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purple, often inclined to crumble, fair in flavor and quality. Not 
equal to Shaffer. 
Wallace.—(T. G. Wallace, Atlantic, Ia.) Originated with 
Mr. Wallace. Received for testing in 1898. Plants moderately 
vigorous to vigorous, winter injury from o to 25 per ct. for three 
years, productive. Fruit below medium to above medium, rather 
unattractive dull reddish purple, only moderately firm, more dcid 
than Columbian or Shaffer, fair flavor and quality. So far as 
tested at this Station is not equal to standard purple varieties. 
BLACK RASPBERRIES. 
(Rubus occidentalis.) 
NOTES ON VARIETIES. 
Hardiness.— During the past five years the winter injury to 
most of the varieties was not due so much to their lack of hardiness 
as it was to the weakened condition caused by the destructive work 
of the fungus disease, anthracnose, already referred to on page 416 
For this reason lists are not given although the average rating in 
regard to winter injury is in most cases recorded in the description 
of each variety. 
Earliness— The season of black raspberries is considerably 
shorter than that of the red varieties, a larger percentage of the 
crop being usually secured at each picking. The following lists 
indicate the varieties which begin to ripen early and those which 
give good yields late in the season. 
EARLY. LATE. 
Eureka, Mills, 
Hopkins, Onondaga, 
Mohler, Palmer,* 
Palmer,* Pioneer. 
Poscharsky No. 9, 
Desirable kinds.— The following list includes the varieties which 
have made a good record at this Station for several years and which 
can be recommended for trial where they have not already been 
tested. During some years, however, the best of these kinds were 
*Unusually long season. 
