In the case of Brinckle's
Orange, its exquisite flavor is the chief consideration; but this
fastidious foreign berry is practically beyond the reach, of the
majority. There is, however, an excellent variety, the Caroline,
which is almost as hardy as the Turner, and more easily grown. It
would seem that Nature designed every one to have it (if we may
say IT of Caroline), for not only does it sucker freely like the
red raspberries, but the tips of the canes also bend over, take
root, and form new plants. The one thing that Caroline needs is
repression, the curb; she is too intense.
I am inclined to think, however, that she has had her day, even as
an attendant on royalty, for a new variety, claiming the high-
sounding title of Golden Queen, has mysteriously appeared. I say
mysteriously, for it is difficult to account for her origin. Mr.
Ezra Stokes, a fruit-grower of New Jersey, had a field of twelve
acres planted with Cuthbert raspberries. In this field he found a
bush producing white berries. In brief, he found an Albino of the
Cuthbert. Of the causes of her existence he knows nothing. All we
can say, I suppose, is that the variation was produced by some
unknown impulse of Nature. Deriving her claims from such a source,
she certainly has a better title to royalty than most of her
sister queens, who, according to history, have been commonplace
women, suggesting anything but nature.
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