. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. CHAPTER XVII VARIETIES OF BLACKBERRIES AND DEWBERRIES Blackberries and dewberries, long neglected by fruit-growers, are becoming more and more important in regions devoted to small-fruits. In the great Southwest—Texas and neighbor- ing states—the introduction and wide cultiva- tion of these two berries make them com- mercial fruits of first rank, while the wide- spread culture of the loganberry and similar varieties on the Pacific slope is one of the remarkable agricultural events of the age. In the East, there is possibly a falling off in th
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. CHAPTER XVII VARIETIES OF BLACKBERRIES AND DEWBERRIES Blackberries and dewberries, long neglected by fruit-growers, are becoming more and more important in regions devoted to small-fruits. In the great Southwest—Texas and neighbor- ing states—the introduction and wide cultiva- tion of these two berries make them com- mercial fruits of first rank, while the wide- spread culture of the loganberry and similar varieties on the Pacific slope is one of the remarkable agricultural events of the age. In the East, there is possibly a falling off in the acreage of these brambles, but the in- troduction of many new varieties is likely to stimulate the lagging industry until it sur- passes its past magnitude. At present, nursery- men offer about 60 blackberries and 8 or 10 dewberries, but each year sees new introduc- tions of both groups, so that, even with the inevitable discarding of old varieties, there is likely to be an increase from year to year in named sorts. The progeny of at least twelve species are to be found in the cultivated blackberries and dewberries of this continent. These have been crossed and recrossed until it is now quite impossible to classify varieties with reference to the species from which they came. An attempt might be made, if fuller knowledge of the species was available, but these exceedingly variable brambles still puzzle botanists, and the foundation upon which to begin classifying varieties is so poor that at- tempts at classification are not worth while. About all that can be done is roughly to group blackberries in one division and dew- berries in another, not an easy task, for the characters of the two fruits in the wild forms intermingle, and by crossing have been fur- ther confused under cul- tivation. Classification of cultivated varieties awaits a better classi- fication of wild forms than now exists. AGAWAM. Fig. 248. For many years .\ga- i\-am was the most prized of
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