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we had an acre of Juneberries, there would be enough fruit for the 

 birds and ourselves, too ; but the robins of the whole country-side seem 



Flowers of Success Juneberry. fHalf size.) 



to know our Juneberry patch, and if we had more berries the only 

 result would be, I fear, that we should have more robins.* But the 

 birds bear me out in the statement that the Juneberries are good ! 



This dwarf Juneberry or service-berry grows wild over a large part 

 of the northern states, always remaining a low bush so far as I have 

 observed it. The natural variations of the Juneberry are perplexing, and 

 this variety is no exception to the rule. But I am convinced that these 

 dwarf forms are specifically distinct from the common tree-like June- 

 berry or Shad-bush {Amelanchier Canadetisis). We are not yet 

 ready to report upon other cultivated varieties of Juneberry, but the 

 Success is an acquisition if the birds can be induced to avoid it, 



L. H. BAILEY. 



* Professor Budd writes as follows upon this point in a recent number of 

 Rural Life (Feb. 16, 1893, p. 12) : " The great drawback to the culture in a 

 small way of the Dwarf Juneberry is the special fondness of the birds for the 

 fruit. In plantations of an acre or more the fruit taken by the birds is hardly 

 missed, but it is diflScult to secure a perfect specimen from a half dozen or a 

 dozen plants unless they are covered. In the near future the tanned bird- 

 netting for covering such fruits as the Juneberry and cherry, which we now 

 are compelled to import, will be manufactured in our country. The inquiries 

 we now have lead us to hope that the manufacture will be commenced the 

 coming year." This material can be had of George Robinson, Rye, Sussex, 

 England, and can be delivered in America for about three cents per yard. 



