New York AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 443 
Early King.—(Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y.) Fruited 
at this Station for a number of years. Plants moderately vigorous 
to vigorous, purplish when mature, canes of medium size, prickles 
long, numerous. Ripening about a week earlier than most varieties 
but rather unproductive as is usual with early varieties. Winter 
injury from 5 to 8o per ct. during the past five years. Fruit medium 
size, roundish or slightly oblong, usually attractive color, only fair 
to good in flavor and quality. 
Ida.—Received for testing at this Station in 1898 from Thomp- 
son Sons, Rio Vista, Va. A seedling of Early Harvest. Plants 
moderately vigorous, semi-dwarf, unproductive to rather produc- 
tive, winter injury from o to 75 per ct. for the past four years. Fruit 
medium size, elongated, rather dull black, not particularly attractive, 
juicy, fair in flavor and quality. So far as tested, is inferior to 
standard varieties at this Station. 
Jie LOOsE-GLUSTER BLACKBERRIES. 
(Rubus nigrobaccus x villosus.) 
DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 
Bow Cane.*—( Broome Bros., McLoud, Okla.) Plants received 
at this Station for testing in 1900. Moderately vigorous, very 
dwarfish or trailing somewhat like a dewberry, winter injury varied 
from 10 to go per ct. during the past four years, unproductive. 
Fruit medium in size, unattractive in color, roundish to slightly 
elongated, grains large, rather acid, fair to good in flavor and 
quality. So far as tested at this Station does not appear to be 
valuable on account of unproductiveness, inferior quality and tend- 
ency to severe winter injury. 
Early Mammoth.—(Cleveland Nursery Co., Rio Vista, Va.) 
Said to be a hybrid between the blackberry and dewberry, and 
much resembles Wilson Jr. in habit of growth. Plants moderately 
vigorous, tinged with red, covered with numerous slender prickles, 
winter injury varied from 20 to 50 per ct. during the past three 
years, productive when not injured by winter. Fruit variable in 
size, ranging from small to very large, often imperfectly developed, 
*Species in doubt. 
