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Excerpt from A Fruit-Growers' Catalogue of Fruit Trees for Profit, 1903: Strawberries, Raspberries and Other Small Fruits, Chestnut, Walnut and Other Nut Trees Columbian. Fruit very large, often an inch in diameter, somewhat conical; color dark red, bor dering on purple. Seeds small, imbedded in a rich, juicy pulp; avor distinct. Plants of enormous size very productive. Loudon. Seems to hold a place in the very front rank of Red Raspberries. Large, solid, good color; ships well; plants hardy and productive. Ripens over a long season. Cumberland. Undoubtedly the best of the blackcaps. Of great size, good quality, firm and handsome; plants vigorous and hardy, productive and free from disease. This new berry is gaining friends constantly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.