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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



lives throug"h the winter on the underground 

 stems, and while the spores may be killed 

 with Bordeaux the vegetative portion is out 

 of its reach. The accompanying engraving- 

 shows a section of an affected leaf, a a the 

 epidermis of the lower side ruptured by it 

 and exposing to view a.t b a. mass of golden 

 colored spores, each of which is capable of 



Technically we would describe the Kittat- 

 inny for Ontario as follows : 



Origin — Kittatinny Mountains, N. J. ; 

 found growing wild by a Mr. Woolverton 

 in 1874 » but not much disseminated until 

 many years later. 



Plant — Very vigorous, but tender out- 

 side of the peach belt ; productive ; pro- 



FiG. 1837. Orange Rust. 



conveying the disease to other plants ; c c 

 represents haustoria by means of which the 

 fungus draws nourishment from the cells. 



In setting blackberries the rows should 

 be not less than eight feet apart, and the 

 plants three feet apart in the row, though if 

 plants are plentiful, they may be set one 

 foot apart in the row. Every spring the 

 last year's fruit canes should be cut back a 

 little to permit cultivating and fruit gather- 

 ing, while the new growth will grow above 

 and shade the fruit. 



pagated by suckers, and by root cuttings ; 

 very susceptible to the Orange Rust. 



Berry — Large, averaging about i j4 

 inches in length ; oblong, slightly conical ; 

 shiny black when ripe, becoming gradually 

 duller after gathering ; flesh, moderately 

 firm, sweet, rich and excellent. 



Season — ^July 25th to August 25th. 



Quality — Good for dessert ; good for 

 cooking. 



Value — First-class for home market. 



