EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETINS 



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BUSH FEUITS FOR 1898. 



BY L. R. TAFT AND H. P. GLADDEN. 



Bulletin 171.— Horticultural Department. 



Since the last report uiion small fruits was issuecl, several varieties of raspberries 

 and blackberries Tiave been added to tlie collection and have been sufficiently tested 

 to permit of a report upon their behavior. In the following bulletin notes upon 

 these new sorts as well as upon a number of the older varieties are given. Al- 

 though a large number of varieties have been introduced with high praise during 

 the last five years, comparatively few have shown greater merit than was pos- 

 sessed by the older kinds; and, as will be noted from examination of the summary 

 given under each of the fruits, the more valuable kinds for ordinary purposes are 

 tliose that have been in cultivation from five to ten years. 



BLACKBERRIES. 



Early King. The canes are of vigorous, upright growth and productive. Tiie 

 fruits are large and of good quality. It is early in ripening and the bulk of the 

 crop is ready for marketbefore Snyder and Taylor are ripe. Should be a profitable 

 early market variety. It is somewhat tender and would suffer badly in a cold 

 winter unless protected. 



Early Mammoth. The fruits are very large, but so few are borne that the variety 

 has little promise of commercial value. Over one-half of the growth was killed 

 back by the winter. 



Eldorado. In previous seasons this variety has been as hardy as Snyder. The 

 past season, however, nearly all the growth was killed by the winter and but few 

 fruits were borne. 



Lincoln. Quite hardy and productive, but the fruits are very small and drop too 

 easily from the bushes. 

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