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blueberries, are said to be seldom or never heard in this country, while the term 

 "huckleberry" is very oonmion. " In the Central States the term huckleberry is 

 usually applied to I', cori/inbotinin, while blueberry is given to the low si'owing 

 species, like T'. canadenne and I', peimsi/lranictmi. In New England iuuklcberry is 

 reserved for species of Gaylussacia, while blueberry is apj)lied to the lower growing 

 species, as above, and high-bush blueberry to V. cori/mbosum." 



The propagation of blueberries from seed is stated to be comparatively easy. The 

 seed of ripe fruit is washed free from pulp and sown either at once or stratified in sacks 

 and sown the following spring. On good potting soil, to which leaf mold has been 

 added, they are scattered thickly over the surface of the soil, packed down lightly 

 with a board, and covered with a very slight sprinkling of soil. At the station the 

 seed was stratified, being allowed to freeze during the winter, and sown in the spring. 

 Theplantvs were handled once, and later in the summer transferred to a colil frame, 

 where they were simply covered with litter during the winter. 



"The following spring they were transplanted into beds, shaded until established, 

 and made a good growth during the summer. . . . The low blueberry ( V. penn- 

 sylvanicum) will usually fruit in from 3 to 4 years from seed, but T'^. cortjmbosnm 

 requires 4 to 6 years. ' ' 



Blueberries may also be propagated by division or by grafting. The high-bush 

 blueberry ( T^. cori/mho^am) and its varieties are considered relatively easy to trans- 

 plant, either from swamps or ujjland. The berries are of good size and very prolific. 

 "The variety am<£num is a rather dwarf form, with very large berries, and grows 

 freely on the upland. F. vacillans is the next best species for cultivation as a ' small 

 fruit.' " 



Not much attention has as yet been given to the cultivation and improvement of 

 blueberries, but it is thought by the author that in its wild state this fruit is more 

 worthy of notice than was either the blackberry, raspberry, or currant, and that it is 

 probable that within a few years garden blueberries will rival in importance some of 

 the best of the other small fruits. 



Some statistics are given on the blueberry industry in Maine and Michigan. There 

 were 7 factories in Maine in 1900 engaged in the blueberry industry, having a valua- 

 tion of $50,000. The total canned product from these factories was about 50,000 cases, 

 valued at $100,000. 



Strawberry growing at the South, O. W. Blacknall (Amer. Gard., 22 {1901), 

 No. 342, pp. 490, 491). — The Hoffman is considered by the author the ideal Southern 

 shipping berry. Cotton-seed meal, 500 to 700 lbs. per acre drilled in, is recom- 

 mended as a fertilizer for fall-set plants. 



Strawberries in Ohio for 1901, M. Crawford {Amer. Gard., 22 {1901), No. 350, 

 pp. 617-619). — The author briefly describes and notes the value of 29 of the better 

 varieties of strawberries grown by himself during the season. 



The adaptation, affinity, and pruning of vines, L. Rougibr {Prog. Agr. et 17/. 

 {Ed. VEst), 21 {1900), Noif. 2, pp. 48-50; 4, pp. 109-111).— The author has studied 

 especially the adaptation of the principal American stocks to the soils of the Loire 

 region of France, and their affinity for French varieties. Fifteen American species 

 and varieties were used as stocks. The soil of the experimental field was of average 

 j)hysical condition, being made up of debris from granite rock and containing a 

 small proportion of basaltic gravel with a clayey subsoil. The vineyard inclined 

 slightly to the south and was well drained. The soil was poor in phosphoric acid 

 and lime. The plat was planted to vines in 1894 and has been manured but once, 

 sothat the soil is of only average fertility. A number of French varieties were grafted 

 on each of the American stocks. A few stocks of each variety were not grafted so 

 that their vigor of growth might be studied. Only the results obtained with the 

 French variety Gamay de Montbrison are^ere reported upon. 



The growth in the above soil of all the American varieties when not grafted left 



