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Fig. 239. Herbert. 



bearing or autumn-fruiting varieties of the catalogues. Among 

 the best of these is Hailsham, an English variety which is being 

 grown somewhat in California. It is described as very distinct 

 in plant and berry. The plants are vigorous, with remarkably 

 large leaves, producing enormous, hemispherical, dark red ber- 

 ries of excellent quality, and bearing the main crop in autumn. 

 Picking must not be hurried, if color and taste are to reach the 

 condition where nothing requisite is wanting. 



647. Herbert (Fig. 239). R. strigosus. — Herbert is one of the 

 best berries of its kind. The preeminent merits are : great vigor 

 and hardiness; comparatively few suckers; 



and great productivity, being nearly twice as 

 productive as the old standard, Cuthbert. The 

 season is about that of Cuthbert, but usually 

 continues a few days longer. The berries are 

 similar to those of Cuthbert, but are more 

 sprightly in flavor, a little larger, rounder, 

 and a little softer. The berries are firm 

 enough to carry to nearby markets with or- 

 dinary care. Herbert is a chance seedling found in the garden 

 of R. B. Whyte, Ottawa, Ontario, about 1891. 



Plants vigorous, upright, hardy, healthy, very productive; canes inter- 

 mediate in size and smoothness, numerous, dull red; prickles medium in 

 length and number. Leaflets oblong-oval, dark green, rugose. Flowers 

 large; petals rather large, oval, tapering to short abrupt claws. Fruit ma- 

 tures late, about with Cuthbert ; large to very large, broadly ovate, with 

 medium to large coherent drupes, dark red, juicy, soft under unfavorable 

 conditions, pleasant flavored, sprightly; good in quality. 



648. June (Fig. 240). R. strigosiis. — Several remarkable 



characteristics of plant and fruit make June 

 worthy of extensive cultivation. The plants 

 are as hardy and as healthy as those of its two 

 well-known parents, Loudon and Marlboro, 

 and are more vigorous. The yield is heavy 

 and is well distributed over a long season, 

 which begins the earliest of all. The fruits 

 resemble those of Loudon in color, but are a 

 brighter handsomer red; they average larger 

 and are more spherical. The product ships unusually well 



Fig. 240. June. 



