. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 286 DALLAS ERIE mercial variety. Nevertheless, manj' nursery- men offer it and report it successful in parts of North America. It originated with H. W. Blowers, Westfield, New York, about 1888. Plants tall, ver>' vigorous, not hardy, productive; canes moderately numerous, stocky, furrowed, re(l(iish-l>rown, with numerous strong, straight prickles. Flowers 1% inches in diameter, 8-10 in open, short, leafy clusters. Fruit midseason, ripening over a very lotig period, 1 inch long, rather narrow, tapering, variable in size, glossy black ; c
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 286 DALLAS ERIE mercial variety. Nevertheless, manj' nursery- men offer it and report it successful in parts of North America. It originated with H. W. Blowers, Westfield, New York, about 1888. Plants tall, ver>' vigorous, not hardy, productive; canes moderately numerous, stocky, furrowed, re(l(iish-l>rown, with numerous strong, straight prickles. Flowers 1% inches in diameter, 8-10 in open, short, leafy clusters. Fruit midseason, ripening over a very lotig period, 1 inch long, rather narrow, tapering, variable in size, glossy black ; core soft, conical ; drupelets large, variable in size, round; flesh soft, sweet, mild; quality good; seeds rather large. DALLAS. Dallas is supposed to be a blackberry-dewberry hybrid, although at Geneva, New York, it shows little if any dew- berry parentage. The variety has little to recommend it for the North, but seems to find favor in Texas and Oklahoma. It is a native of Texas, but where or when it origi- nated cannot be learned. Plants very vigorous, drooping, half-hardy, productive; canes long, with numerous sharp spines. Leaflets 5, palmate, coarsely and deeply serrate. Flowers very large, 2 inches in diameter, 5-7, in long, open, leafy, prickly corymbs. Fruit early midseason, large, almost hemispherical; flesh firm, juicy, sweet; quality very good. DORCHESTER. Improved High Bush. Although introduced in 1850, this variety is still catalogued by a few nurserymen, and finds favor in scattered localities, mostly in New England. It is usually named as the first variety to have been cultivated. It might well be grown in competition with the many newer kinds, were the vines hardier and more productive. The fruit is excellent. Dor- chester was first brought to notice at the Mas- sachusetts Horticultural Society in 1841 by Eliphalet Thayer, Dorchester, Massachusetts. Plants vigorous, upright, stocky, rather tender to cold, moderately productive, with numerous prickles. Fr
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