. Guide to hardy fruits and ornamentals . Fruit-culture. 64 DWYER'S GUIDE. RASPBERRIESâPINK VARIETIES. Cardinal.âBerries are of great size, purplish-crimson in color, exceed- ingly firm, rich and sprightly, with full raspberry flavor. Of special value for canning. It propogates from tips like the Black Caps; the canes are ex- tremely large and vigorous growers and immensely productive; ripens in mid-season; good for home use for canning and profitable for market where there is a demand for it. Columbian.âThe Columbian is a vigorous grower, with large fruiting canes, fully as large as the Shaff
. Guide to hardy fruits and ornamentals . Fruit-culture. 64 DWYER'S GUIDE. RASPBERRIESâPINK VARIETIES. Cardinal.âBerries are of great size, purplish-crimson in color, exceed- ingly firm, rich and sprightly, with full raspberry flavor. Of special value for canning. It propogates from tips like the Black Caps; the canes are ex- tremely large and vigorous growers and immensely productive; ripens in mid-season; good for home use for canning and profitable for market where there is a demand for it. Columbian.âThe Columbian is a vigorous grower, with large fruiting canes, fully as large as the Shaffer, which is the most rampant grower and prolific yielder we have yet seen and the fruit is the largest grown. In quality it is an improvement on the Shaffer, being sweeter when ripe and of higher flavor. We have planted it on several soils and in each instance. â 5«a,«; it is a wonder of productiveness. Twenty-five plants of this variety will furnish fruit enough for a large family through the season, besides you will have a great plenty for canning purposes; grown largely for canning and drying; ripens late in the season. Shaffer's Colossal.âThe canes are strong, hardy and productive of large, handsome fruit, the last of the berries even larger than the first. It is a valuable addition to the cap family and especially valuable for pre serving; ripens late. RASPBERRIESâYELLOW VARIETIES. Caroline.âA seedling from the old Brinkle's Orange which was of foreign parentage and too tender for our climate. The canes of Caroline are moderately good growers, exceedingly productive, the fruit fair in size, rather soft and crumbly, color pale salmon, sub-acid and fair in quality; valuable only for home Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dwyer, Thomas Joseph, 1856-. Cornwall
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