EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETINS. 



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BLACKBERRIES. 



NOTES ON VARIETIES. 



Early Harvest is early and the fruits though small are of good qual- 

 ity. The canes, however, are so lacking in hardiness that the variety is 

 poorly adapted to this section, unless the canes are laid down in winter. 



Early King. — The canes are of strong, vigorous, upright growth, and 

 productive. The fruits are large, of good quality and soft when ripe As 

 the variety is early, it is well worthy of extensive trial. In 1896-7 it bad- 

 ly winter killed. 



Early Mammoth. — Canes are of good growth, rather spreading and quite 

 thorny. Fruits are large, long conical and of good quality. This was the first 

 year of fruiting and the fruits were borne on long stems two to three inches 

 long, and scattered singly all along the branch. As the berries were not 

 in clusters, but few were produced. Perhaps the character of fruit-bearing 

 may change when the plants are older. 



Eldorado. — The cane growth is of the same general habit as the Snyder, 

 though the leaflets are smaller, longer and narrower; the spines are scarce- 

 ly so long or sharp and the older canes have more of a reddish tinge. 

 The fruits are quite similar in appearance and quality. The past season 

 Eldorado ripened a little earlier tban the Snyder. 



Lincoln. — Canes of strong growth, usually light green with slight red- 

 dish tinge; spines long and sharp; leaflets large. A few fruits are large, 

 round conical and have very large seeds. The great majority of the fruits 

 •re small and imperfectly formed, and drop very easily before fully ripe. 

 A very productive variety, but the fruits are small and poor in quality. 



Ohmer. — Bore its first fruits this year and requires further trial. 



Snyder and Taylor are old and well tried sorts that can usually be re- 

 Bed upon to produce good crops of fruit 



