Narrative
Orig. in Vineland, Ontario, Canada, by Ontario Dept. Agr., Hort. Res. Inst. Cuthbert x Marlboro; cross made in 1914; selected in 1918; introd. in 1924. Fruit: medium to small; bright red; fairly soft; ripens rnidseason. Plant: moderately productive; canes relatively smooth; strong; very tall; winter hardy Susceptible to powdery mildew; very susceptible to both orange and late yellow rust.Canes glabrous, decidedly glaucous, not branched; prickles very few, staright, very short, stiff, color at base and tip tinged, base slightly raised, inconspicuous; leaves ternate and quinate, smooth to slightly plicate, flat, terminal leaflets broad, cordate; apex medium in length, acute; serrations dull, moderately coarse, moderately deep; basal leaflets sessile, slightly overlapping; length/width ratio less than 2.Outstanding characteristics: Pubescent canes; many purple prickles; decidedly plicate leaves with tendency to V fold; stalked lasal leaflets; length/width ratio 2 or nearly so.Canes pubescent, non glaucous, not branched; prickles many, short, supple, color at base and tip purple, base round, conspicuous; leaves predominantly quinate; strongly plicate, U to saucer folded, terminal leaflets on quinate leaves obovate; on ternate leaves ovate and lobed; apex medium in length, acute; serrations dull, coarse, shallow, irregular; basal leaflets sessile, slight to no over lapping; length/width ratio less than 2.Outstanding characteristics: Pubescent canes, many short, supple, purple prickles; strongly picate leaves with U to saucer fold; little to no overlapping of basal leaflets; terminal leaflets on ternate leaves lobed; serrations dull, coarse.Roberts, O.C. and A. S. Colby. 1957. Red and purple raspberries: their idendification from plant primocanes. University of Massachusetts Agri. Expt. Sta. Bul. 523. 27 pp.
starts with 'V' for Vineland Experiment Station
NAMED FOR= 'V' names to commemorate Vineland Station