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and 24 feet long. We find that these small seedlings move very easily 
indeed, but the old plants, especially those from suckers, are apt to be very 
slow in starting to grow. The plants generally have fruit buds when 
three years old, and it is a very easy matter to determine the pistillate from 
the staminate plants from the shape and general appearance of the buds. 
This makes it practicable for the nurseryman to send out one or two stami- 
nate plants in each dozen of pistillate plants, which I think will be sufficient 
proportion to fertilize all the fruit if they are planted in groups. The points 
“which especially recommend this berry are its great hardiness, produc- 
TWIGS OF THE TWO FORMS OF THE BUFFALO BERRY. 
1. Twig fron male plant showing the large rounded buds. 2. Twig from female plant 
showing the rather pear shaped buds of thisform. By a little study of this 
matter, it will be found quite easy to separate the plants into their 
two forms, which is very desirable for planters. 
tiveness, and reliability; and while it will probably never be very popular 
in the section of the state where currants are grown, yet for the more 
severe portions of this state and the Dakotas it has undoubtedly great 
value. On almost every farm Io0 feet of row of this plant would be found 
valuable. The fruit makes an excellent sauce, and.a jelly fully as good as 
currant. The plant is ornamental, and makes a pretty dwarf hedge and 
stands pruning well. 
