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THE RURAL NtSW-YOLilvliW. 
February 21, 
FRUIT NOTES FROM MISSOURI. 
Several years ago I procured a plant 
of the Himalaya blackberry. It had cut 
leaves, and proved not hardy here. Later 
I bought a plant of the round-leafed var¬ 
iety and last year both it and the cut- 
leafed endured 5% above zero, and set 
berries. The round-leafed plant had 
grown to a very large size, and shown 
itself hardier than the other. I am told 
McDonald I$lackreiu:y. 
it is hardy in Michigan. It bloomed very 
late, later than any variety of the black¬ 
berry, and its flowers were quite distinct 
from the rest of its family. They were 
larger, and tinged with blue. The ber¬ 
ries were borne on side shoots that 
branched out and set many clusters. Its 
capacity for bearing is obviously enorm¬ 
ous. So far, all well and full of prom¬ 
ise, but when the berries ripened, then 
came the disappointment. They were 
mostly nubbins. The picture shows one 
of the best clusters, natural size- The 
here to act as cross-pollenizcr. My plant 
is trained right and left, on two wires, 
and has a total spread of 25 feet. If its 
Another member of this family that I 
wish to report upon is the McDonald, a 
hybrid blackberry-dewberry from Texas, 
a State that leads all the Union in orig¬ 
inating new fruits. I sent notes of this 
berry for 1012, and rated it as one of 
the most promising of its family. In 
season it is even a trifle earlier than the 
Early Harvest, our standard of earliness; 
in size of berry it exceeds that variety 
and equals our best mid-season kinds. 
In productiveness it Is not excelled, if 
equaled. Its berries resemble those of 
the dewberry, and are of good quality. 
In growth it is very vigorous, creeping 
the first year, but afterwards sending up 
strong canes that will grow eight or 10 
feet long. Off my one old vine, thinned 
to two main canes, I picked five quart 
boxes of large berries. The largest of 
these are as large as the biggest dew¬ 
berries. In Texas I am told it is tre¬ 
mendously productive. So far it has 
shown only one weakness, and that is 
deficient pollination. The first year or 
so some of its berries were nubbiny but 
this year they were quite perfect. In 
explanation, the improvement is possibly 
due to the closer neighborhood of the 
Harvest and some of its home kindred 
that are supposed to act as pollenizers, 
such as the Dallas, Sorsby and Austin 
dewberry. Next year I shall have a com¬ 
plete test, for I shall have a number of 
the McDonald growing in rows next to 
these Texas varieties. If this new claim¬ 
ant proves reliable in bearing, it will at 
once take its place as the best of the 
early kinds, and probably the most profit¬ 
able of all its family. Another hybrid 
acquired at the same time is the Ilaupt, 
but it is thorny beyond belief, and much 
more deficient in pollination. The Ken- 
oyer is another variety that fails through 
imperfect pollination. 
Why is it that the proximity of a tree 
is unfavorable to a grape in a dry ►Sum- 
Plailt an 
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flavor of the berries was more acid than 
that of the standard sorts. Though a 
disappointment in results, the Himalaya 
was not a surprise in its fruit. It cor¬ 
responded closely with reports that I 
knew were authentic, and they were all 
to the effect that this variety is not of 
auy commercial profit, at least in the 
Northern and Central States east of the 
mountains. I understand that in Cali¬ 
fornia it is valuable, and one can easily 
believe this to be true of any region 
where this giant plant brings its berries 
to full perfection. There seem to be sev¬ 
eral members of the blackberry family 
whose flowers can be pollinated only un¬ 
der certain climatic conditions. No other 
member of its family blooms late enough 
mer like the last one, while a blackcap 
will flourish within three or four feet of 
a tree whose shade and roots are dwarf¬ 
ing all other growth around it, do better 
even than if receiving full cultivation in 
the center of a field? That is the fact 
here; the blackcap must have shade for 
best results, and to prevent its canes dy¬ 
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A long spell of warm dry weather is 
just drawing to an end during which 
the friable soil prompted a number of 
people to plant garden seed. This is al¬ 
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south of St. Louis. Fruit buds, however, 
have shown little advancement and are 
in no danger yet. l. k. Johnson. 
Cape Girardeau Co., Mo. 
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