Station, has written: “It has proven very heavy yielding, re- 
sistant to certain diseases, and fully hardy in contrast with 
the Cuthbert variety, which is often severely injured by win- 
ter freezing and is susceptible to two or three serious diseases.” 
A grower in southern Washington wrote that Washington is 
a large producer and a good shipper, one week earlier than 
Cuthbert, very hardy. He formerly grew Cuthbert, but has dis- 
carded it for Washington, which he finds so much better, 
hardier and not subject to winter freezing. The Washington 
Packer has said that in numerous tests of the processed fruit 
many experts have pronounced this variety superior to Cuth- 
bert. 
An Oregon grower says: “As to flavor I personally prefer 
the Willamette to the Cuthbert, but the Washington has a very 
superior flavor that is different from the Willamette.” 
A grower in Santa Cruz, in Central California, wrote: ‘‘Have 
had excellent results with the Washington raspberry. ... 
Previously I had planted the most popular variety obtainable 
at the Niles nursery, but we like the Washington so much 
better and it produces so much heavier that we are digging 
the old variety up this year.” 
It has been grown here in Southern California for several 
years and is said to like our climate, the vines being very 
vigorous here and ripen large crops of big berries which are 
unusually rich, sweet and delicious. 
Prices Prepaid: 10, $2; 100, $10; 1,000, S65. 
WILLAMETTE RED RASPBERRY 
Northern Grown Plants 
This outstanding new raspberry was originated at the Ore- 
gon Agricultural Experiment Station at Corvallis in coopera- 
tion with the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. It is a cross between 
Newburgh and Lloyd George and was introduced in 1943. 
The Station Bulletin 416 says, in part: “The berry of Wil- 
lamette is much larger than that of Cuthbert. The following 
table, giving records for four years, shows that the fruit of 
Willamette is the largest of the varieties at Corvallis, Ore- 
gon.” (Of the varieties in the table, Willamette, Newburgh, 
Taylor and Cuthbert, Cuthbert is the smallest.) “The berries 
are also unusually firm and hold up well on standing. The 
firmness is also maintained after canning or freezing. Because 
of its large size, firmness and keeping quality, the fruit of 
the Willamette has been preferred to the Cuthbert on the 
Corvallis markets. .. . 
“In frozen pack tests, Willamette has been among the best 
varieties every year, and in canning tests has been rated 
equal to Cuthbert. 
“The season of Willamette is medium early and long. In the 
early season of 1941 first ripe berries were picked on June 12, 
while those of Cuthbert were picked on June 23... . The 
season, however, continues as long as Cuthbert. The berries 
are blunt conic and similar in shape to Taylor. The berry is 
a dark red color, firm, and so far never crumbly.” 
An Oregon grower writes: ‘“‘As to flavor I personally prefer 
the Willamette to the Cuthbert, but the Washington has a 
very superior flavor that is differest from the Willamette. As 
to yield, I find the Willamette far outyields the Washington.” 
We planted a few Willamette last spring and the newly set 
plants made a small crop and we picked out first ripe berry 
on the astonishingly early date of May Day! And we found 
they had a delicious flavor. They have made a good growth 
and one plant now (Nov. 9) has a bunch of berries, and we 
picked the first ripe one today; it was extremely large, beau- 
tiful deep red color, juicy, meaty and with a most delicious 
flavor, reminding of a wild berry. 
These plants are extremely scarce. 
Prices Prepaid: 10, $3; 100, $20. 
CUTHBERT RED RASPBERRY 
Northern Grown Plants 
This variety was called “CASSBERRY” by the Japs and has 
long been the main crop red raspberry in Southern California. 
It is of good size, good color, good flavor, good raspberry 
aroma, productive, firm and a good shipper. But it is not 
as, to Washington in size, firmness, delicious flavor or pro- 
uction. 
Prices Prepaid: 10, $1.75; 100, $9; 1,000, $55. 
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