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vation are applicable to it. It does not require a soil as moist nor so 

 rich as the raspberry, as it is a larger and coarser growing plant. If 

 the soil is very rich, the canes will make a very rank growth, and will 

 not produce as much fruit as those of moderate growth with well 

 ripened wood. If it is intended to cultivate them both ways, the plants 

 should be set eight feet apart; if in hedge form, three by eight feet 

 would be a proper distance. 



VARIETIES FOR CULTIVATION. 



The New Eochelle or Lawton, until quite recently, was considered 

 the leading berry for market. It is a vigorous growing sort and very 

 productive fruit of the largest size, black and juicy, but does not become 

 sweet and palatable until too soft for market. "Within a few years new 

 and better sorts have been introduced which bid fair to supercede it. 

 It is one of the latest varieties now in cultivation. 



The Dorchester is one of the earliest as well as one of the best market 

 varieties. Fruit — long, black and sweet as soon as it colors; it is a 

 vigorous grower, moderately productive. It is followed by the Wilson's 

 Early, a new sort and a valuable acquisition; it is a very large berry, 

 long, oval, shiny black, firm, rich, sweet, and good; it is a profuse bearer, 

 and needs to be well cut back or it. will bear more than it can mature; 

 it ripens its fruit very early and continues in bearing but a few weeks. 

 Before the "Wilson's Early are gone the Kittattinny is ready for market. 

 This is an old variety, though new to the public. It originated in New 

 Jersey, on the Kittattinny mountains, about twenty years ago. Within 

 a few years its true merits have become known, and it is now being very 

 extensively disseminated. The berry is very large, deep, shining black, 

 long, oval form, rich, sweet and excellent, with the old wild blackberry 

 flavor. I place the Kittattinny at the head of the list of blackberries; 

 it has no equal, in my estimation, among blackberries, and will, before 

 long, supercede all others now in cultivation as a market variety. I 

 have several other varieties under cultivation, but do not consider it 

 worth while to speak of them, as the above mentioned sorts I consider 

 the leading ones, and the most valuable varieties now in cultivation, and 

 with these we can have berries of the finest flavor, from June until 

 October. The cost of cultivation of these berries I should judge to be 

 about one fourth of the gross receipts obtained from sales of the fruit, 

 if we include the picking. The profits to be derived from an acre of 

 berries is a matter of speculation. "When other fruits are abundant in 

 the market, blackberries often rule very low. 



