232 B USH-FR HITS 



hardy than Taylor and not of sufficient value to insure its con- 

 tinuance in cultivation. 



Texas Early (Crandall, Crandall's Early). Said to be large, 

 fine flavored and firm, ripening two weeks earlier than Lawton, 

 and less seedy. Has not proved valuable at the North. 



Truman Thornless. Received at the office of the United 

 States Pomologist in 1892, from G. P. Peffer, Pewaukee, Wis- 

 consin, and mentioned in the report of that year, p. 264. Said 

 to be nearly thornless, as hardy as Snyder, earlier and better. 

 Fruit medium to large, oval, dull in color, firm, sweet, good. 



Wachusett. Found growing wild on Monadnock Mountain, in 

 Massachusetts. A slow grower, upright at first but drooping 

 later, spines few and small. Fruit clusters few and small ; berry 

 small, round, moderately firm, of good quality. The plant is 

 such a shy bearer that it has no practical value. This variety 

 was figured in Tilton's Journal of Horticulture, Vol. IV., p. 220, 

 but the drawing is not sufficiently accurate to determine its 

 parentage. The leaves are peculiarly wrinkled at the edge, a 

 character quite distinct. It may possess an admixture of Rubus 

 Canadensis blood. 



Wallace. Introduced by Mr. Wallace, of Wayne Co., Indiana, 

 about 1862. The plant is of stocky, upright growth, with broad 

 round leaves resembling those of Snyder, ripening a week later, 

 hardy and productive. Fruit as large as Lawton, of excellent flavor. 



Warren. Fairly hardy and quite productive. Berry about like 

 Snyder in quality and size. Ohio Exp. Sta., Vol. II., Bull. 4, p. 108. 



Wapsie. An Iowa variety, mentioned as on trial and proving 

 very hardy thus far. Rept. Ohio Hort. Soc. 1888:192. 



Washington. Raised by Prof. C. G. Page, Washington, D. C. 

 Fruit large, black, sweet and good. Downing. Mentioned as 

 new in Hovey's Magazine, in 1859. 



Weston. Originated with Adrian Durkes, of Weston, Mo., who 

 considered it more productive than Newman or Lawton. Gar. 

 Month. 12:371. 



II. THE SHORT-CLUSTER BLACKBERRIES 

 Rubus nigrobaccus, var. sativus 



This class includes the commonest form of culti- 

 vated blackberry. It differs from the other class 

 chiefly in the fact that the fruits are shorter and 



