. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. GIANT HIMALAYA KITTATINNY from the dreaded blackberr>'-rust. The ber- ries, when well grown, are extraordinary large, and the quality is good when the fruit is mature. Since, however, the berries remain hard and sour long after turning black, picking is often hurried, and this gives the fruit the reputation of being poor in quality. The original plant of Erie was found near Tall- madge, Ohio, about 1876. It is probably a seedling of the older Lawton, which it re- sembles. Plants of moderate height, very vigorous, hardy, pro- ductive, uprig
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. GIANT HIMALAYA KITTATINNY from the dreaded blackberr>'-rust. The ber- ries, when well grown, are extraordinary large, and the quality is good when the fruit is mature. Since, however, the berries remain hard and sour long after turning black, picking is often hurried, and this gives the fruit the reputation of being poor in quality. The original plant of Erie was found near Tall- madge, Ohio, about 1876. It is probably a seedling of the older Lawton, which it re- sembles. Plants of moderate height, very vigorous, hardy, pro- ductive, upright-spreading; canes numerous, stocky, deeply furrowed, with straight, slender prickles. Leaflets palmate, large, ovate-lanceolate, pubescent on both sur- faces. Flowers very large, 1% inches in diameter, 8-12, borne in long, open, leafy racemes. Fruit midseason, large, cylindrical, tapering irregularly, glossy black; core cylindrical, rather soft ; drupelets numerous, ratlier small, round ; flesh soft, juicy, sweet when fully ripe, rich ; quality good; seeds of medium size, hard. GIANT HIMALAYA. Fig. 250. This much talked about berry is probably little removed from R. thyrsanlhus, an inliabitant. 250. Giant Himalaya. (XI) of central Europe, which has found its way to various parts of the world, being re- christened as it was taken from place to place. As advertised in the United States it is the most pretentious cheat in the berry garden, yet in some respects it is a remarkable addi- tion to edible brambles, and therefore needs consideration. The name, it should be said at once, is misleading. The species probably does not grow in the Himalaya Mountains, although the story of its origin was that an English traveler brought seed for it from the Himalayas to Luther Burbank about 1898, from which the variety came. The variety, or its counterpart, has been known in Ger- many under the name Theodore Reimers. The plants are too tender to cold for northern regions. In the Pacific stat
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