186 HOME FRUIT GROWER 



PURPLE VARIETIES 

 COLUMBIAN. A strong growing, hardy, highly productive variety with 



very large, fairly firm, dull purple berries which follow Guthbert. It 



is particularly good for canning because it holds its form and size 



remarkably well. 

 ROYAL (Purple). A hardy, deep crimson, prolific, firm-fruited, late 



variety which produces its new plants from the tips of the canes. 



RED VARIETIES 

 BRILLIANT. A hardy, prolific, large, firm, red-fruited variety which 



follows St. Regis and precedes Cuthbert by a week or ten days. 

 CUTHBERT. For over 30 years the leading mid and late season variety 



because of its large, crimson, fairly firm, high-quality fruit and because 



the plants are hardy and readily adaptable to a wide variety of soils 



and climates. 

 HERBERT. A Canadian variety highly recommended for its hardiness, 



productiveness, and large, juicy, firm, high-quality red berries. It is 



the finest variety I havener fruited. 

 KING. An early but long season, bright red, firm, large-fruited variety of 



moderate quality and fair productiveness. The berries drop very easily 



from the plants when ripe. The canes are sturdy, hardy and produced 



sparingly. Of the red varieties it is therefore one of the surest to "stay 



put." 

 MARLBORO. An early but long season, prolific, large, light crimson, very 



firm berry of good quality. 



PERFECTION. A hardy, very large, firm, bright scarlet, high-quality 

 variety of long season. 



KANERE (St. Regis). A very early, bright red, prolific, medium-sized 

 berry with hardy, healthy, drouth-resistant canes. A second period of 

 fruiting begins on the young canes shortly after the old canes have 

 ceased fruiting and continues until mid-Fall. Unless the very numerous, 

 superfluous suckers are removed while soft the fruit of the first crop 

 will be small and no second one may form. 



WELCH OR HONEY. A vigorous, hardy, prolific, mid-season, large, crimson, 

 very sweet-fruited variety, considered one of the best for home use. 



YELLOW VARIETIES 



GOLDEN QUEEN. A descendant of the Cuthbert, which it resembles, 

 except the yellow color of its fruits. Decidedly the best American 

 yellow variety. Needs extra work to prevent undue development of 

 suckers. 



SAND CHERRY 



In the Prairie States the Western Sand Cherry (Prunus Besseyi) 

 is a native shrub which grows three or four feet high and in Mid- 

 summer bears variable, dark purple fruits about half an inch in diameter. 

 Recently Prof. N. E. Hansen of the South Dakota Experiment Station 

 has hybridized it with other species and produced varieties that 

 give promise of being more useful than even the best wild forms which 

 are highly prized for culinary purposes. 



