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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 
Wherceereau 
Parker ohmes 
Blackberries 
1—Mercereau: Fruit large, rather acid, of good quality, quite soft; season long, a good 
berry for home use. 2.—Stone’s Hardy: Fruit medium in size, quite prolific and of 
fair quality. 38—Texas: Fruit of good size, very prolific, rather soft when fully 
ripe; earlier than the Snyder but of poorer quality. 4—Minnewaski: Fruit medium 
in size, and of fair quality; not as good as Snyder. 5—Snyder: The most popular 
blackberry ; fruit medium in size, very firm, prolific and of excellent quality; very 
subject to disease. 6—Early Harvest: Fruit early, small, acid, not profitable here. 
7—Kittatinny: Fruit rather large, quite firm, of fair quality, not as prolific as the 
Snyder, not as good a berry. 8—Parker: A berry of good size, quality, and firmness, 
grown locally in Whatcom county where it is said to equal or excel the Snyder. 
9—Ohmer: A berry of medium size, fair quality and not very prolific. 10—Mam- 
moth (not on the photo): Fruit large, acid, good quality. Plant has a trailing habit 
and very thorny. Not prolific enough to be grown with profit. 
Photo and Descriptions by J. H. Stahl, Western Washington Eaperiment Station 
