. Catalogue of seeds, plants, bulbs & fruits. Nurseries (Horticulture) Minnesota Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. JAPANESE WINEBERRY '*»uia m°jt Valuable Fruit Its History.—Prof. Georgeson of the Japanese Imperial Agricultural College, while traveling among the mountains of Japan, for rest and recreation, came upon this berry .growing in a wild state. Its exceeding lusciousness and beauty prompted him to dry some of the berries and send the seed of them to relatives in this •country, with the information that if it succeeded it w
. Catalogue of seeds, plants, bulbs & fruits. Nurseries (Horticulture) Minnesota Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. JAPANESE WINEBERRY '*»uia m°jt Valuable Fruit Its History.—Prof. Georgeson of the Japanese Imperial Agricultural College, while traveling among the mountains of Japan, for rest and recreation, came upon this berry .growing in a wild state. Its exceeding lusciousness and beauty prompted him to dry some of the berries and send the seed of them to relatives in this •country, with the information that if it succeeded it would prove the most valuable berry novelty ever introduced. Description.—It belongs to the Raspberry family, isa strong, vigorous grower, attaining the height of a raspberry or blackberry. It stands alike the cold of northern winters and the heat of southern summers without the slightest degree of Injury. Its leaves are of the darkest green outside and silvery white underneath. The young shoots and branches are covered with a reddish-brown hair or moss. The fruit is borne in large clusters, often 75 to 100 berries in a bunch. These berries are, from the time of formation and bloom until they ripen, enclosed in a "burr," which is formed by the calyx covering them entirely. When ripe, the burr opens, exhibiting a large berry of the brightest light glossy scarlet, or sherry wine color. The burrs and stems are covered with a heavy reddish moss like a moss rosebud. It is abso lutely free from all insect ravages. Worms cannot crawl up the stems and branches owing to the moss or hair with which they are covered. The flavor of the fruit is entirely different from any other berry, being very sprightly, " sweet and juicy, having no disagreeable sour, but a delicate and luscious flavor peculiar to itself and superior to other berries. The seeds are very small and'no more objectionable or noticeable than the seeds in . ~ strawberries, which gives this berry another p
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