THORNLESS BERRIES 
The thornless berry is coming to the front 
very fast and will continue to do so more 
and more as improvements are made in it. 
The fruit in most cases is equal in quality 
to that of the thorny type and for this rea- 
son the thornless has been winning favor 
as a home berry. In general thornless types 
are less productive than the thorny and 
have not been used extensively by commer- 
cial growers. However, with the need for 
better working conditions to maintain lea 
bor, use of the thornless berry is on the 
increase. With ease of harvesting of pri- 
mary importance more and more commer- 
cial growers are planting thornless berries. 
THORNLESS DEWBERRY 
One of the least thorny of all berries, the 
only true thornless we have, transmitting 
true thornless from both tips and roots. 
The fruit is about the size of the Young- 
berry, possesses most of the Youngberry 
quality in addition to being sweeter. The 
plants are dark green, healthy, have larger 
vines than Lucretia Dewberry and _ habits 
of growth much like the Youngberry. The 
plants do well in the Northwest but are a little fencer for this climate. 
THORNLESS LOGANBERRY 
One of the best thornless, being equal to the thorny type in quality, growth 
and yield. Fruit will run as large as the thorny and in some areas is claimed 
to be superior. Plants are free from all thorns and make a vigorous growth. 
One of the few thornless that will yield up to and better than the thorny 
type, it is a good commercial as well as a home berry. 
CORY’S THORNLESS 
Same as the Mammoth, except that it is thornless. Like the Mammoth it 
does well in hotter, drier sections. It is not prolific in the Northwest. 
THORNLESS YOUNGBERRY 
We have found that it contains almost all the qualities of the parent thorny 
type without the annoying thorns. The fruit is large—if anything slightly 
larger than the thorny type—has the same flavor as the thorny, is a heavy 
yielder and has continued to stand the winter here. Growth is equal to the 
thorny and is vigorous. 
Even with the cost running somewhat higher the demand has exceeded our 
supply. We feel that it will be only a short time before the thorny type will 
be a thing of the past for home gardens and may in time be replaced in the 
commercial field. 
THORNLESS BOYSENBERRY : , 
Very much like the thornless Youngberry with many of the parent Boysen- 
_ berry characteristics. As a home berry, it is entirely satisfactory here in the 
Northwest, but in the commercial field it does not equal the thorny type in 
yield. Like the thornless Youngberry it is so popular that demand has greatly 
exceeded the supply. 

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