5-2-i 



4. The i)oouliar ineiits of the dewheriifs as ciiltiv atetl fruits are, earliiiess, lar;;e 

 Kizf, attractive api)eaiance, and the case with which tiiey tan be jnotected iu 

 winter. 



5. The peculiar demerits of the dewberries are, failure of the flowers to set, forma- 

 tion of nubbins, and difficulty of picking the fruit. There is no positive method 

 known by which the tirst two ditficultics can be overcome, and the causes of them 

 are unknown, but there is reason to believe that pruning and thinning of the canes 

 will tend to make the plant productive. The labor and unpleasantness of picking 

 may be avoided by training the i)lauts on a rack or trellis and by keeping them 

 well pruned. 



6. Various methods of training and cultivation are advised, but the plants are 

 generally set at about the same distance as blackberries (3 by 7 or 4 by 7 feet) and 

 the canes are allowed to lie upon the ground, being headed iu when they reach about 

 'A feet in length. A mulch of straw beneath the canes keeps the berries clean and 

 renders jtickiug more ])leasant. A wire trellis like a grape trellis or vari<ms styles 

 of racks may be used u]ir>u which to tie the fruiting canes, and for amateur cultiva- 

 tion, at least, some such upright training s«'ems to be advisable. Only four to six 

 fruiting canes shnnld be allowed to the plant. Some varieties, particularly Wiii- 

 dom and I'artil, apjiear to do liest if tin- fruit is shailcd. 



7. Twelve varieties of dewberry have been named and more or less disseminated 

 duriug the last 20 years. Of these, 4 (omitting tlie Mauimuth) have gain«'d nmre or 

 less ju'ominence, and are found to jxtsscss deciiled merits in certain )daces. This is 

 a fair ]iro]iortion of good varieties to inferior ones, as indicated by the annals of other 

 fruits. 



8. Many persons have found dew bi-rry culture to be profitable. This is evidence 

 that tlie fruit is an aei]uisition. lint it has not yet found general favor. an<l it is 

 ])robable that it will never be<'ome as ])o]iiilar as the blackberry. The \ arietics 

 which enjoy most jirominent*' are Windom, Lucretia, Hartel, and Manatee. 



it. The Windom jiossesses ])romise for the Northwest, of which it is a native. It 

 liMs not y«'t been tested to any extent tlsewhere. It ajijjcars to <Iemand ]tarti:il 

 shade for the best success. 



10. The Lucretia has been found to Ix; a desirable anil jirofifable fiiiit in many 

 places over a large extent «»f territory, and it is therefore safe to conclude that its 

 range of adaptation is large. Many, ho\vev<r, have failed with it. It .iiiiie.-irs to 

 be vjuialde, and many of the ]dants are worthless. It is .seriously attacked by 

 anthracnose and by a bramble rust. 



11. Hartel has found great favor with sonu- growers in the West, from Wisconsin 

 to Nebraska. It has not succeeded well in the East so far. Some of the varii-ty 

 known as Manuuoth ai>itear8 to be identical with Hartel. 



12. M.'inatee is ]irobably valuable for the South, and it ajipears to be the most 

 useful form of Hiihun iriviali» yet tested. 



\'^. Siuc(> this paj)er was written roots of 2 new dewberries — Skagit Chief and 

 lU'lle of Wasliingfon — have been received frcun Avon, Washington. The varieties 

 arc not yet introduced and thi'ir botanical features have not been studied. 



New York Cornell Station, Bulletin No. 35, December. 1891 (pp. 26), 



Combinations of fungicides and iNSErnriDEs, and some new 

 FiNOiciDES, E. G. LoDEMANN, B, S. {\^\^. 31/)-33S). — Tills iiichidos iiotes 

 iiiid tabulated data for exin'iiineiits at tliis station and a bi ief sniiiinary 

 of similar exi>eriiiients at otluT stations. In tlie oxpcrinionts at the 

 New York Cornell Station — 



i'lie aii]>lications were made to branches of ap])l(\ i)cach, iiiiince, and grajie; rows 

 of potatoes and eggplants were used, otlu-rs being kept as checks. Only three 



