The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09
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MALDES, Mass., April s.--It was . fort
innate day for Mrs., A. z. Monbio Of this
city when she decided several yoars ago
to purchase some small shrubs 10 cot out
IN her yard. By some strange chance
she became possessed Of = rare plant, which
has not only excited the wonder Of hoFti-
oultuFists Of this and many other States
but has yielded Der a steady income ever
Sinos.
Mrs. Monblo named the fruit Indian
raspberr = beoause Of the resemblance
Of the fruit, though Of uncommon size,
10 the common raspberry In both favor
and appearance. and because q visitor
told her that such berries had been found
growing wild In India.
When the plant began to bear fruit,
hoTtioulturists persisted In calling 1t the
RtbHs ross foifgs, more commonly known
- the straWberry-raspbsTy, but Mrs.
honblo has been busy ever since informing
and convincing people that this was an
entirely different berry.
The Indian raspberry was introduced
into England about one hundred years ago
from the Mauritius, having been brought
there from tho East Indies. It's native
home is the Himalayan Mountains, but It
iseound In the East Indies, China and Japan.
Tbs fruit has always had the reputation
Of being rather insipid. but It has been
suggested that this fault could be eradi-
Gated by cultivation.
Whether Mrs. Monblo accidentally Inn
PROVED pom the original fruit she does not
know, uut she has succeeded in producing a
fruit that is not only bCa tiful table orna-
ment but is also delicious eating. The berries
average larger than the largest Of straw
berries, some Of them measuring two
inches In diamsteT. They have the d ark red
! ooloring Of the common raspberry. are
produced singly on long stems instead
Of in clusters, and tho minute seeds are few
and we'll scattered on the outside. The
plants flower and fruit continuously from
the lattor part Of July until the frost sets
in. The flowers are pure white and about
two inches aoroas.
Since she has begun the cultivation OF
the berries on q larger scale Ms. Monblo
has nettOd q comfortable sum Of money
through the sale Of the berries and cuttings
She has received As high a. 81 q pint for
the fruit, and, e. Il requires only about
twenty to az a measure Of that size, the
| price for each IL greater than for oranges
I
Mrs. Monblo charges - a dozen for the
plants and she has been receiving orders
from ell parts Of the country In the last
two years,
When Mrs. Nonblo set out the shrubs
she put them near a large hen yard. While
tending the shrubs she noticed a strange
plant putting up green shoots between
! two Of the ornamental bushes and decided
| 70 allow it to live. That summer the strange
plant began 70 bear fruit which was pleas
ant to the taste and extremely pretty to
look at. Mrs Monblo made Inquiries as
to the identity Of the berry, but could not
get much information.
She exhibited some Of the fruit ct show
in Bostop and the hortioulturists went
wild over it. since then there have been
many visitors 10 the Monblo place, The
original plant was carefully cut and the
pieces quickly took root. Soon Mrs. Mon
bio had quite q patch Of the plants. They
require very little care. The stalks die
down every fall and new shoots, upon &hioh
the fruit IL borne, spring up every yea r
At present Ms. Monblo has half Of a lot,
100 by 50 feet, covered With the raspberry
bushes, and she Is very glad that the
stranger was mixed in her order Of shrubs