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covered by Judge J. H. Logan on his place near 

 Santa Cruz, which was believed to be a hybrid 

 between the red raspberry and the California 

 dewberry. But the Phenomenal is far superior 

 in size, quality, color, and productivity, and it is 

 gradually displacing the loganberry. 



Unfortunately the two are sometimes con- 

 founded, and unscrupulous dealers have been 

 known to sell the loganberry under the name 

 Phenomenal. 



The new fruit, like most other plant develop- 

 ments the Burbank plum, the Wickson plum, 

 and the Pineapple quince, for example was not 

 fully appreciated for about ten years. But it is 

 now a standard berry on the Pacific Coast, and 

 as far as possible it is being introduced in other 

 regions wherever it will thrive. As already noted, 

 it is probably the largest of all known berries. 

 As a fruit for market or home use for drying 

 and canning it is of the first importance. 



From the standpoint of the plant developer 

 the Phenomenal is of additional interest because 

 of its almost exact combination or blend of the 

 qualities of its parents. 



I have raised numerous seedlings from the 

 Phenomenal, but up to the present have found 

 none that quite equals it in all its excellent quali- 

 ties, though, like the Primus, it is a fixed new 



