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Blackberries 

 1 — Mercereau : Fruit large, ratlier acid, of good quality, quite soft ; season long, a good 

 berry for home use. *J. — Stone's Hardy : Fruit mediiuii iu size, quite prolific and of 

 fair quality. .1 — Texas : Fruit of good size, very prolific, rather soft wlien fully 

 ripe: earlier than the Snyder but of poorer quality. 4 — Minnewaslti : Fruit medium 

 in size, and of fair quality ; not as good as Snyder. 5 — Snyder : The most popular 

 blacicberry ; fruit medivim in size, very firm, prolific and of excellent quality : very 

 sub.1ect to disease. <> — Early Harvest : Fruit early, small, acid, not profitable here. 

 7 — Kittatinny : Fruit rather large, quite firm, of fair quality, not as prolific as the 

 Snyder, not as good a berry. S — Parlter : A berry of good size, quality, and firmness. 

 grown locally in Whatcom county where it is said to equal or excel the Snyder. 

 9^-Olimer : A herry of medium size, fair quality and not very prolific. 10— Mam- 

 moth (not on the photo) : Fruit large, acid, good quality. Plant has a trailing habit 

 and very thorny. Not prolific enough to be grown witli profit. 

 Photo and Descriptions by J. H. Stalil, ^'cstcrn Wasliinaton Expvviment Station 



