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throughout tlie season, and is liiji^h in ciuality. June is the re- 

 sult of a cross made on the New York Station *^rounds in 1897 

 between Loudon and Marlboro. 



Plants vigorous, upright, few suckers, hardy, very productive, healthy; 

 canes stocky, nearly smooth, roundish, often with considerable bloom ; spines 

 straight, short, few in number and distributed near the base. Fruit matures 

 very early, keeps and ships well, adheres well to the bushes, easily picked ; 

 berries very large, and holding their size unusually well until the close of 

 the fruiting season, firm, with large drupelets, bright, handsome red re- 

 sembling Loudon, mild subacid; quality very good. 



649. King. R. strigosiis. — In the Northeast, King is not so 

 satisfactory as other standard sorts, but in West Virginia and 

 westward through the Central West it is considered one of the 

 best early red raspberries. It is most productive on clay loams. 

 King was grown from seed by T. Thompson, Richmond, Vir- 

 ginia, and was introduced in 1892. 



Plants tall, vigorous, upright-spreading, productive, hardy ; suckers numer- 

 ous. Leaflets rather small, somewhat lanceolate, more or less pubescent 

 on both surfaces. Flow^er-cluster long, loose, leafy, with 8-12 flowers. 

 Fruit early, of medium size, light red; receptacle small, releasing the berry 

 easily; drupelets rather small, cohering poorly, the berries crumbling rather 

 badly; flesh soft, tender, with rather insipid flavor; quality rather poor; 

 seeds of medium size. 



650. Loudon (Fig. 241). R. strigosus. — Loudon is one of the 

 best red raspberries for the northern limits of this fruit, being 



hardier than Cuthbert or Marlboro, with 

 which it must compete in raspberry regions. 

 The product is liked by canners, because it 

 holds its color well. The fruits are not so 

 good in quality as those of Cuthbert, and the 



Fig. 241. Loudon. plant is very subject to crown-gall. Loudon 

 originated about 1890 with F. W. Loudon, 



Janesville, Wisconsin. 



Plants of medium height and vigor, stocky, upright, very hardy; with 

 numerous canes. Fruit midseason, bright red, medium to large, somewhat 

 larger than Cuthbert, conic; drupelets large with a well-marked suture, 

 adhering so that berries do not crumble; receptacle of medium size, re- 

 leasing the berry easily; flesh firm, tender, juicy, moderately sweet, pleas- 

 antly aromatic ; quality good ; seeds relatively small. 



