TREES aPLANTS THAT GROW 
January 14, 1922 
The Nanticoke Blackberry 
Some time ago I saw Prof. Massey’s 
picture in The It. N.-Y. standing beside a 
bush of Nanticoke blackberries. I would 
like him to give me more information re¬ 
garding this berry’s growth. Ilovv is it for 
a commercial variety? Does it stand up 
well under long shipments? Can it be 
left on the vines for two or three days’or 
so? What time of the year does it usu¬ 
ally commence to ripen? Is it anywhere 
near the I Mack Diamond? We have the 
Black Diamond here, but it is so much 
expense because it lakes so many pales 
and time to tie it up. the same as grapes, 
although it hoars sometimes over a crate 
to a hill. If the Nanticoke is free from, 
rust and does not have to lie staked, it 
would he a better berry here, provided 
it commences to ripen the same time as 
the Black Diamond, or later. t. c. 
Ilammonton, N. J. 
The Nanticoke blackberry is a rank 
growing upright plant that needs no 
stakes. It was found on the Nanticoke 
River in Maryland. It is valuable for its 
quality, freedom from disease, and be¬ 
cause it ripens later than any other black¬ 
berry, It begins to fruit about the first 
of August here, and runs to September. 
It is of value for borne use and home 
market, perhaps, but is unsuited to ship¬ 
ping, for the fruit is entirely too soft 
after ripening. I have no plan is for 
sale. w. F. MASSEY. 
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Value of Oil of Sumac 
What is the oil of sumac berries used 
for? I have a lot of sumac on my farm 
and would like to derive some benefit, from 
it. F. E. H. 
Cranford N. J. 
Oil of sumac berries is used in the 
manufacture of the highest grades of ar¬ 
tists’ oils. It is prepared by gathering 
the berries as soon as ripe, drying them 
thoroughly, grinding them and cooking 
them under a high steam pressure. When 
cooked and cooled the oil rises to the top, 
is skimmed off, and goes through several 
processes of distillation, washing and fil¬ 
tration, in order to purify it. The nor¬ 
mal yield is very light, and the least par¬ 
ticle of fermentation destroys its value 
for this purpose. The pomace after the 
oil is extracted is sometimes pressed, dried 
and used as a stock food, though it is not 
held in high repute. 
Sumac extract is a different prepara¬ 
tion. It is made by boiling the berries, 
pressing them to extract the juice, and 
then evaporating the juice to the re¬ 
quired density, and adding alcohol to pre¬ 
vent fermentation. It is used for flavor¬ 
ing certain kinds of Italian wines, and 
also in the manufacture of certain dyes, 
although the low-priced aniline dyes have 
practically driven it from the market for 
this purpose. An extract is also made of 
the berries when in their green stage, 
which is used for tanning kid leather. 
The leaves and bark are also used for 
tanning kid. The process is much the 
same as for tanning with hemlock bark, 
but the manipulations are more careful 
and thorough. An extract is made of 
either hark nr leaves by gathering jn 
.Tune or July, drying, grinding, making a 
decoction and evaporating (lie decoction. 
A yellow dye is also extracted from the 
bark. 
Our trade in sumac is practically all 
with Italy, which is the center of the 
world's sumac industry, and in we 
imported in round numbers a total of 
15.000,000 lbs. of the leaves at a de¬ 
clared valuation of le a pound, 1 have 
no information regarding the amount of 
other sumac products that we import, but 
it amounts to a considerable sum. It is 
claimed by some that the American vari¬ 
eties of sumac are inferior for tanning 
purposes to those of Italy. On the other 
hand, it is maintained by others that 
there is no essential difference in quality, 
but that the relatively higher cost of 
labor prevents their exploitation, and 
sumac products have been kept on the 
free list for years. Certain it is. how¬ 
ever. that there is a field here which will 
bear a thorough investigation. 1 am un¬ 
able to give any information regarding 
where sumac products may be sold, but a 
letter addressed to the Bureau of Mar 
Icets, Department of Agriculture. Wash¬ 
ington. P'. C.. and asking for such infor¬ 
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