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good for the class. It is somewhat later than Gregg, and grown in 

 Ohio for canning and evaporating. Ohio. 



Nemaha. Large, roundish oblate, black, with some bloom. Flesh 

 firm, juicy, and better in quality than Gregg at the West. Popular 

 West and in New York. Nebraska. 



Ohio (Alden). Medium, roundish oblate, black, with considerable 

 bloom. Flesh quite firm, rather dry, and very seedy. Much grown 

 in localities where berries are dried, as it yields more dried fruit to the 

 bushel than other varieties. New York. 



Older. Large, roundish, black, shining, but without bloom. 

 Flesh juicy, firm, very good.. Popular in the Western States. Iowa. 



Palmer (Acme). Large, roundish. In color and flesh it is much 

 like Tyler, but it has proven a better bearer, and has been widely 

 planted in a commercial way, especially at the West. Ohio. 



Smith Prolific. .Very large for the species, jet black. Flesh 

 firm, sweet, very good. This is prized by growers for its stiff canes 

 with numerous laterals. Regarded specially valuable for drying 

 and canning in New Jersey and New York. New York. 



Souhegan. Medium to large, roundish, black, without bloom. 

 Season, early. An old variety, widely planted East and West. New 

 Hampshire. 



Tyler. Small to medium, shining black, much like Souhegan, 

 but it has been grown more extensively as it endures spring frosts 

 better. New York. 



Winona. Very large for its class, roundish; color glossy black. 

 Flesh firm, juicy. Season, early and it has proven a good shipper. 

 Ohio. 



PURPLE-CANE VARIETIES (Rubus neglectus). 



In this division is included the varieties that appear to be inter- 

 mediate between the red and black species. But it is only a horti- 

 cultural division, as some that are included only propagate from 

 sprouts, while the true purple-cane varieties propagate from the 

 tips like the Shaffer and Ellisdale. See Section 244 of Part I. 



Addison. Medium to large, roundish; color brownish red. Flesh 

 firm, juicy, very good; roots from the tips, but fruit has red-raspberry 

 flavor. Is liked where known. Vermont. 



Cardinal. Large,- red, soft, juicy, and better in quality than 

 Shaffer. A peculiar variety, as when young it propagates from the 



