THE RASPBERRIES 



Blackcap Raspberries 



The wild Black Raspberry is one of the most abundant 

 and widely distributed of the fruits native to North 

 America. The type species {Rubus occidentalis) is found 

 throughout the region north of Georgia and Missouri 

 to Oregon and British Columbia, while a special variety 

 occurs in the Rocky Mountains and on the Pacific 

 Coast. 



So far as the records show, the fruit was first brought 

 into cultivation in 1832, when Nicholas Longworth, of 

 Cincinnati, Ohio, found a very promising wild plant 

 which he transferred to his garden and introduced 

 to horticulturists under the name Ohio Everbearing. 

 Nearly twenty years later another promising plant was 

 found wild in New York state and introduced about 1850 

 as the Doolittle. Since then a great many varieties have 

 been introduced, most of them being chance seedlings 

 that have attracted attention on account of the special 

 excellence of their fruit. 



The Black Raspberry is distinguished from other 

 raspberries chiefly by the purplish black color of its fruit 

 and the habit of forming new plants from the tips of the 

 canes as they bend over and touch the ground. Some- 

 times vines bearing yellow fruit are found. These 

 "sports" have been introduced under such names as 

 Goldencap, Yellowcap, and American White. 



