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somewhat wrinkled, and the canes are light colored, bear- 

 ing purple prickles in some varieties. The prickles on the 

 finer parts are firmer, recurved and less numerous. 

 The horticultural differences are more marked than 



Fig. 21. Rubus strigosus 



the botanical differences, the chief one being the habit of 

 the European raspberry to continue bearing more or less 

 throughout the greater part of the season after ripening 

 begins. This feature, while it may be desirable in a home 

 berry, is objectionable in a market berry. Another im- 



