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Columbian. Very large, purplish color, rather soft; rich, sprightly flavor unrivalled for canning, making jam. Jelly, etc. Bush, wonderful for vigor of growth and productiveness, attaining large size and producing immense crops.Canes glabrous, strongly glaucous, slightly branched; prickles few, straight, moderately long, spiny, color at base green, color at tip tinged, base much raised, elongated, conspicuous; leaves ternate and quinate, terminal leaflet on ternate leaves broad oval, on quinate leaves obovate, smooth to slightly plicate, reflex folded; apex medium length, acuminate; serrations sharp, fine, shallow; basal leaflets sessile, slightly overlapping; length/width ratio less than 2. Outstanding characteristics: pronounced glaucousness of the canes; leaves with sharp, fine serrations; spiny prickles with conspicuous bases.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.
old purple raspberry from New York
Cultivar Synonym= Columbia (?)