varieties were received last spring, also two varieties of dewberry. 



To avoid the mixing of varieties from their tendency to produce suckers, 

 raspberries and blackberries are planted alternately, and have therefore 

 been similarly subjected to injury from the excessively wet weather of last 



