THE SMALL FRUITS OF NEW YORK I9I 



here from the pioneer days, and can now be found growing wild in the 

 woods. It is a very hardy plant with us, but does not do well in dry unir- 

 rigated soil. Requires a wet soil and moist climate to thrive. We have 

 sent quite a few of them into the Eastern States, but do not know what 

 success the planters have had with them. 



" They are propagated from either tips or cuttings, also from suckers. 

 There is nothing to beat them suckering. It is one of our best berries 

 for home use, but does not stand shipping. Very prolific bearer, medium 

 sized berry with abundance of seeds." — J. H. Settlemire & Son, Woodburn, 

 Oregon. 



" I cannot give you the information you requested in regard to the 

 origin of the Evergreen Blackberry. I can tell you about the plants, 

 however. They are very hardy and very productive and now grow wild, 

 or in out-of-way places in many localities. I have noticed this especially 

 along the ocean coast. They are full of briars, hence the berries are rather 

 hard to gather. They are good but not equal to several of our cultivated 

 varieties. They bear all simimer in enormous quantities, have large seeds 

 with beards which are rough in the mouth. The juice is of good flavor. 

 They are nice for manufacture of jelly." — O. P. S. Plummer, Portland, 

 Oregon. 



" In answer to your note of request regarding the so-called Oregon 

 Evergreen Blackberry, I think it is not a native of Oregon, but that it was 

 brought from Australia to this country in the first settlement. This is 

 all I can find regarding its origin. The quality of the berry is good but is 

 so late that it is not raised very extensively for market. It requires plenty 

 of water to perfect its crop. As for its propagation, it is usually from tips 

 or suckers. On cultivated land in this country it becomes a nuisance, and 

 will spread rapidly if any roots are cut or broken." — W. J. Magoon, 

 Portland, Oregon. 



" When I came to Oregon, about twenty-five years ago, the Evergreen 

 Blackberry appeared to be an old settler here. I am unable to give you 

 any information of the origin. It is not much thought of here as a money- 

 making fruit." — H. Freeborough, Monta villa, Oregon. 



" In regard to the Evergreen Blackberry: I am unable to give you 

 very much information, although I have the variety and it is a very fine 

 blackberry. I have known it for at least thirty years." — H. J. Geer, Core, 

 Oregon. 



THE HIMALAYA BERRY 



In the early nineties Luther Burbank introduced a blackberry which 

 he called the Himalaya Giant. His stock originated from seed sent him 

 from " high up on the Himalaya Moimtains in 1889 or 1890." In 1893 

 he relisted this berry " as an improved variety of Ruhus sp. Himalaya" 



