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GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



NORTH SHORE HORT. SOCIETY 



The regular monthly meeting of the above 

 society was held in Anderson Hall, Febru- 

 ary 13. Many members came out to hear C. 

 Elliott of Park Ridge, 111., talk on "The 

 General Culture of Sweet Peas." This in- 

 structive lecture was enjoyed by all, and 

 numerous questions were asked the speaker. 

 Plans for a large membership, both active 

 and associate, were discussed, and a strong 

 campaign will be made for new members. 

 P. \V. Popp of Mamaroneck, N. Y., talked 

 oii the "Flora of Florida," as he saw it in 

 November. A vote of thanks was accorded 

 both speakers. 



R. E. KuEHNE, Cor. Secy. 



AMERICAN SWEET PEA SOCIETY 



The Fourtcentli Annual lixhihition and 

 Convention of the .\merican Sweet Pea So- 

 ciety is to be held on June 24th and 2Sth, 

 in conjunction with the Massachusetts Hor- 

 ticultural Society's Exhibition in Horticul- 

 tural Hall, Boston, Massachusetts. 



William Gray of Newport, R. I., has been 

 appointed secretary pro tern of this society 

 in place of E. C. Vick, who has resigned. 



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RASPBERRIES AND BLACKBER- 

 RIES 

 The best soil for the berries is a deep, 

 rich, moist loam. They will not do well on 

 wet ground, and if such a place must be 

 used it should be well drained. It is well 

 to use ground that has been Fall plowed. 

 so that as soon as the ground can be worked 

 in shape in the Spring the berries can be 

 set out and they will begin to grow as soon 

 as the weather gets a little warm. In this 

 way they will have a little longer season in 

 which to grow^ Good results come, though, 

 from work which is all done in the Spring, 

 providing the plants are set into the ground 

 as early as it can be well worked. 



The ground should be broken deeply and 

 pulverized well, just as though it were be- 

 ing prepared for a good seed bed. The best 

 distance for planting is about six feet each 

 way. The bushes will grow larger and more 

 symmetrical and the berries will ripen more 

 evenly and be larger. Some prefer planting 

 six feet one way and three the other, but I 

 prefer the former method, as the cultivation 

 will be much easier and it will be easier to 

 pick the berries. 



Cultivation should begin just as soon as 

 the plants begin to grow, or earlier if grass 

 and weeds take a start. A light cultivator is 

 best, but the hoe must be used sometimes to 

 remove weeds near the plants. During the 

 first year cultivate about once every ten day^ 

 or two weeks, until the middle of .Inly or 

 August first. Too late cultivation keeps the 

 plants growing and the wood docs not ma- 

 ture sufficiently to prevent Winter killing. 

 Mulching the plants in Winter protects them 

 during very cold weather; it also protects 

 the ground from heaving in the Spring, and 

 when applied at this time, the Spring rains 

 will soak the liquid from the manure and it 

 will go to the roots, where it is used as food 

 to increase, nfit only this year's crop but 

 next year's growth. 



Level cultivation seems best, so do not 

 leave too much of a ridge next to the plants. 

 It is well, after the berries arc set. to level 

 off with a hoe. During the second year thev 

 .should be worked several times heforc fruit- 

 ing-timc. and if the ground is dry, it is well 

 to cultivate during the picking .season. The 

 more moist the ground is kept, the larger 

 and fresher will be the berries. 



The plant should take on a strong, self- 

 supporting bush form and the first year's 

 growth should be cut back to about ten 



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