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nortliward. It is also said to occur in Siberia from Altai to Kam- 

 chatka, iu Manchuria, and northern Japan. 



Although apparently starting so much behind in the race for recogni- 

 tion, its inherent hardiness and susceptibility to improvement has en- 

 abled it to far outstri]) its European relative in popularity. All of the 

 important commercial varieties of the present day, such as the Turner, 

 Marlboro, and Cuthbert, belong here. A white form is occasionally 

 found growing wild, and is represented in cultivation by the variety 

 known as Meredith Queen. The fruit of this is small, soft, amber- 

 white, with prominent grooved drupes. 



Ruhus neglectus Peck. — This is the name given to the forms inter- 

 mediate between the black and red raspberry. Although the above 

 specific name has been given to the typical form, it is quite probable 

 that all are hybrids between these two species. The habit of the dif-' 

 ferent forms varies, but iu the typical one it resembles the black rasp- 

 berry in habit of growth, with long canes rooting at the tips. The 

 leaves of the bearing canes have three leaflets, those of the young 

 canes from three to five. Tlie fruiting cluster partakes of the inter- 

 mediate character between the black aud red, being somewhat aggre- 

 gated at the tip, but extending downward more than in the blacks. 

 While the typical form is of this character, propagating by tips, there 

 are others like the red raspberry in habits of growth and propagating 

 by suckers. The form is probably quite generally distributed with the 

 two species which it connects. 



This type was early brought into cultivation in the old variety 

 known as Purple Cane. At least twenty-five varieties with characters 

 intermediate between the reds and blacks have been introduced. They 

 form quite distinct variations among themselves, some api)roaching 

 very near to the red raspberry in character, while others are still closer 

 to the blacks than the ordinary type. 



Ruhus occidentalis Linn. — Black Raspberry; Blackcap. — In 

 this species the canes are long and recurved, at length taking root at 

 the tips. The prickles are strong and recurved, and the leaves as a rule 

 have only three leaflets on both the bearing canes and the young 

 shoots. The flower cluster is aggregated in a close cluster at the tip 

 of the flowering branches. The fruit is hemispherical, firm, and 

 black, thougii yellow forms are found. The species is widely dis- 

 tributed, extending from the mountains of Georgia westward to Mis- 



