. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 242. Loudon. (XD Marlboro, with which it must compete in raspberry regions. The product is liked by canners, because it holds its color well. The fruits are not so good in quality as those of Cuthbert, and the plant is very subject to crown-gall or "knotty roots". Loudon is sup- posed to be a seedling of Turner crossed with Cuthbert, and originated about 1890 with F. W. Loudon, Janesville, Wisconsin. Plants of medium height and vigor, stocky, upright, very hardy ; with numerous canes. Fruit midseason, bright red, medium to large, so
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 242. Loudon. (XD Marlboro, with which it must compete in raspberry regions. The product is liked by canners, because it holds its color well. The fruits are not so good in quality as those of Cuthbert, and the plant is very subject to crown-gall or "knotty roots". Loudon is sup- posed to be a seedling of Turner crossed with Cuthbert, and originated about 1890 with F. W. Loudon, Janesville, Wisconsin. Plants of medium height and vigor, stocky, upright, very hardy ; with numerous canes. Fruit midseason, bright red, medium to large, somewhat larger than Cuthbert, conic; drupelets large with a well-marked suture, adhering so that berries do not crumble; re- ceptacle of medium size, releasing the berry easily; flesh firm, tender, juicy, moderately sweet, pleasantly aromatic; quality good; seeds relatively small. MARLBORO. Fig. 243. R. strigosus. Grown more or less in all the berry regions of North America, Marlboro is the standard early red raspbeny in many parts of the East>. 243. Marlboro. (XD along the shores of Lake Erie, and in Col- orado. In these regions the variety is prized for hardiness; productiveness; its very large berries, which average three-fourths of an inch, and are often more than an inch in diameter; its handsome crimson fruits; and because the crop hangs on the bushes three or four days after maturity and is still marketable. Marl- boro originated with A. J. Caywood, Marl- boro, New York, in 1882. Plants of medium height and vigor, upright, hardy, very productive, with numerous canes. Foliage rather. 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 Hedrick, U. P. New York : The Macmillan company
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