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perhaps, mix with the other. In 1875 he selected some of the 

 best Wilson varieties for seed. After watching the other seedlings 

 for four years, the largest and best was selected, and this is 

 Wilson Junior. Gar. Month. 27: 208. The plant is so like its 

 parent, the Wilson, as to be indistinguishable from it. 



VI. THE SAND BLACKBERRY 

 Rubus cuneifolius 



This is the species which grows in sandy land in 

 the southern Atlantic states. It is very little known in 

 cultivation, and there is little to induce its introduction, 

 for its formidable thorns brook no unwarranted fa- 

 miliarity. It is a low, stocky plant, with somewhat 

 wedge-shaped leaves, which are more or less downy 

 beneath. The fruit is borne in loose, leafy clusters, 

 being round, loose -grained, very black and of excellent 

 quality. 



Topsy (Childs's Tree Blackberry). Canes stout, upright and 

 viciously thorny, but not hardy; fruit large, late, soft, of good, 

 but not high quality. Of no real value in cultivation. 



RECOMMENDED VARIETIES OF BLACKBERRIES 



Few varieties in the preceding lists are of particular 

 interest to the commercial grower. Many have long 

 since passed out of cultivation, while others are yet 

 too new to be depended upon. Among the most im- 

 portant are Agawam, Ancient Briton, Snyder and 

 Taylor, with Early Cluster and Early Harvest for early 

 varieties, though both of these are to be received with 

 caution unless known to succeed in the locality. Other 

 varieties, to be sure, are valuable, especially in certain 



