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injured; suckers numerous, quickly making a matted row, stocky, green changing to red- 

 dish brown, glaucous, with eglandular tips, devoid of prickles; leaflets usually 5, about 

 meditun in size, roimdish ovate, dark green, slightly glossy, very rugose, with dentate 

 margins; petiole long, very thick, glabrous, glaucous. Flowers early; pedicels eglandular, 

 with few prickles, glabrous, glaucous; calyx smooth. Fruit early, or early midseason, 

 ships well; large to very large, uniform and retaining size throughout the season, broad- 

 conic, medium red becoming darker when fully ripe but remaining firm, releasing berries 

 readily from the torus which is roughish, slightly pointed or blunt, whitish; drupelets 

 large, adhering so that there is no crumbling; flesh juicy, firm, mildly subacid, pleasantly 

 aromatic; quality good to very good. 



Orange, i. Horticulturist 1:178. 1846-47. 



Brinckle's Orange. 2. Hoffy N. Am. Pom. PI. i860. 3. N. Y. Sla. Bui. 278:121. 

 1906. 



Orange was raised from seed of Dyack Seedling in 1845 by Dr. W. D. Brinckle of Phila- 

 delphia. For a number of years it was the standard of excellence among raspberries and 

 was widely grown as a family bern,-. It was of the type of the Antwerps, but more vigorous 

 and adapted to a wider range of country. The berry was of a beautiful orange color and 

 possessed a very rich and delicious flavor. It thrived only on cool, moist soils where the 

 sun was not too hot, but required winter protection. The softness of the fruit prevented its 

 becoming a general market berry. In 1854 the American Pomological Society placed it 

 in its list of varieties promising well and in 1856 it was placed in the fruit catalog of the 

 Society where it still remains. Dr. Brinckle stated that Orange generally reproduced 

 itself from seed. Seedlings occasionally appeared with circular leaves, and although 

 having perfect flowers, they never bore fruit. Plants not vigorous, dwarfish, slender, 

 tender to cold, very productive in favorable locations; canes light gray; prickles white; 

 fruit large, ovate; drupelets above medium in size, very soft, juicy; color a beautiful 

 orange-pink; flavor and quality of the best; early. 



Orange d'Automne. i. Fish Hardy-Fr. Bk. 276. 1882. 



Canes sturdy and productive; fruit large, bright orange, firm, juicy, richly flavored. 



Oronoco. i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1920. 



Introduced by the Morris & Snow Seed Company, Los Angeles, California, in 1914. 

 Said to have come from wild plants brought from the Oronoco River region in South America. 

 Described as evergreen and a strong grower, bearing clusters of large yellow fruit of good 

 quality. 



Osceola, i. Mich. Sta. Bid. 111:47. i894- 



Originated in Osceola County, Iowa, and reported in 1881 as a soft and very hardy 

 variety. 



Owasco. I. AT. F. Sto. £«/. 497:16, PI. 1923. 



The fruits of Owasco are the largest and handsomest red raspberries grown on the 

 Station groimds. The berries are quite as good as they look, and if product alone were 

 to be considered, one could say that Owasco is the nearest approach to perfection of any 

 red raspberry. Unfortunately it fails somewhat in its plant characters. Thus, it is a poor 



