CHAPTER XXIII. 



THE RASPBERRIES OF THE FUTURE. 



WE now come to a class that are destined, I think, to be the 

 raspberries of the future, or, at least, a type of them. I refer to 

 seedlings of the three original species that have been described. As a rule 

 (having exceptions of course), these native seedling varieties are compara- 

 tively hardy, and adapted to the climate of America. This adaptation 

 applies to the South, in the proportion that they possess the qualities of 

 the Rubus Strigosus or Occidentalis. To the degree that the foreign ele- 

 ment of R. Idceus exists, they will, with a few exceptions, require winter 

 protection, and will be unable to thrive in light soils and under hot suns. 

 Forgetfulness of this principle is often the cause of much misapprehension 

 and undiscriminating censure. I have known certain New Jersey fruit 

 growers to condemn a variety unsparingly. Would it not be more 

 sensible to say it belongs to the R. Idceus class, and, therefore, is not adapted 

 to our climate and light soil, but in higher latitudes and on heavy land 

 it may prove one of the best ? 



It should here be premised that these seedlings originated in this 

 country. Perhaps they are the product solely of our native species, or 

 they may result from crossing varieties of R. Idceus, in which case they will 

 exhibit the characteristics of the foreign species ; or, finally, from the 

 foreign and our native species may be produced a hybrid that will combine 

 traits of each line of its lineage. A conspicuous example of the second 

 statement may be seen in Brinkle's Orange, originated by Dr. Brinkle 



