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form of berry is one of very great value 

 not merely to the farm garden, but also 

 to the larger professional fruit grounds, 

 and to all cultivators in general. But 

 on account of some public prejudice 

 against its large straggling growth and 

 its very disagreeable hooked thorny 

 appendages, we find it very much neg- 



ods on the part of the cultivator. I 

 will therefore attempt very briefly to 

 describe a method of growing and 

 managing the blackberry that has been 

 adopted by some very successful growers 

 and has been quite satisfactory all round. 

 In the first place, as to the soil 

 and climate : it is known to he 



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lected and not nearly so generally grown 

 and enjoyed as its great merits and 

 lovely qualities as a table and preserv- 

 ing fruit properly demand it should 

 be. These prejudices against its growth 

 very largely arise from a misunderstand- 

 ing of better methods of treatment, or 

 from an entire ignorance of good meth- 



soniewhat sensitive, for tliese must 

 be exactly suitable to its needs and 

 requirements to attain the best results. 

 Just here I may be excused, should 

 I embody a little personal observation 

 of my own, i)earing on tlie (juestions 

 of the case. 



I Hiring the very pleasant season of 



