TRUE-TO-N AME SMALL-FRUIT PLANTS 



PLUM FARMER. Black. Berries large and 

 attractive when picked ready for the market. It is 

 thick-meated, firm and with bloom similar to Gregg. 

 Large in size and an excellent shipper; matures its 

 crops in a ver>' short period, making it one of the 

 most popular and profitable of the early market 

 sorts. Largely grown in northwestern New York. 



COLUMBIAN. Purple. Fruit large, shape some- 

 what conical, color dark red, rather bordering on 

 purple. The seeds are deeply imbedded in a rich, 

 juicy pulp, which has a delicious flavor, making it 

 the most delicious table berry. Columbian isa variety 

 of the Shaffer type, of remarkable vigor and produc- 

 tiveness. It is very hardy and prolific, grown from 

 tips the same as blackcaps. For canning purposes 

 it is undoubtedly one of the best. (See f)age 30. ) 



ROYAL PURPLE. Purple. Originated in 

 Indiana with a grower who says: "It surpasses 

 anything I have ever seen in the Raspberr>' line. 

 The original bush stands in a stiff blue-grass sod, 

 and has borne thirteen successive crops, and some 

 of the time in winter the mercury has gone 35 degrees 

 below zero. The bush is of healthy growth, and 

 the fruit is of large size." The canes are model 

 growers, vigorous and healthy, the color of the bark 

 is a deep, rich red, unlike Columbian and Shaffer, 

 and the canes are very vigorous, being smooth 

 except near the roots. The berries are good shippers 

 and good keepers; they do not crumble when picked 

 and present a better appearance in the basket than 

 most purple sorts. The bulk of the crop comes about 

 two weeks later than Columbian. 



Cuthbert (see page 30), the Standard Red Raspberry 

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