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dull, glabrous ; prickles of average thickness and strength, few, short ; leaflets 3-5, large, thick, 

 dark green, rugose, crumpled, with closely serrate margins; petiole thick, somewhat pubes- 

 cent. Flowers early; pedicels short, pubescent. Fruit early midseason, ripening a Httle 

 earHer than Cuthbert but having a longer picking season, ships well; larger than Cuthbert 

 or Marlboro, uniform, retains its size well to the close of the season, round-conic, mediiun 

 to dark red, glossy, with but slight bloom, clings well to the torus yet picks easily; drupelets 

 small, with strong coherence; flesh juicy, mild, firm, sweeter than Marlboro, highly flavored; 

 very good in quality. 



English Black, i. Mich. Sta. Bui. 111:24. 1894. 



Described in 1869 as an old English hybrid of moderate vigor, with numerous purplish 

 spines. Fruit medium in size, roundish, dark reddish purple; drupelets below mediiun, 

 compact ; flesh firm, briskly subacid. 



English Giant, i. Card Bush-Fr. 203. 1898. 



Imported from Denmark by W. D. Barnes & Son, Middlehope, New York, and on 

 trial at this Station in 1894. Plants below medium in vigor, moderately hardy; fruit 

 large, light dull red, unattractive, moderately firm; quality fair. 



English Globe, i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 966. 1869. 



Plants vigorous; prickles moderately numerous, short, purplish; fruit large, obtuse- 

 conical, dark red; flesh soft, juicy, sweet. 



English Red Cane. 1. Mich. Sta. Bui. 111:24. 1894. 



Described by Crozier after Elliott as being much grown in 1865 by market gardeners. 

 Plants tall, hardy, productive; canes bluish red with whitish gray bloom; fruit medium to 

 large, round or sHghtly conic, dull red; drupelets large, firm, juicy, pleasant. 



Erie. I. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 14. 1885-86. 



Gladstone. 2. Green Cat. 8. 1890. 3. N. Y. Sta. Bui. 63:682. 1893. 



Originated as a chance seedhng, probably of Catawissa, with Charles Carpenter, 

 KeUeys Island, Ohio, about 1875, who sent it out in a small way as Carpenter No. 2 and then 

 as the Erie. In 189 1 Green's Nursery Company, Rochester, New York, introduced it imder 

 the name of Gladstone as a hardy, vigorous and productive everbearing variety, a reputation 

 which it failed to maintain. Plants vigorous, moderately productive, fairly hardy; fruit 

 medium in size, round, soft, juicy, purpHsh red, sweet and of good quality; midseason, 

 occasionally autumn-fruiting. 



Erskine Park. i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1920. 



Perhaps this sort is now the most popular double-bearing red raspberry. It produces 

 very fair crops in both summer and autumn which can be said of few other of the double- 

 bearing raspberries. The plants seem to be very hardy, fairly healthy and moderately 

 productive in both siunmer and autumn. The original plant was supposed to be a seedling 

 or a sport of Cuthbert, but no trace of the Cuthbert blood can be seen in either plant or 

 fruit. The fruits are not of the highest flavor, are inclined to crumble, and are quite variable 

 in size. Still, they are better than those of Ranere, the only other double-bearing sort 

 which competes with Erskine Park. This double-bearing berry was discovered by E. J. 



