Taxon ID: 11
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Latham is presented here as a red raspberry cultivar in the genus Rubus. South Dakota extension sources list it among the good red raspberry varieties for home fruit planting. [S1] [S2] A later South Dakota nursery availability list also shows it in commercial circulation from multiple nurseries in the state, suggesting it was widely offered to growers at that time. [S3]
The strongest evidence in this packet is regional and practical, not biographical. The South Dakota fruit garden circular includes Latham in a short list of recommended red raspberry varieties, alongside cultivars such as Chief, Ruddy or Judd, and Ohta or Otha in varying scans. [S1] [S2] This places Latham among the raspberries considered worth planting under South Dakota conditions, within the circular's broader emphasis on hardy, regionally adapted fruit stock. [S1] [S2]
This packet does not provide parentage, breeder, introduction date, fruit size, flavor, season, or plant habit details. The available evidence supports a simpler conclusion: Latham was a recognized red raspberry and a nursery trade cultivar in South Dakota, and it was part of the core list of recommended hardy garden fruits in the region. [S1] [S2] [S3]
Summary source basis
This summary currently draws chiefly from Hardy fruits for Northern planting, trees, shrubs, 1937, with 4 additional supporting sources linked below.
Featured source descriptions
“'Latham' 5,11,21,27,32”
— [6]
“Named among good raspberry varieties for protected moist sites.”
— [5]
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| Document | Title/URL | Rights | Claims | Relationships | History Events | Pages | Snippets |
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| 105 | Hardy fruits for Northern planting, trees, shrubs, 1937 | unknown | 29 | 0 | 0 | p10 p11 p12 p30 | Cross-reference directs the reader to page 7.; Listed for sale as 50 plants for $1.55 and 100 plants for $2.75.; Illustrated as a bowl of raspberries on this advertisement page.; Presented specifically as a raspberry. |
| 106 | Daniels planting guide, 1950 | unknown | 10 | 0 | 0 | p26 | The entry describes Latham as high quality and suitable both for the home garden and the commercial grower.; The entry says more Lathams are grown than all other varieties of red raspberries put together in the relevant |
| 139 | Planting time, 1950 / Alpha Nursery | unknown | 7 | 0 | 0 | p6 | Catalog notes this variety sprouts, as all reds do.; Fruit described as solid and not mushing or breaking apart.; Fruit described as large.; Described as a vigorous grower that can be depended upon. |
| 2 | South Dakota Fruit Garden (visual sample pages 9-11) | public_domain | 2 | 0 | 0 | p2 | Good red varieties are Latham, Chief, Judd and Otha.; {"claims": [{"claim_text": "Good red varieties are Latham, Chief, Judd and Otha.", "claim_type": "taxon_context"}], "cultivar_name": "Latham", "evidence_snippet": "Go |
| Document | Page | Claim Type | Claim | Quote | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | p6 | growth_habit | Catalog notes this variety sprouts, as all reds do. | LATHAM—For general planting in all sections, LATHAM is one of the best because this hardy, vigorous grower can be depended upon. | page_block:0.90 |
| 139 | p6 | description_snippet | Fruit described as solid and not mushing or breaking apart. | LATHAM—For general planting in all sections, LATHAM is one of the best because this hardy, vigorous grower can be depended upon. | page_block:0.90 |
| 139 | p6 | fruit_size | Fruit described as large. | LATHAM—For general planting in all sections, LATHAM is one of the best because this hardy, vigorous grower can be depended upon. | page_block:0.90 |
| 139 | p6 | growth_habit | Described as a vigorous grower that can be depended upon. | LATHAM—For general planting in all sections, LATHAM is one of the best because this hardy, vigorous grower can be depended upon. | page_block:0.90 |
| 139 | p6 | entry_hardiness_observation | Described as hardy. | LATHAM—For general planting in all sections, LATHAM is one of the best because this hardy, vigorous grower can be depended upon. | page_block:0.90 |
| 139 | p6 | recommendation_context | Recommended for general planting in all sections. | LATHAM—For general planting in all sections, LATHAM is one of the best because this hardy, vigorous grower can be depended upon. | page_block:0.90 |
| 139 | p6 | taxon_context | Listed under Red Raspberries. | LATHAM—For general planting in all sections, LATHAM is one of the best because this hardy, vigorous grower can be depended upon. | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p30 | source_reference_abbreviation | Cross-reference directs the reader to page 7. | LATHAM RASPBERRY 50 plants, $1.55 100 plants, $2.75 See page 7 | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p30 | recommendation_context | Listed for sale as 50 plants for $1.55 and 100 plants for $2.75. | LATHAM RASPBERRY 50 plants, $1.55 100 plants, $2.75 See page 7 | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p30 | caption_context | Illustrated as a bowl of raspberries on this advertisement page. | LATHAM RASPBERRY 50 plants, $1.55 100 plants, $2.75 See page 7 | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p30 | taxon_context | Presented specifically as a raspberry. | LATHAM RASPBERRY 50 plants, $1.55 100 plants, $2.75 See page 7 | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p12 | description_snippet | Listed in the price table under red raspberries as Chief or Latham No. 2 Medium, Latham Standard, and Latham 2-yr. Heavy. | The berries are lighter than Latham in color, slightly coarse in appearance, and a little better than Latham in quality. | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p12 | release_year_reference | Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 528 says Newburgh ripens about with Latham or a few days earlier. | The berries are lighter than Latham in color, slightly coarse in appearance, and a little better than Latham in quality. | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p12 | keeping_quality | Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 528 says Newburgh fruit is less crumbly than Latham. | The berries are lighter than Latham in color, slightly coarse in appearance, and a little better than Latham in quality. | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p12 | release_year_reference | Newburgh is said to be about five days earlier than Latham at Geneva. | The berries are lighter than Latham in color, slightly coarse in appearance, and a little better than Latham in quality. | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p12 | flavor_profile | Newburgh is described as a little better than Latham in quality. | The berries are lighter than Latham in color, slightly coarse in appearance, and a little better than Latham in quality. | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p12 | fruit_color | Newburgh is described as lighter than Latham in color. | The berries are lighter than Latham in color, slightly coarse in appearance, and a little better than Latham in quality. | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p11 | entry_pedigree | Latham is identified as the parent cultivar of Chief. | "Chief" is a seedling of Latham | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p11 | caption_context | Aberry photograph is labeled for Latham and presented as a visual cultivar illustration. | "Certified" LATHAM Red Raspberries Genuine Redpath Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p11 | recommendation_context | The page explicitly recommends planting Latham for pleasure and for profit. | "Certified" LATHAM Red Raspberries Genuine Redpath Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p11 | productivity | Minnesota State Fruit Breeding Farm test plots are reported to have yielded 254 to 294 twenty-four-pint crates per acre in the third season after planting under suitable culture wi | "Certified" LATHAM Red Raspberries Genuine Redpath Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p11 | source_reference_abbreviation | The page attributes performance statements to Prof. W. H. Alderman, Chief of the Division of Horticulture, University of Minnesota. | "Certified" LATHAM Red Raspberries Genuine Redpath Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p11 | anecdote_snippet | Aquoted market claim states it ordinarily commands a premium of fifty cents a case above ordinary raspberry prices. | "Certified" LATHAM Red Raspberries Genuine Redpath Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p11 | keeping_quality | Prof. W. H. Alderman stated that its firmness and attractive appearance allow it to command a premium in the market. | "Certified" LATHAM Red Raspberries Genuine Redpath Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p11 | productivity | Prof. W. H. Alderman stated that Latham is one of the most productive raspberries with which they were familiar. | "Certified" LATHAM Red Raspberries Genuine Redpath Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p11 | entry_hardiness_observation | Prof. W. H. Alderman stated that Latham is resistant to Minnesota winter conditions. | "Certified" LATHAM Red Raspberries Genuine Redpath Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p11 | culinary_use | Fruit is recommended for eating fresh and for canning. | "Certified" LATHAM Red Raspberries Genuine Redpath Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p11 | fruit_color | Produces red berries with attractive coloring. | "Certified" LATHAM Red Raspberries Genuine Redpath Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p11 | keeping_quality | Fruit is said to carry well to market. | "Certified" LATHAM Red Raspberries Genuine Redpath Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p11 | productivity | Described as a sure cropper and a heavy cropper. | "Certified" LATHAM Red Raspberries Genuine Redpath Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p11 | recommendation_context | Recommended for both home garden and market because it is easy to grow and reliable to bear. | "Certified" LATHAM Red Raspberries Genuine Redpath Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p11 | description_snippet | Described as the most popular red raspberry in the United States at the time of publication. | "Certified" LATHAM Red Raspberries Genuine Redpath Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p10 | growth_habit | Plants shipped are produced under a system where fruiting canes are not allowed to grow, to develop health and vigor in the nursery stock. | 823 crates of Red Raspberries picked in one day from this 40-acre field of "Certified" Latham. | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p10 | caption_context | Latham is included in what the page describes as the world's largest planting of certified Latham and Chief red raspberries. | 823 crates of Red Raspberries picked in one day from this 40-acre field of "Certified" Latham. | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p10 | productivity | Latham is presented as a high-yielding red raspberry in commercial production. | 823 crates of Red Raspberries picked in one day from this 40-acre field of "Certified" Latham. | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p10 | caption_context | Afield of certified Latham red raspberries yielded 823 crates picked in one day from 40 acres. | 823 crates of Red Raspberries picked in one day from this 40-acre field of "Certified" Latham. | page_block:0.90 |
| 106 | p26 | description_snippet | The entry describes Latham as high quality and suitable both for the home garden and the commercial grower. | LATHAM The Country's Greatest Raspberry | page_block:0.90 |
| 106 | p26 | recommendation_context | The entry says more Lathams are grown than all other varieties of red raspberries put together in the relevant eastern Rocky Mountain region. | LATHAM The Country's Greatest Raspberry | page_block:0.90 |
| 106 | p26 | culinary_use | The entry says it is a good canner. | LATHAM The Country's Greatest Raspberry | page_block:0.90 |
| 106 | p26 | keeping_quality | The entry says it is a good shipper. | LATHAM The Country's Greatest Raspberry | page_block:0.90 |
| 106 | p26 | entry_hardiness_observation | The entry describes Latham as hardy. | LATHAM The Country's Greatest Raspberry | page_block:0.90 |
| 106 | p26 | productivity | The plant is described as productive, with yields of 200 to 400 crates per acre not uncommon and higher yields reported. | LATHAM The Country's Greatest Raspberry | page_block:0.90 |
| 106 | p26 | fruit_size | Berries are described as large, with berries frequently measuring an inch across. | LATHAM The Country's Greatest Raspberry | page_block:0.90 |
| 106 | p26 | recommendation_context | The nursery's recommendation is: 'For the one best raspberry we say plant LATHAM.' | LATHAM The Country's Greatest Raspberry | page_block:0.90 |
| 106 | p26 | entry_location | The entry places Latham's dominance in fruit-growing sections east of the Rockies and calls it the finest raspberry in Minnesota. | LATHAM The Country's Greatest Raspberry | page_block:0.90 |
| 106 | p26 | selection_origin_reference | The entry states that the University of Minnesota introduced this raspberry as Minnesota No. 4, which was later named Latham. | LATHAM The Country's Greatest Raspberry | page_block:0.90 |
| 2 | p2 | taxon_context | Good red varieties are Latham, Chief, Judd and Otha. | Good red varieties are Latham, Chief, Judd and Otha. | visual_page_probe:0.90 |
| 2 | p2 | structured_entry_json | {"claims": [{"claim_text": "Good red varieties are Latham, Chief, Judd and Otha.", "claim_type": "taxon_context"}], "cultivar_name": "Latham", "evidence_snippet": "Good red varieti | Good red varieties are Latham, Chief, Judd and Otha. | visual_page_probe:0.90 |
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| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| growth_habit | Catalog notes this variety sprouts, as all reds do. | 0.89 |
| description_snippet | Fruit described as solid and not mushing or breaking apart. | 0.93 |
| fruit_size | Fruit described as large. | 0.92 |
| growth_habit | Described as a vigorous grower that can be depended upon. | 0.93 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | Described as hardy. | 0.94 |
| recommendation_context | Recommended for general planting in all sections. | 0.94 |
| taxon_context | Listed under Red Raspberries. | 0.96 |
| source_reference_abbreviation | Cross-reference directs the reader to page 7. | 0.99 |
| recommendation_context | Listed for sale as 50 plants for $1.55 and 100 plants for $2.75. | 0.99 |
| caption_context | Illustrated as a bowl of raspberries on this advertisement page. | 0.98 |
| taxon_context | Presented specifically as a raspberry. | 0.99 |
| description_snippet | Listed in the price table under red raspberries as Chief or Latham No. 2 Medium, Latham Standard, and Latham 2-yr. Heavy. | 0.97 |
| release_year_reference | Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 528 says Newburgh ripens about with Latham or a few days earlier. | 0.89 |
| keeping_quality | Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 528 says Newburgh fruit is less crumbly than Latham. | 0.90 |
| release_year_reference | Newburgh is said to be about five days earlier than Latham at Geneva. | 0.90 |
| flavor_profile | Newburgh is described as a little better than Latham in quality. | 0.90 |
| fruit_color | Newburgh is described as lighter than Latham in color. | 0.95 |
| entry_pedigree | Latham is identified as the parent cultivar of Chief. | 0.97 |
| caption_context | A berry photograph is labeled for Latham and presented as a visual cultivar illustration. | 0.89 |
| recommendation_context | The page explicitly recommends planting Latham for pleasure and for profit. | 0.98 |
| productivity | Minnesota State Fruit Breeding Farm test plots are reported to have yielded 254 to 294 twenty-four-pint crates per acre in the third season after planting under suitable culture with disease-free plants. | 0.92 |
| source_reference_abbreviation | The page attributes performance statements to Prof. W. H. Alderman, Chief of the Division of Horticulture, University of Minnesota. | 0.97 |
| anecdote_snippet | A quoted market claim states it ordinarily commands a premium of fifty cents a case above ordinary raspberry prices. | 0.90 |
| keeping_quality | Prof. W. H. Alderman stated that its firmness and attractive appearance allow it to command a premium in the market. | 0.94 |
| productivity | Prof. W. H. Alderman stated that Latham is one of the most productive raspberries with which they were familiar. | 0.96 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | Prof. W. H. Alderman stated that Latham is resistant to Minnesota winter conditions. | 0.96 |
| culinary_use | Fruit is recommended for eating fresh and for canning. | 0.95 |
| fruit_color | Produces red berries with attractive coloring. | 0.94 |
| keeping_quality | Fruit is said to carry well to market. | 0.95 |
| productivity | Described as a sure cropper and a heavy cropper. | 0.97 |
| recommendation_context | Recommended for both home garden and market because it is easy to grow and reliable to bear. | 0.96 |
| description_snippet | Described as the most popular red raspberry in the United States at the time of publication. | 0.88 |
| growth_habit | Plants shipped are produced under a system where fruiting canes are not allowed to grow, to develop health and vigor in the nursery stock. | 0.83 |
| caption_context | Latham is included in what the page describes as the world's largest planting of certified Latham and Chief red raspberries. | 0.92 |
| productivity | Latham is presented as a high-yielding red raspberry in commercial production. | 0.95 |
| caption_context | A field of certified Latham red raspberries yielded 823 crates picked in one day from 40 acres. | 0.98 |
| description_snippet | The entry describes Latham as high quality and suitable both for the home garden and the commercial grower. | 0.90 |
| recommendation_context | The entry says more Lathams are grown than all other varieties of red raspberries put together in the relevant eastern Rocky Mountain region. | 0.78 |
| culinary_use | The entry says it is a good canner. | 0.92 |
| keeping_quality | The entry says it is a good shipper. | 0.92 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | The entry describes Latham as hardy. | 0.92 |
| productivity | The plant is described as productive, with yields of 200 to 400 crates per acre not uncommon and higher yields reported. | 0.90 |
| fruit_size | Berries are described as large, with berries frequently measuring an inch across. | 0.86 |
| recommendation_context | The nursery's recommendation is: 'For the one best raspberry we say plant LATHAM.' | 0.98 |
| entry_location | The entry places Latham's dominance in fruit-growing sections east of the Rockies and calls it the finest raspberry in Minnesota. | 0.80 |
| selection_origin_reference | The entry states that the University of Minnesota introduced this raspberry as Minnesota No. 4, which was later named Latham. | 0.89 |
| taxon_context | Good red varieties are Latham, Chief, Judd and Otha. | 0.93 |
| structured_entry_json | {"claims": [{"claim_text": "Good red varieties are Latham, Chief, Judd and Otha.", "claim_type": "taxon_context"}], "cultivar_name": "Latham", "evidence_snippet": "Good red varieties are Latham, Chief, Judd and Otha.", " | 0.94 |
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