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1883. Very similar to the Gregg, but hardier. Vigorous and pro- 

 ductive. Fruit large, of good quality, and firm. Popular in south- 

 eastern Nebraska. 



New Haven. A chance seedling which came up on the grounds 

 of E. E. Clark, of New Haven, Conn., proving better than any 

 seedlings he had raised. Rept. Conn. Board of Agr. 1866: 184. 



Norfolk. Mentioned as unsatisfactory. Mich. Exp. Sta. Bull. 

 122. 



NorthfieldSeut out for trial by M. T. Thompson, of Rio Vista, 

 Va., but never introduced. Mich. Exp. Sta. Bull. Ill: 294. 



Ohio (Alden). The great evaporating raspberry, having been 

 more largely planted for that purpose than all others together. The 

 full history of this variety is recorded by Bailey in Bulletin 117, 

 Cornell University Exp. Station, p. 362. Somewhere in the sixties, 

 Hiram Van Dusen, of Palmyra, N. Y., bought a lot of Doolittle 

 plants of A. M. Purdy, of that place. When the plantation began to 

 fail, he found one plant apparently as good as new, which, from 

 previous observation, he knew to be firmer, more productive, and 

 to ripen later. The Doolittle plants mentioned, it was found, came 

 from Ohio, and Mr. Van Dusen called this the "Ohio" to distinguish 

 it from the Doolittle. It was introduced by a son and grandson of 

 Mr. Van Dusen. A. M. Purdy was of the opinion that this was 

 precisely identical with what he grew at that time as the Miami, 

 obtained from Ohio, and states that it was so decided by John J. 

 Thomas and Patrick Barry, who saw them growing on his grounds. 

 This, like many market fruits, though hardy and productive, is not 

 of good quality. It is one of the most seedy varieties grown, and 

 it is partially for this reason, no doubt, that it yields more pounds 

 of evaporated fruit per bushel than other sorts. 



Ohio Everbearing (Monthly Black-cap). A full account of the 

 history of this variety is also given by Bailey in Bulletin 117 of the 

 Cornell University Experiment Station. (See also page 148.) The 

 taking up of this variety by Nicholas Longworth appears to have 

 been the beginning of the cultivation of the black raspberry in 

 America. It is of especial interest on this account, although not 

 a variety of great value. Its chief feature seems to have been its 

 autumn bearing habit. 



