442 ANNUAL REPOET. 



ing or moving. Berries well picked and well sliij)ped, are half 

 marketed. Never lose siglit of the market for berries. 



VARIETIES. 



We will not take np the subject of varieties. Our country is 

 so large, the climate so varied, the number of varieties so great, 

 and the wants and tastes of people so different, that we could 

 not recommend a list that would suit all who would grow ber- 

 ries. We are often amused to hear berry growers, who plant 

 largely, in the same vicinity, differ widely as to the varieties 

 that suit the neighborhood in which they are located. ' ' When 

 doctors differ, who shall decide?" All we can do is, from time 

 to time, to figure and accurately describe all berries, as they ap- 

 pear to us. The selections must be to the taste and wants of the 

 grower. The suitability of any berry can only be correctly 

 found by trial on the grounds of the person who wishes to grow 

 the best fruit. No theory will be of use. Practical experiments 

 onlv will decide it to the satisfaction of the grower. 



