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REPORT ON THE FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



No. 24 



TAYLOR. (Tayllor's Prolific). 



A valuable commercial berry for colder sections, its season being later than Snyder. 

 Origin: introduced by Mr. Taylor, of Spiceland, Indiana, about the year 1867. 

 BxjsH: hardy, vigorous and productive 



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Taylor. 



Berry: large; roundish oblong; texture soft, 

 Season : medium to late. 



juicy ; flavor rich, moderately sweet. 



TRIUMPH, (n'estern Triumph). 



A good market berry, if grown on favorable soil. 



Origin: a chance seedling, found in Illinois, on the prairie, in 18.58. 



Bush: moderately vigorous; very productive, inclined to overbear; requires moist 

 bottom and close pruning for best results; semi-hardy. 



Berry : size medium ; form roundish oblong ; drupeleti coarse ; flavor sprightly, 

 rich and sweet, without core. 



QrALiTT : fair. 



Value: market first class 



Season: medium to late. 



WACHUSETT. 



This blackberry was first introduced as Wachusett's Thornless, on account of its 

 comparative freedom from spines. This, however, is the chief point in its favor, as 

 the plant is not productive enough to be of value to the Ontario fruit grower. 



Origin: a wild plant on Monadnock Mountain, Massachusetts. 



Bush: a slow grower, at first upright, afterward drooping; healthy, not very pro- 

 ductive; spines few; fruit clusters few. 



Berry: size medium; form roundish, moderately firm, of good quality, 

 of good quality. 



Value: market second class. 



Season : early to medium. 



