Varieties of Blackberries and Dewberries 231 



What is very likely the same thing was received from Colorado 

 county, of that state, and introduced by Samuel Wilson, of Penn- 

 sylvania, in 1890, under the name Mammoth White, or Wilson's 

 White. The natural inference is that the Albino White of Parry 

 and the Crystal White of Childs belong to the same type. 



Wilson (Wilson's Early) (H). This variety was discovered by 

 John Wilson, of Burlington, N. J., about 1854. The bush partakes 

 of the habit of both the low and the high blackberry, some of the 

 shoots being erect and branching, others slender, and trailing on 

 the ground, indicating a hybrid origin. The trailing shoots some- 

 times take root at the tips. The fruit is very large, firm, somewhat 

 irregular, tapering toward the apex; grains mostly large, but with 

 some small ones mixed in. Long a popular variety in New Jersey. 

 It demands close pruning to prevent overbearing, and must be 

 covered for winter protection in most localities. 



Wilson Junior (H). William Parry, in 1870, selected plants of 

 Dorchester and Wilson and planted them together, far away from 

 any others, trusting that the pollen of one kind might mix with the 

 other. In 1875 he selected some of the best Wilson varieties for 

 seed. After watching the other seedlings for four years, the largest 

 and best was selected, and this is Wilson Junior. -Gar. Month. 

 27 : 208. The plant is so like its parent, the Wilson, as to be indis- 

 tinguishable from it. 



Windom (Cook's Hardy) (D). Brought to notice in 1887 by the 

 Seedling Commission of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society. 

 It was discovered and brought into cultivation by Dewain Cook, of 

 that state, who found it to be hardy, productive, of fair size, and 

 good flavor. 



Woodland. Plants thrifty, productive, with abundant small 

 prickles. Fruit medium, with large grams; flavor and quality good. 



Recommended varieties of blackberries and dewberries. 

 Snyder long held the lead as a commercial blackberry 

 and even yet stands well to the front. Its hardiness, pro- 

 ductiveness, bright color and good shipping qualities have 

 been in its favor. Its quality is poor, and it ought to be 



