BLACK-CAP VARIETIES 175 



found and transplanted by Daniel Supher, but was brought to 

 notice by A. T. Hobbs, of Randolph, Pa. Canes strong, vigorous, 

 pale orange-yellow; spines short, slightly hooked, rather nu- 

 merous. Fruit of medium size, orange color, with pink at the 

 base of most of the grains. Firm, rather dry, but sweet and rich. 



Surprise. — Found wild, and introduced to notice by Charles 

 Husmann, of Bluffton, Mo., about 1865. Said to be large, more 

 conical and darker in color than the common black-cap, with 

 fewer seeds, and a deep bloom. — Downing. 



AS<<rre//.— Introduced by the Cleveland Nursery Co. of Rio Vista, 

 Va. Seemed to promise well in Virginia, but not in Michigan. — 

 Mich. Exp. Sta. Bull. Ill: 313. 



Sweet Home. — A seedling of Lum's Everbearing, from Illinois. 

 Introduced about 1880. Spoken of as superior to McCormick, be- 

 ing very stocky, with a large and firmer fruit, though so similar to 

 that variety as to be thought by spme to be the same. 



Thomas (Thomas' Seedling). — Originated by Mr. Thomas, of 

 Marion, Ind. 



Thompson Sweet. — Mentioned in Bulletins of the Mass. Hatch 

 Experiment Station, as early, unproductive, lacking in hardiness, 

 vigor and firmness; small, of good quality. 



Townsend No. 2. — On test at the Geneva (N. Y.) Experiment 

 Station. Said to be medium to large, firm, somewhat seedy, 

 sweet, of good quality, hardy. 



Tyler. — An accidental seedling, found growing among McCor- 

 mick and Seneca plants on the grounds of Nathan Tyler, of 

 Auburn, N. Y. Five hundred plants were sold to Robert John- 

 ston, of Shortsville, N. Y,, v\^ho introduced it under the name 

 Tyler. An excellent early variety, of good size and quality, jet 

 black, hardy and productive. It resembles Souhegan so closely 

 that the two are practically indistinguishable, although they 

 originated in different parts of the country. It has been thought 

 to withstand spring frosts better than Souhegan. After the 

 Doolittle passed the zenith of its popularity, these two varieties 

 long stood as the representative berries. 



Virginia. — A variety controlled by the Cleveland Nursery 

 Co., of Rio Vista, Va. Said to be large, jet black, round, coni- 

 cal, moderately firm, of excellent quality, holding out well at the 

 end of the season.— Mich. Exp. Sta. Bull. Ill: 317. 



Wade. — Found by John Wade, of Veedersburg, Ind., in the 

 spring of 1884, under a grape trellis where the birds had dropped 

 the seed the summer before. Described by him as an ironclad 

 variety, wonderfully productive. Fruit showy black, firm, of 

 superior quality, ripening about with Souhegan. 



