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Low Blackberry (American Dewberry, Trailing Blackberry). An 

 American species with very large, roundish-oblong, black fruit, juicy, 

 sweet, and highly flavoured. Habit strong, and is a low trailing 

 prickly shrub. Suitable only for alpine regions. 



Dorchester. 



Wilson's Early. 



Wilson's Early. An excellent American variety with very large, 

 oblong-oval, slightly pointed, deep black berries, and one of the 

 earliest Blackberries. The fruit has a rich sweet flavour, with a firm 

 flesh, and bears packing and carriage better than most other kinds. 

 In America it is considered to be one of the best Blackberries for 

 market. 



Wilson Junior. This is a seedling from Wilson's Early and said 

 to be superior to its parent in size and productiveness. It is also 

 a very early kind, and in other respects similar to the parent. 



BLOOD PLUM. 



HISTORY AND USES. 



This fruit is obtained from a small evergreen tree belonging to the 

 AnacardiaceaB or Cashew Nut family, known botanically as Ilcematos- 

 taphis l>arteri. It is indigenous to West Africa, and more especially to 

 the River Niger districts. The leaves are winged, and the small white 

 flowers are produced in panicles. The fruit is about the size of small 

 Damsons, and is borne in bunches somewhat similar to Grapes. It 

 is bright crimson, like blood, hence the vernacular name, and the 

 scientific one has the same origin. The fruit has an acid flavour, 

 and is much relished by the natives of countries where it is indigenous. 



