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GREGG 



KANSAS 



strong, straight prickles. Foliage typical of the species. 

 Flowers 11-13, in short clusters. Fruit medium in size, 

 hemispherical, irregular in shape, dull black ; drupelets 

 small, numerous, oval, cohering strongly ; flesh rather 

 dry, firm, sprightly ; quality good ; seeds small. 



GREGG. Fig. 246. Great Western. Hoosier 

 Mammoth. Western Triumph. At one time 

 the leading black raspberry, Gregg is gradually 

 passing out. The plants are too tender for 

 northern climates; too susceptible to the ills 



246. Gregg. (XI ) 



of the species; are not adapted to many soils; 

 and do not mature in a short season. To off- 

 set this list of faults, three meritorious quali- 

 ties may be named: the berries are about all 

 that could be desired large, handsome, and 

 of very good quality; the plants are very 

 productive where they thrive; the fruit is 

 one of the best for evaporating, a smaller 

 quantity of fresh fruit being required for a 

 pound of dried fruit than of almost any 

 other variety. The original plant was found 

 growing wild on the Gregg farm, Ohio County, 

 Indiana, in 1866. 



Plants o_f medium vigor, tender to cold, productive, 

 spreading in growth ; canes rather few, brown, glaucous 

 with a few strong, straight prickles. Leaflets 3-5, dark 

 green above, greenish-gray and pubescent beneath. 

 Flowers 8-14, in short, close, leafy clusters on tips 

 of the branches. Fruit late, large, broadly hemispheri- 

 cal, black with tinge of purple and heavy bloom ; 

 drupelets large, numerous, round, cohering strongly ; 

 flesh firm, juicy, rich and highly flavored ; quality good ; 

 seeds small. 



HILBORN. Hilborn has many characters 

 that commend it for commercial plantings, 

 and was a prime favorite, and still is some- 

 what of a favorite, in Ontario and parts of 

 Ohio. The plants are vigorous, hardy, healthy, 

 and productive, and the fruits are large, firm, 



and very good in flavor, ripening as second- 

 early. Despite the list of merits, however, 

 the variety does not rise far enough above 

 mediocrity in the most essential characters 

 to enable it to compete with several newer 

 black raspberries. Hilborn was found on an 

 old raspberry plantation on the farm of W. W. 

 Hilborn, Leamington, Ontario, in 1886. Data 

 are not available for a technical description. 



HONEYSWEET. Honeysweet is one of 

 the newest candidates for commercial berry 

 plantations. On the grounds of the originator, 

 the variety makes so good a showing that 

 several nurserymen are now putting it out as 

 most desirable as a money-maker or for home 

 plantations. Opportunity has not occurred to 

 make a full description of plant and berry, but 

 the following are their salient characters: the 

 plants seem to be satisfactory in all the qual- 

 ities requisite for a commercial black rasp- 

 berry; the fruits are of large size, glossy black 

 and of a distinct flavor, rich, very sweet, aro- 

 matic, and very nearly perfect in the characters 

 that constitute quality in black raspberries. 

 The fruit ripens in early midseason and can be 

 left on the bushes longer than that of most 

 other varieties. The product is said to be very 

 good for culinary purposes, requiring less sugar 

 than other berries, and to evaporate well. The 

 original plant was found as a chance seedling 

 on the farm of A. B. Katkamier, Macedon, 

 New York, in 1912. 



HOOSIER. Hopsier is a promising black 

 raspberry for the Middle West. It is a selec- 

 tion from a large number of seedlings grown 

 to secure a hardy and disease-resistant variety, 

 but, on the grounds of the New York Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, 

 it is neither hardier nor more resistant to dis- 

 eases than the average variety of its species; 

 in fact, it is marked as susceptible to anthrac- 

 nose. There the variety fails also in hot, dry 

 summers. Notwithstanding the experiences 

 noted, it is well spoken of by many. Hoosier 

 originated on the farm of John Dunn, Pekin, 

 Indiana, about 1895. 



Plants medium in size and vigor, productive, upright ; 

 canes medium in number, rather stocky, dull reddish- 

 brown with strong, straight spines. Leaflets usually 

 3, large, dark green above, greenish-gray beneath. 

 Flowers 10-12, in very short, compact, leafy clusters. 

 Fruit midseason, large, hemispherical, glossy black ; 

 torus small, releasing the berry readily ; drupelets large, 

 numerous, round ; flesh dark red, firm, juicy, subacid, 

 rich, with pleasant aroma ; quality good ; seeds large, 

 hard. 



KANSAS. Fig. 247. Long a prominent 

 commercial black raspberry, Kansas is more 

 often and better characterized by its faults 

 than by its virtues. Chief of the faults is 

 susceptibility to winter-killing, although de- 

 fective fruits, the berries being often imperfect 

 and variable in size and shape, stand against 

 the variety as markedly as the defect in the 

 plant. Nevertheless, the variety finds favor 

 and is largely grown, although it is being re- 

 placed by Plum Farmer. The original plant 



