Varieties of Blackberries and Dewberries 227 



county, New York. Canes of moderate growth, and thornless. 

 Fruit rather large, oval, of very good flavor. According to one 

 grower, it produces few thorns and fewer berries. 



Ohmer. A seedling found by N. Ohmer, of Ohio. Hardy, healthy 

 and productive. Fruit large, late, firm, no core, and sweet before it 

 becomes soft. Ripens with Taylor. 



Ozark. " Better than either Snyder or Taylor, and more pro- 

 ductive." Mo. Hort. Soc. Kept. 1883 : 79. 



Parish Pink. Of no more value than other white varieties. 



Parker Early. Mentioned in Hovey's Magazine, 1868, p. 286. 



Parnell. A variety originated by Mr. Normand, of Marshville, 

 Louisiana. La. Exp. Sta. Bull. 3, 2d series. 



Peruvian (Blackberry). A variety of the common European black- 

 berry. Growth rank and dense; canes very long and large. Fruit 

 small, sweet, lacking in character. 



Phenomenal (Berry). Produced by Luther Burbank and claimed 

 to be a cross between the California dewberry and Cuthbert. Similar 

 to the loganberry but thought to be superior in some respects. 



Piasa. Sent out by E. A. Riehl, Alton, 111. 



Piasasaw. Mention. Proc. N. J. Hort. Soc. 1900 : 192. 



Premo (D). An early variety found in a patch of Lucretia. Much 

 like Lucretia but seven to ten days earlier. Quality and size uniform. 

 Bloom imperfect; should be planted with Lucretia or Austin. 



Primus (D). A variety produced by Luther Burbank, of Santa 

 Rosa, California, and said by him to be a cross between Rubus 

 vilifolius and R. cratcegifolius. The plant is said to be a strong grower 

 and productive, partially trailing, thickly covered with short, blunt 

 prickles, propagating by tips, though with some difficulty. Fruit 

 large, long, sweet, resembling the raspberry in flavor, adhering to 

 the core and ripening with the Hansell raspberry. Hard to pick and 

 too soft for market. A colored plate, together with a description, 

 appears in the report of the United States Pomologist for 1892. 



Purple-Fruited. A blackberry reported from Orwell, Ohio, with 

 ripe fruit purple instead of black. Meehan's Monthly, 1895 : 185. 



Rathbun (H). Sent out by A. F. Rathbun of Smith's Mills, N. Y. 

 Thought to be a cross between the Wilson blackberry and a dew- 

 berry, having the trailing habit of the dewberries the first year, 



