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SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY 



Fig. 253. Taylor. 



685. Taylor (Fig. 253) has long been the favorite late black- 

 berry, and is prized also because of its hardi- 

 ness of bush, immunity to rust, and high qual- 

 ity of fruit. It is only moderately productive 

 in many localities. The plants are character- 

 ized by greenish-yellow canes, sometimes 

 tinted with red. It is an old variety, having 

 originated with a Mr. Taylor, Spiceland, In- 

 diana, in 1867. 



l*lants tall, vigorous, very hardy, moderately pro- 

 ductive, immune to rust; canes numerous, slender, an- 

 gular or nearly round, greenish -yellow, sometimes red- 

 dish, with numerous straight prickles. Leaflets 3-5, 

 oblong-laneeolate, pubescent on both surfaces. Flow- 

 ers 9-15, in long, compact, leafy, prickly racemes. 

 Fruit late, medium in size, thimble-shaped, glossy 



black; core soft, white; flesh rather soft, juicy, sweet, rich; quality very 



good; seeds of medium size, hard. 



686. Texas Early. Crandall. — This variety is held in high 

 esteem in California, where the fruit matures early and ripens 

 during a long period. The high quality of the fruit also com- 

 mends it. Crandall originated in Texas, but when, where, and 

 by whom is not known. It was introduced in California about 

 1875 by J. R. Crandall, whose name it sometimes bears. 



Plants vigorous, upright, productive, hardy at Geneva, New York; canes 

 numerous, resembling those of Lawton very closely, as do the leaves. 

 Flowers 6-8, in long, open, leafy, prickly racemes. Fruit very early, ripen- 

 ing period long, large; flesh firm, sweet, rich; quality very good. 



687. Wilson Early. — Although not generally grown now, the 

 variety is still found in parts of the East. The plants are pre- 

 cariously hardy, not always productive, and bear many imper- 

 fect flowers, most of which are more or less doubled. Wilson 

 Early is probably a blackberry-dewberry hybrid. The variety 

 originated with John Wilson, Burlington, New Jersey, about 

 1854. 



Plants upright or often semi-trailing, the trailing shoots rooting at the 

 tips, medium in vigor, half-hardy, variable in productiveness. Leaflets 

 3 to 5, broad-lanceolate. Flowers l^-y inches in diameter, often double and 

 imperfect, 4-6, in long, open, leafy racemes. Fruit very large, often irregu- 



