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TYLER 



WINFIELD 



berry. The berries were small and poor in 

 quality, so that with the coming of newer 

 kinds Soughegan and Tyler gave way and 

 are now seldom found. The variety originated 

 with J. A. Carlton, Soughegan River, New 

 Hampshire, in 1870. 



Plants of medium size, vigor, hardiness and produc- 

 tiveness ; canes few, reddish-brown, with strong, straight 

 prickles. Leaflets 3, the two lower ones often deeply 

 lobed. Flowers 10-14, in short, compact, leafy, prickly 

 clusters. Fruit very early, medium size, broadly hemi- 

 spherical, variable in size and shape, glossy black ; 

 drupelets numerous, small, round, cohering strongly ; 

 flesh firm, rather dry, sweet, somewhat insipid ; quality 

 rather poor ; seeds small, hard. 



TYLER. As has been said in the discussion 

 of Soughegan, Tyler and Soughegan are al- 

 most identical, although it is certain that they 

 originated in widely separated regions. Both 

 are undoubtedly seedlings of Doolittle, which 

 they much resemble, and the place of which 

 they took and long held as the best early 

 black raspberries, a place now filled by Plum 

 Farmer. Tyler is thought to be somewhat 

 hardier than Soughegan. It is still offered by 



a few nurserymen. The variety originated 

 with Nathan Tyler, Auburn. New York, about 

 1880. 



WINFIELD. Winfield has been rather 

 widely distributed, and is offered by many 

 nurserymen, but, as the description shows, has 

 few good characters to recommend it. The 

 berries are variable in size and shape, crumble 

 in picking, are poor in quality, and are borne 

 in compact bunches, which make picking diffi- 

 cult. In the East, plants and fruits are a 

 sorry sight in the company of good varieties; 

 the variety may have greater value in the 

 Middle West. Winfield was introduced by 

 the Winfield Nursery Co., Winfield, Kansas, 

 in 1908. 



Plants of medium size, vigor and productiveness, 

 spreading ; canes medium in number, stocky, with 

 strong, straight prickles. Flowers 11-12, borne in short, 

 very compact clusters. Fruit midseason, small to 

 large, hemispherical, exceedingly variable in size and 

 shape, dull black ; adhering rather tightly to the torus ; 

 drupelets large, few to many, round, cohering poorly 

 so that the berries crumble ; flesh coarse, rather dry, 

 firm, mild, insipid ; quality poor ; seeds large, hard. 



