The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-05-03
| HE IMPROVED AMERICAN
BLACK RASPBERRY,
Canirated 5g II. n Doolittie, Of OK Corners, " J.
and v Wells Waite, Dayton, La Salt To-, H.

CsHicated 5y y. H. Doolittie, Of OK Corners " y
and By IFells 'Taite, Doyon, La Salt o., III
state, is by means a uniform prolific bearer; fun
one,alf the plants either wholly barren. or so
nearly to render them worthless to cultivate.
Many Of the bearing plants produce small seedy
berry, deficient both in pulp and favor. This imper-
lection cannot be remeded by any system of cult iva
ton alone but must be the result of patient experiment
and careful and discriminating selection OF plants
from which to propagate others. The original plant
the improved variety selected from the field on
account of superiority Others some wears ago
oy Leande Joslyn OF Western New York, and Guilty a.
ted in the surrounding country, and known as the
Joslyn Raspberry About eight years since Mr.. Doc
little, intelligent and experimental cultivator pur-
chased small stock of these plants and by scien-
tifc and discriminating culture, devotng nearly his
entire time and energies to the subject, annually
ecting the most healthy, vigorous and prolific plants.
from which to cultivate new ones has at length sue
ceeded in producing variety of this most delicious
fruit nearly free from sterile barren plants, of
more vigorous growth, yielding a much larger, more
pulpy berry, as well as greater quantity than the
ordinary plant.
The Black Raspberry possesses some advantages
over any other variety ii grows in clusters about one
., wh.b r;n.ns daily and il essi.r cather.d. !, 800.
from the cluster fit for the table, without Of
separate handling to remove stems and bulls its firm.
OF flesh for transportation and longer keeping
its perfect freedom from small insects in the cavity so
to other varieties when little over ripe its
protection In the summer of 1883 visited the grounds
OF Mr. Doolitte, and was well pleased with his sue
cess at once saw that it destined super sede
most other varieties of raspberries. 1 accordingly
ordered several hundred plants to be the fol-
lowing spring; but having been, in common with my
neghbors, so often humbugged with fine pictures and
glowing representations OF varieties of iruit,
resolved TO test their bearing qualities in our prairie
SOIL before Offering them to the public. sly pi"l.s
frued last summer, and although did NOT s 81
fun yield, account OF their late arriva anu ;
lowing dry summer yet the results u,aeI ~. ~ =;
stances. were highly satisfactory MY eNpei,. ~
the this fruit has necessarily oeen o'ie
.na limited vet feel that shall net hazard my repu-
tat;on In recommending it for cultivation
Mr. Dooijtte has for some years past supplied the
to- 81 Rochester and Buffalo with this fine fruit from
Ne n,.t and has now New York an extended
for the supply OF that city Each plant or
Xiii ia expect ed produce one quart the next year
after planting, and thee pints yearly thereaftes. /
shall he prepared the opening OF spring to supply
fe t.cusa nd plants those who may desire them, at
tawa payable delivery. Orders may be left with
r. O.. Black in Ottawa. Printed directions for their
mostly taken from the manual Of Mr. Doo-
little with such notifications experience in
prairie SOIL and sunny climate, have suggested will
furnished purchasers gratis. WELLS WAITE.
DAYTON, Feb. Is, 1889. 80