'CHAPTER VII 

 VARIETIES OF RASPBERRIES 



To describe the varieties of bush-fruits in such a manner 

 that the grower can determine them from the description 

 has long since become impossible. Varieties now run into 

 the hundreds and differ so little that other means of de- 

 termining them must be employed. Yet a brief descrip- 

 tion or mention of those varieties known to have been 

 grown in America may be of service in several ways. Du- 

 plication of names, and consequent confusion are common 

 at best. A complete list, readily available, should prevent 

 this. 



No more important question confronts the fruit-grower 

 than the choice of varieties and few lines of progress will 

 contribute more to his success than will careful work in the 

 improvement of varieties. A history of varieties, how and 

 where they have originated, the sources from which they 

 have sprung and the trend of their development is there- 

 fore of value in several ways. 



The lists are arranged in two groups, one including the 

 black raspberries, the other the red and purple-cane 

 varieties. The latter group has become so complex and the 

 types so intermingled that it seems unwise to attempt 

 longer to keep them separate. 



While the present list cannot be complete, it will con- 

 tain the greater number of the varieties which have been 



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