ON THE RASPBERRY 



From the standpoint of the plant developer 

 the Phenomenal is of additional interest because 

 of its almost exact combination or blend of the 

 qualities of its parents. 



I have raised numerous seedlings from the 

 Phenomenal, but up to the present have found 

 none that quite equals it in all its excellent quali- 

 ties, though, like the Primus, it is a lixed new spe- 

 cies, the seedlings not reverting to either parent 

 form. The new berry has also been used as seed 

 parent in a number of crosses with other black- 

 berries and raspberries. 



Some thousands of seedlings thus produced 

 are now under observation. 



Among these hybrids great variations will of 

 course, occur, and while nearly all will undoubt- 

 edly be of inferior quality, I have^ confidently ex- 

 pected to find at least one that surpasses even the 

 Phenomenal; and now this expectation has been 

 fully realized in a new sweet variety which will 

 later be introduced. 



Other Perfectly Balanced Hybrids 



Hybridizing experiments of almost equal in- 

 terest, even if not quite so striking in results, have 

 been made between the various raspberries and 

 the Lawton blackberry. 



The Lawton is a very prepotent parent in these 

 crosses, and its characteristics will almost invari- 



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