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6. There seems to be no immediate prospect that blackberries can be 

 profitably grown for evaporating purposes. 



7. Berry canes which made their entire growth after July 6th, stood 

 the winter as well or better than those which grew during the whole 

 season. 



8. Removing all young canes from a plantation bearing its last crop 

 of fruit materially increases the yield. 



9. Raspberries and blackberries can be successfully grown under 

 glass, but require artificial pollination and a comj)aratively high 

 temperature. 



10. Under ordinary conditions, thinning the fruit of raspberries 

 and blackberries other than that done by the spring pruning, does not 

 pay. 



11. Cutting off the bearing canes early in spring does not induce 

 autumn fruiting of raspberries. 



12. Frequent spraying with water throughout the blossoming period 

 did not interfere with pollination and subsequent fruit production. 



13. The only remedy for red-nist is to dig up and burn at once 

 every plant found to be affected. Cut a;way and burn all canes affected 

 with anthracnose pits and spray the plantation with Bordeaux mixture. 

 Koot-galls weaken the plants, causing them to appear as if suffering 

 from poor soil. Removing the plants and burning the roots is the only 

 remedy. 



14. The dewberry of the Pacific slope is Ruhus vitifoUus. This 

 species often bears imperfect or pistillate flowers. The Skagit Chief 

 bore pistillate flowers with us and was therefore infertile with itself. 



FRED W. CARD. 



