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no effect in destroying even a portion of tliis wonderful plant's prod- 

 uct, even though the frost came as late as the middle of May. 



The fruit of the Dwarf Juneberry, as its name denotes, begins to 

 ripen about the 10th of June and continues ripening throughout the 

 month in bountiful quantities, even as late as the 4th of July. Tlie 

 flavor of the fruit is mild, sweet, juicy, and is very pleasant to the 

 taste. A great many people think the Dwarf Juneberry is the same 

 thing as the New England huckleberry, but that is a mistake. Though 

 the shape and color of the berries are the same, the time of ripening 

 the huckleberry is at least six or eight weeks later than the Dwarf 

 Juneberry. The huckleberry is native to the eastern states and will 

 not thrive in the west, while the Dwarf Juneberry is native to the 

 western states, and is not only good for Nebraska, but it is equally as 

 good for Kansas, Oklahoma, North and South Dakota, Iowa, Mis- 

 souri, Minnesota, Wyoming, and Colorado. In fact, it is a fruit 

 for the entire west, and, as I said in the beginning, should inter- 

 est every westerner. It should be planted in every home garden, 

 whether that home is in the country or in the city. If you have room 

 for a garden you have room for the Dwarf Juneberry, for there is 

 nothing more pleasing and healthy for the child than the privilege of 

 gathering at will until their appetites are satisfied with this luscious 

 fruit fresh from the bushes. It is equally as good for the grown boys 

 and girls, mothers, fathers, and grand-parents. 



When gathered the fruit should be used at once, for unless it is used 

 while fresh it loses a great deal of that pleasant flavor that is peculiar 

 to this fruit. A few growers have placed the berries on sale in our 

 stores, and I believe that practice is wrong, as the berries are generally 

 gathered the day before marketed, and though the flavor is apparently 

 all right on the start, it soon loses that freshness and good wholesome 

 flavor that is retained when fresh. When this flavor is lost the ber- 

 ries make a poor impression on the customer. I do not call the Dwarf 

 Juneberry a fruit for the market, but a good fruit for the western peo- 

 ple, to be grown in every home garden and for home use. 



The growth of the Dwarf Juneberry is in the form of a bush, the 

 large variety attaining a height of about six feet, while the small va- 

 riety seems to have reached its full growth at four feet. The plants 

 grow from suckers that shoot up from the roots, about as the lilac 

 multiplies. Plants that come up and gain a growth of twelve to 



