Varieties of Blackberries and Dewberries 229 



nearly globular, of good appearance and a good shipper. The berries 

 tend to turn red after picking, if exposed to sunlight. (Plate VII.) 



Sorsby.A Texas variety. R. N. Y. 1914 : 765. 



Stayman (Early). Introduced by A. J. Stayman, Leavenworth, 

 Kansas. Early, of excellent quality and productive. It has not 

 proved valuable in the eastern states. 



Sterling Thomless (H). A chance seedling, found on the farm of 

 John F. Sterling, Benton Harbor, Mich., in a field where Wilson 

 and Lawton had been growing. The canes resemble those of Wilson 

 in size, shape, and color, but are comparatively thornless. The fruit 

 is borne in cymose clusters, with long pedicels, like the dewberries. 

 Size medium, oblong, with large, rather loosely set, round drupes. 



Stone (Hardy) . -An Illinois variety of spreading habit, with fruit 

 mostly hidden beneath the foliage. Hardy, maturing its wood early 

 on suitable soils. Fruit rather small, roundish, black, soft, very 

 juicy, mild, and pleasant. 



Success. Very productive, plants moderately vigorous, canes of 

 a greenish color, grooved, bearing abundant prickles. Berries 

 medium to large, roundish, of good flavor. 



Taylor (Taylor's Prolific) .Introduced by Mr. Taylor, of Spice- 

 land, Henry Co., Indiana, about 1867. It has peculiar greenish- 

 yellow, round canes, somewhat slender and trailing in young plants. 

 Very hardy, vigorous and productive. Fruit large, roundish-oblong 

 or thimble shaped, soft in texture, juicy, very mild and rich. It 

 ripens late, about two weeks after Snyder. This is one of the best 

 and most dependable varieties I have known. 



Tecumseh. A variety of the Taylor type which originated in 

 Western Ontario. 



Texas (Early) (Crandall, Crandall's Early). Said to be large, 

 fine flavored and firm, ripening two weeks earlier than Lawton. 

 Grown in California, but has not proved valuable in the East. 



Texas Hybrid (Texas Pink Hybrid). Of medium size, delicate 

 pink color, sweet and nearly free from seed. 



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. 



Truman Thomless. Received at the office of the United States 



