New CreatiOxXs in Fruits and Flowhks. 



88 



Hybrid Blackberry. 



Autiiiiiu King-* 



Second generation from a cross of Lawton and Oregon Everbearing. A 

 rampant grower and quite thorny, with curious, handsome, palmate foliage and 

 pink blossoms. The berries, which ripen late in the fall, are of the largest 

 size, and have a superior, aromatic sweet quality never found in any of the 

 common summer varieties. 



One ver}' large plant. Price, $300. 



Davidson's Thornless Raspberry, Wachusett Blackberry and others have 

 been introduced as " thornless" and may perhaps properl}' be called so, though 

 having more or less of these troublesome marks of barbarian wildness. I have 

 produced many new tribes oi absolutely thoniless Blackberries, Dewberries and 

 Raspberries, all parts of the bushes being as smooth and silky as an Apple 

 twig or the new growth on a currant bush. These once useful but now useless 

 appendages have been completely and forever eliminated. 



Table showing average weight of a number of the standard Raspberries 

 and some of the new ones described in this list. All grown together on sandy 

 soil without irrigation. 



Number of berries required to weigh an ounce : 



Davidson's Thornless 



• • • 35 





20 







Wild California Blackcap. . 



. . 20 







Marlboro 



18 



Phcenicolasius 



. . . 30 



Golden Queen 



• • 15 



Cratoegifolius 



28 



Japan Golden Mayberry . . 



• • 15 



Gregg 



26 





. • 13 





. . . 23 





• • 9 



Brinckle's Orange .... 







. . 8 



"You certainly ought to be getting some money returns for the time, labor and money 

 you have expended in originating new fruits. 



I have felt impressed with the importance of your productions being put before the 

 public by firms of the very best reputation. Doubtless some things which have been said 

 in their favor from this office, and more that we hope to be able to say, will be quoted; and 

 I sincerely hope that whoever will purchase your new fruits will not say more than is 

 strictly true. If we are misquoted they will hear from us. You may count on this division 

 to endeavor to honestly represent to the country things just as they are. 



H. E. Van Deman, 

 Pomologist, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



