FRUIT CLUSTER OF THE COLUMBIAN PURPLE RASPBERRY 
This variety is supposed to be a hybrid between the Cuthbert red raspberry and the Gregg 
black raspberry and is therefore a combination of the species Rubus (Idaeus x strigosus) x 
occidentalis, (Fig. 19.) 
Ine. 
strigosus. 
Europe. 
Variety 
il SMBUS Ds 2 od beso A Gado uK 
Di BUCKeY eins mtonicie cian ars tte 
8 “Basten King. ean. ein <u = 
Ay Billbasketint ctw... «1 
Gy Utazha(lorihicl imeem ster Gee ab 
Cie le lis awit oaS Ae Oe arenes Oe 
7 Ohio Everbearing 5 
8 Perfection of Wisconsin 
9 Red Merville......:... 
10). Wa Brance(Cobb)i.%......0 w. 
dl ESO StIStn wren es, Ne toe 
12 CSORCHEtINers > see sere 
PIS VOUupenlabivGonys cetripatr tyes 
*14 Surprise...... 
US ON CACUSE otto knte y= renal eas 
16 Wisbeck Perfection......... 
The King is evidently 
a variety of R. strigosus, while Ant- 
werp, Superlative, and Surprise 
varieties of R. idaeus introduced from 
are 
to 
In the following tables the deriva- 
do 
so 
tion of the varieties of our red rasp- 
berries is given as far as it is possible 
at this time. 
The method 
used to determine their origin has been: 
Origin 
Auropean..... 
Ohio (?) 
Maine So 
European.... 
European..... 
New York.... 
etle een eevee s ee a en 
Wisconsin. ... 
.| European 
| European.. 
Kansas : 
| European... 
| European 
Tomentum 
Dense 
Dense 
Dense 
None 
Dense 
Dense 
Dense 
Dense: . .. ya. 
Dense...... 
Dense £ j 
Dense...... 
Dense...... 
Dense... 
Dense. . 
Dense. 
TaBLE III].—Horticultural Varieties of Rubus Idaeus 
Leaves 
Thick. 
Medium to thick, fall fruit. 
Thick. 
Thick. 
Thick. 
Thick, fall fruit. 
Thick. 
Thick. 
Thick. 
Medium to thick. 
Thick. 
Thick. 
