CHAPTER XXIII. 



THE R.A.SPBERRIES OF THE FUTURE. 



T It TE now come to a class that are destined, I think, to 

 ^ ^ be the raspberries of the future, or, at least, a type 

 of them. I refer to seedhngs of the three original species 

 that have been described. As a rule (having exceptions 

 of course), these native seedling varieties are comparatively 

 hardy, and adapted to the climate of America. This adap- 

 tation applies to the South in the proportion that they pos- 

 sess the qualities of the Rubus Strigosus or Occidentalis. 

 To the degree that the foreign element of R. Idceus exists, 

 they will, with a few exceptions, require winter protection, 

 and will be unable to thrive in light soils and under hot 

 suns. Forgetfulness of this principle is often the cause of 

 much misapprehension and undiscriminating censure. I 

 have known certain New Jersey fruit growers to condemn 

 a variety unsparingly. Would it not be more sensible to 

 say it belongs to the R. JdcBus class, and, therefore, is not 

 adapted to our climate and light soil, but in higher lati- 

 tudes and on heavy land it may prove one of the best ? 



It should here be premised that these seedlings originated 

 in this country. Perhaps they are the product solely of our 

 native species, or they may result from crossing varieties of 

 R. Idceus, in which case they will exhibit the characteristics 

 of the foreign species ; or, finally, from the foreign and our 

 native species may be produced a hybrid that will combine 



