ON THE THORNLESS BLACKBERRY 



vated varieties of blackberry, and soon developed 

 some improvements, particularly with reference 

 to the size of fruit, its flavor, and lengthenina the 

 season of fruit bearing. 



One of the improved varieties with which I 

 worked had been lately introduced under the 

 name of the Early Harvest; another was named 

 Wilson Junior. But my most notable results at- 

 tended the use of the native species, and in par- 

 ticular the introduction of foreign species from 

 remote parts of the earth. 



As early as 1879 I was earnestly working on 

 varieties of blackberries, and of raspberries as 

 well, that were obtained from my collector in Ja- 

 pan, combining these with other wild and culti- 

 vated varieties from various sources. 



My first really notable success, however, came 

 about through selection, without the aid of hy- 

 bridizing, from a berry that I introduced from 

 India. This berry, in recognition of its origin, 

 was named the Himalaya, sometimes shortened 

 to Himalya. 



The Prolific Himalaya 



The seed from which this improved blackberry 

 grew was obtained from India through exchange. 



It would appear that transplantation to an 

 altogether new soil and climate had the same 

 stimulating effect upon this blackberry that wg 



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