Golden Japanese Mayberry.

Manawatu Herald, 25 June 1896, Page 3

Golden Japanese Mayberry.

* » Probably, says an exchange, there is no other man in the world who is accomplishing so much in the origination of new fruits and new ornamental plants as Mr Luther Burbank . of Santa Rosa, California. One of the most unique and valuable of the many berries originated by Mr Burbank is the Golden Japanese Mayberry. It i 3 the result of a cross between Rubu3 palmatus, a ■wild species of Japanese Raspberry, and tbe well-known Cuthbert Raspberry. When the Winoberry was introduced from Japan it created a genuine sensation, and has been oonceded to be, in many ways, the most valuable berry ever introduced, and the many fine fruits which have came from Japan ; bub iv the Mayberry it has met a dangerous rival. The Mayberry grow 3in sturdy tree form, six to eight feet high, and ripens its fruit in advance of Strawberries, a month before the earliest Raspberries, and before some of them have hardly wakened from their winter's rest. The bushes are distinct from other berries, with spreading tree-like tops, large bell-shaped, pes^lous blossoms which hang the eikiru length of the branches in pairs or triplets. These large, handsome blossoms are followed by great glossy berries which are of a golden yellow color, and in quality sweet and luscious beyond description. There is nothing like it in cultivavation, and its extreme earlines-s makes 't at once the most important of all small fruits. Thu bushes are ' entirely hardy and increase in size. vigor and bearing qualifies for four or five years after planting before they reach the zenith of their luxuriance and productiveness.