CHAPTEB XXXI. 



BLACKBERRIES. 



SELL well in London and other towns as a culinary fruit 

 throughout autumn. They make a jam that is second 

 to none for flavour, when carefully preserved, and in 

 America they are largely cultivated for market. 



The cultivated bramble should answer well (if trained 

 on wire fencing) as a good hedge; and some of the 

 A.merican sorts might do well here, although they are 

 not generally highly spoken of in this country. The 

 " cut-leaved " is a good " heavy cropper " of large and 

 rich berries. " Kittatinny " and " Wilson Junior " are 

 also recommended in some leading catalogues. 



There is no reason why the common hedge bramble 

 should not pay well on low-rented soils if well cultivated 

 for the jam makers, who pay as much for them as for 

 strawberries and other fruits. The shoots should be 

 pinched back to about twelve or fourteen inches every 

 year. 



