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Orig. in Geneva, N.Y., by G.L. Slate, New York State Agr. Expt. Sta. Lloyd George x Newburgh; cross made in 1927; introd. in 1942. Fruit: medium size; bright red; firm, good flavor, ripens late. Plant: vigorous; tall; productive; winter hardy.Canes pubescent, nonglaucous, vigorous, drooping, slightly branched; prickles many, straight, short, stiff, color at base and tip dark purple, base slightly raised, elongated, distinctly conspicuous; leaves quinate and ternate, slightly plicate, flat to slightly folded, terminal leaflets oval to ovate; apex medium in length, acuminate; serrations sharp, moderately coarse, moderately deep; basal leaflets on quinate leaves stalked, slightly overlapping; length / width ratio less than 2.Outstanding characteristics: Pubescent, vigorous, drooping canes; dark purple prickles with conspicuous bases; leaves with sharp serrations.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.
George L. Slate cultivar release cross made in 1927; introduced in 1942.