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THE CANADIAN H< (RTICDLTURlsiT. 



WILSON JUNIOR BLACKBERRY. 



Judge William Pariy, originator, 

 writfs thus in reganl to lii.s promising 

 seedling : — 



" Desirous to perpetuate the good 

 qualities, large size, and earliness of 

 Wilson Early, I selected berries which 

 measured three inches around in 1S75. 

 Reasoning from analogy and following 

 th^^ l»racticeof the most c u-eful bree'i<'rs, 

 who select the best animals, having the 



greatest number of good points, to 

 breed from, I selected the Wilson 

 Early as the standard of excellence 

 in blackberries, having the greatest 

 number of good points to be trans- 

 mitted to its oflrs))ring, and planted 

 seed of the largest berries from the 

 thriftiest and best plants, in preference 

 to procuring accidental jihints, which 

 had no ])edigree or back record to re- 

 commend them. 



