FOR THE SMALL FRUIT GROWER. 



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pruned much the same as raspberries ex- 

 cept that the new canes should be left some- 

 what longer, four to four and one-half feet 

 being considered about right. It is gen- 

 erally advisable to prune blackberries in the 

 early spring, as the canes are liable to freeze 

 back during the winter. 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



Without care gooseberries become a tan- 

 gled mass, which prevents the proper de- 

 velopment and the easy harvesting of the 

 crop. The fruit is 'borne on one, two and 

 three-year-old wood, mostly, however, on 

 the one and two-year-old wood. The aim 

 should be to replace the three-year-old 

 branches with good 'health}- new shoots 

 very early each season. Six main branches, 

 two of which may be replaced annually, is 

 a good base from which to build the frame 

 of the bush. Head back the new growth 

 about one-third and keep the bush just open 

 enough to permit the easy harvesting of the 

 fruit. If opened up too much there is dan- 

 ger of the fruit being injured by sun-burn- 

 ing. 



Currants are 'borne on the short spurs 

 arising from the old wood, and near the 



This Berry Needs a Trial 



PROF. H. L. HUTT, O. A. C, GUELPH. 



I have been thinkdng- of planting Lucretia 

 Dewberry, and if so of trellisang them. Would 

 it be a more desirable variety than Erie or Kit- 

 tatiny ? — (W. O. Burgess, Queenston, Ont. 



I would not advise planting largely of 

 Lucretia Dewberry until you have given it 

 a trial on your soil. It has done well here, 

 although none of the blackberries are very 

 satisfactory in this section. At A. E. Sher- 

 rington's Experiment Station, A\'alkerton, 

 Lucretia has done very well, but I am doubt- 

 ful if it would be as profitable as some of 

 the best blackberries, stvch as Kittatiny. 

 Agawam. or Eldorado. Your best plan 

 would be to get a few plants and give them 

 a thorough test along vnth the varieties of 

 blackberries mentioned. 



base of the new shoots. Two-year-old 

 canes produce the finest quality and the 

 largest quantity of fruit, although some line 

 berries may be produced on the three-year- 

 old branches. Train the bush to six main 

 stems, two of which may be removed ^each 

 season and replaced by two vigorous young 

 canes. All other new canes arising from 

 the ground should be removed. Head back 

 the two new shoots aibout one-half and all 

 other branches one-third. Keep the head 

 of the bush open enotigh to permit the free 

 circulation of air and to admit sufficient 

 sunlight to ripen the fruit properly. 



The treatment of black currants does not 

 materially differ from that of reds. The 

 fruit is borne on one-year-old shoots arising 

 from older branches. As the bushes grow 

 larger and stronger than the reds, it is well 

 to leave about eight canes, renewing two 

 each season. Head back the growth 

 severely to encourage the formation of many 

 new spurs from the old wood for the pro- 

 duction of fruit. Leave the head open 

 enough to permit of free circulation of the 

 air and the entrance of sunHght to the cen- 

 tre of the bush. 



Pedigreed Strawberry Plants 



E. B. STEVENSON, PONSONBY, ONT. 



AS a result of experiments with many 

 different varieties of strawberries I 

 can recommend the following \'arieties : 



List for growers and season of fruiting. 



Extra Early and Early Kinds. — Excel- 

 sior, Success. \'anDeman, ^Michel, August 

 Luther, Cameron's Early, Palmer, Monitor, 

 Johnson's Early, Beder Wood, Clyde, 

 Sampson. Lord Sheffield, Texas. 



^lid-Season. — Bubach, Haverland, Lyon, 

 Splendid, Marie, Bismarck, Tennessee Pro- 

 Imc, Ruby. Glen ]\Iary, Saunders, Saimple, 

 Williams. Wm. Belt, Lount, Senator Dun- 

 lap, Miller. Brandywine, Emperor, Nick 

 Oliver. l\Irs. Fisher. Woolverton, Parson's 

 Beautv, Minuteman. 



