146 SMALL FRUIT CULTUBIST. 



The old Purple Cane Raspberry is so well known that 

 I have selected it as the type or representative of this 

 class. 



The principal difference between the varieties of the 

 Black Cap and the Purple Cane is in the fruit. The first, 

 as is well known, have rather dry, tough fruit, with a pe- 

 culiar flavor. Its grains numerous, and very irregular in 

 size. The fruit of the Purple Cane, as a rule, is rather soft, 

 juicy, often very brittle, the grains separating very readily. 

 Color, varying from light red to dark brownish-purple, 

 but never black ; the flavor mild and agreeable, but en- 

 tirely distinct from those of the true Black Raspberry. 



Catawissa, Medium, round, dark reddish-purple, rather 

 brittle and soft, juicy, moderately good, canes strong, very 

 branching, dark brown bark, and few hooked spines. Pro- 

 duces a second crop in autumn. If the whole stool is cut 

 down in spring, the young canes of the season will come 

 into fruit early, and continue bearing until winter. The 

 fruit is borne principally on the ends of the shoots of those 

 which do not bend down and take root. Suckers are also 

 produced very sparingly, but if the stools are taken up, and 

 the roots left in the ground, a greater number will grow 

 than otherwise. The plant is quite tender in the Northern 

 States, and even in the locality where it was discovered, it 

 is sometimes winter-killed. I have cultivated this variety 

 about ten years, and have never as yet had a plant survive 

 the winter unless protected. It is of no particular value 

 unless for the purpose of producing a late crop, and to in- 

 sure this the entire plant must be cut down early in spring. 

 This variety was found in a grave yard, in the Village of 

 Catawissa, Columbia County, Pa. 



Ellisdale. Large, roundish-oval, grains medium to 

 large, quite regular in size; color, light crimson or dark 

 scarlet ; rather firm and of good flavor ; canes very strong, 

 light red, smooth, with a few straight spines near the base, 

 and an occasional hooked one on the upper portion. The 



