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St Jo. I. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 301. 1905. 



Mentioned in 1905 as a new sort gaining some prominence near Springfield, Missouri. 



Sanford. i. Ann. Hort. 128. 1893. 2. A'^. Y. Sta. Bui. 111:284. 1896. 



A chance seedling foiind in a clearing by Henry Merrells, North Sanford, New York; 

 introduced in 1893 by C. W. Graham, Afton, New York. The variety has little value 

 as grown at this Station. Fruit small, oblong to oval, firm, moderately juicy, pleasant; 

 fair. 



Santa Rosa. i. Burbank Cat. 7. 1920. 2. Atn. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 160. 1920. 



Originated about 1902 by Luther Burbank, Santa Rosa, California, who introduced 

 it in 1912. This is a thomless sort descended from a West Virginia blackberry. Plants 

 very vigorous, canes reaching a length of twenty-five feet in a season; propagates by tip- 

 rooting, thomless, very productive; fruit medium to large, black, firm, sweet; excellent; 

 late. 



Scruggs. I. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 160. 1920. 



Offered without description by E. W. Townsend & Sons, Salisbury, Maryland. 



Sebastopol. i. Burbank Cat. 7. 1920. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 160. 1920. 



Of the same origin as Santa Rosa, and differs from that sort in being a few days later 

 and a little larger. 



See Early, i, ///. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 125. 1878. 



Originated near Centralia, Illinois, about 1878. Said to be so similar to Bnmton 

 Early that it might prove to be that variety. 



Sensation, i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 284. 1921. 



Introduced by L. G. Rathbun & Son, Orland, Indiana. Plants very hardy, bearing 

 a full crop in the summer and a light autumn crop on new canes; fruit very large. 



Snowbank, i. Btubank Cat. $. 1920. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 160. 1920. 



A descendant of Iceberg, originated by Luther Burbank, Santa Rosa, California, in 

 1906, and introduced by him in 1915. Plants upright, not hardy, unproductive at this 

 Station; fruit of medium size, cylindrical, pearly white tinged yellowish, glossy, moderately 

 juicy, mild, sweet; good; core soft; midseason. 



Snyder, i. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 390. 1873. 2. Cornell Sta. Bui. 99:521, fig. 100. 1895. 

 3. N. Y. Sta. Bui. 278:140. 1906. 4. Card Bush-Fr. 228, PI. VII. 1917. 

 Because of the great vigor, good health, remarkable productiveness, and hardiness 

 surpassed by no other blackberry, Snyder has been a standard commercial sort for many 

 years. The fruits are far from being as satisfactory as the plants ; they are not inviting in 

 appearance, turn red after picking, and the quality is mediocre. Long a standard, several 

 other blackberries are now more desirable, although the variety is still grown from the 

 Atlantic to the Pacific except in the South. Snyder does particularly well on poor, light 

 soils and withstands neglect rather better than most other sorts, except in the matter of 

 withstanding drouths in a dry season. Both plants and berries suffer, the berries fre- 

 quently withering before ripening. Snyder is a wilding foimd by Henry Snyder in 1851 

 on his farm at Laporte, Indiana. About i860 the Laporte Horticultural Society named it 



