The Canadian Horticulturist. 



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SET SMALL FRUITS IN AUTUMN. 



Those desiring to start a small-fruit plantation will find fall setting preferable 

 to waiting until next spring. Other duties are more pressing then, and this 



work is apt to be delayed. Plants 

 set out in the fall are ready to start 

 with other vegetation a the first 

 appearance of fiavorable weather. 

 Young roots and new buds will 

 have started before the ground is in 

 good condition for spring planting. 

 Breaking these will htunt growth 

 and produce a lack of vitality. Fall 

 setting gives time for the callousing 

 of wounded rootlets. In setting, 

 see that the earth is closely packed about the roots, leaving no air spaces. 

 Select good, sound plants. The illustrations represent two types. The one at 

 rt! is a root cutting ; b is what is called a sucker. Use only the first kind. Many 

 failures come from planting suckers. The essentials for good results are good 

 Iccation, well-drained, thoroughly pulverized rich soil, and good, sound roots, 

 set in their natural position. Blackberries, raspberries, currants, gooseberries 

 and grapes can all be planted this fall before a general freeze-up. — Amer. Agr. 



Fig. 848. 



For Drying' Fruit. — Sun-dried fruit possesses a flavor that is wanting in 

 fruit dried by artificial means, but one may well be willing to dispense with some 

 of this sun-kissed flavor if it is accompanied by the dirt that is so common an 

 accompaniment of fruit that has 

 been exposed out of doors to the 

 attacks of flies and the presence of 

 flying dust. The illustration shows 

 a fruit drier for outdoor use, that 

 can be easily made, and that will 

 perfectly protect whatever is placed 

 within it. A light frame, with a 

 hinged cover frame, is made of 

 inch-by-inch stuff, or of stouter 

 wood if the frame is to be of large 

 size, and covered upon the top, bot- 

 tom, sides and ends with wire mos- 

 quito netting. If the drier is of considerable length, cross supports will have to 

 be placed across the bottom. If somewhat soft berries are to be dried, it will be 

 well to place at first a few sheets of paper over the bottom, on which to 

 spread the berries Light stakes driven into the ground, with crosspieces, 

 make suitable supports for such a fruit drier. — American Agriculturist. 



Fig. 849. 



