THE SMALL FRUITS OF NEW YORK 2IQ 



Knox. i.Out.Fr.Gr. Assoc. Rpt.^i. 1883. 2. Mich. Sla. Bui. 20s: iS, 2s. 1903. 



Of unknown origin; of value as grown at the Michigan Station, but unproductive 

 elsewhere. Plants vigorous, upright, moderately productive; fruit large, attractive; 

 good: late. 



La Grange, i. Am. Pom. Soc. Sp. Rpt. 82. 1904-05. 2. Lovett Cat. 75. 1910. 



Said to have been brought from Russia to IlUnois where it was grown for a number 

 of year by Charles La Grange in Vermilion County; introduced in 1910 by J T Lovett 

 Little Silver, New Jersey. Plants taU, vigorous, upright-spreading, rather tender, moder- 

 ately productive; canes stocky, glabrous; prickles medium in number, strong; fruit below 

 medium in size, irregular cylindrical-conic; drupelets large, black, juicy, soft, subacid; 

 good ; core variable ; midseason. 



Laporte. i. Horticulturist 28:223. 1873. 



Found growing wild at Laporte, Indiana. Brought to notice by A. M. Purdy, Palmyra 

 New York, about 1873. Plants hardy, vigorous and productive; fruit of medium size! 

 oblong, soft, sweet; excellent; early. 



Lawton. i. Gen. Farmet 15:157, fig. 1854. 2. Mag. Hort. 20:174. 1854. 3. Horti- 

 culturist 10:257. 1855. 4. Afag. Hort. 23:543- 1857. 5- Bailey Ev. Nat. 

 Fruits 302. 1898. 



New Rochelle. 6. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 663. 1857. 



In a previous chapter we have seen that Lawton was the second named blackberrj-, 

 and that it played a very important part in the eariy history of this fruit in America. It 

 long ago passed into obHvion as a commercial sort in eastern America, but is still grown 

 rather widely on the Pacific Slope. Lawton passed out of general cultivation because the 

 plants are tender to cold and very susceptible to the orange-rust. The berries are not at 

 their best until jet black, and are often picked too soon, when they are rather austere in 

 flavor, and this perhaps has given the variety a reputation it does not deserve for fruits of 

 poor quality. The variety was added to the American Pomological Society's fruit catalog 

 list in 1854. (For a fuller account of the history see page 184.) 



Plants tall, vigorous, upright-spreading, tender to cold, productive, variable in sus- 

 ceptibility to disease; canes stocky, green changing to brownish red; prickles numerous 

 large, thick; leaflets 5. dark green, pubescent, with setrate margins, in double series; petiole 

 long, thick, prickly, pubescent. Flowers in compact, leafless clusters ; petals white, roundish • 

 pedicels glandular, pubescent. Fruit late midseason, period of ripening long; large, hemis- 

 pherical to shghtly elongated, jet black but becoming bronzed when over-ripe; core large, 

 rather hard; flesh soft, acid at first, becommg sweet only at full maturity, rich, juicy'; 

 quality very good. 



Leader. 1. Card Bush-Fr. 222. 19 17. 



Originated with Daniel S. Kriebel, Kankakee County, lUinois. Plants very produc- 

 tive; fruit large; of best quality. 



Lincoln, i. Col. 0. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 70. 1887. 2. A^ Y. Sta. Bui. 63:667. 1893. 



Discovered in 1874 near Lincohi's monument, Springfield, Illinois; introduced in 1887 

 by W. H. Lightfoot of that place. It has no merit as grown at this Station. Plants 



