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they are enormously productive, and are very easily 

 covered for winter where this is necessary. 



The vines should be cut to about 12 to 15 inches 

 from the hill in the fall before covering. They do 

 not sprout like the high bush blackberries with 

 this treatment, but if the tops are cut away entirely 

 they will throw up sprouts at some distance from 

 the hills. 



The lyticretia is the best variety thoroughly 

 tried, but the Bartell is highly recommended. 



DWARF MOUNTAIN JUNEBERRY. 



A variety of the old serviceberry or shadberry of 

 the New England states, but is much superior in 

 all respects. It grows but about 4 to 6 feet high 

 and is perfectly hardy. It is also a fine ornamental 

 tree or shrub, bearing an immense load of pure 

 white fragrant flowers very early in the spring. 

 These are followed by a load of dark red or purple 

 berries the size of large peas, and very much the 

 same appearance as the huckleberry. It is fre- 

 quently sold for them, and I am of opinion that 

 some western nurserymen, not being acquainted 

 with that fruit, have done it innocently. It is no 

 more related to the huckleberry than it is to the 

 hickory. The former is of the genus Vaccinium, 

 while the juneberry is Amelanchien. 



It propagates by suckering, but not to a very 

 considerable degree. The young plants from the 

 nurseries are generally destitute of any but the 

 main root, and it is necessary before planting to 



