Narrative
Orig. in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, by Canada Dept. Agr., Res. Sta. Lloyd George x Newman; selected in 1931; tested as Ottawa 276; introd. in 1943. Fruit: large; conic; dark red; moderately firm, quality fair; ripens very early. Plant: canes medium spiny; medium short; winter hardy; very productive. Very susceptible to anthracnose.Canes glabrous, slightly glaucous, not branched; prickles few, short, straight, stiff, color at base and tip purple, base slighly raised, round, conspicuous; leaves ternate and quinate, slightly plicate, flat to reverse saucer folded, terminal leaflet broad oval; apex medium in length, acute to acuminate, reflexed; serrations dull, moderately coarse, shallow, even; basal leaflets sessile, slightly overlapping; length/width ratio less than 2.Outstanding characteristics: Terminal leaflets broad oval, flat to reverse saucer folded; even serrations; short prickles. 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.
Cultivar Synonym= Tested as Ottawa 276