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HORTICULTURE BY IRRIGATION. 



succeeds on high lands in various sections of the country and bears red 

 fruit, in appearance some like the cranberry, and while often esteemed, is 

 not generally regarded as a fruit of much merit. 



DWARF CHERRY AND JUNEBERRY. 



Among the fruits native of Colorado which are worthy of extended 

 planting, and which improve with culture, are the dwarf cherry and the 

 dwarf Juneberry. These are both absolutely hardy, are good annual bear- 

 ers and quite ornamental in appearance. The fruit of the dwarf cherry 

 is especially valuable for pies and preserves, and is often pleasant to eat 

 from the hand. It is wonderfully productive, and will survive all changes 

 and vicissitudes of the most exacting climate. 



The dwarf Juneberry resembles somewhat the huckleberry, but is 

 rather larger ; black, with blue bloom, when ripe. 



In flavor it is a pleasant sub-acid. Blooms very early in the sum- 

 mer, and is very ornamental at this time. Needs considerable moisture. 



SHOWING THE NUMBER OF TREES OR PLANTS PER ACRE WHEN PLANTED 

 AT STATED DISTANCES IN FEET. 



RULE. Multiply the distance in feet between the rows by the distance the 

 plants are apart in the rows, and the product will be the number of square feet for 

 each plant or hill, which divided into the number of feet in an acre (43,560) will 

 give the number of plants or trees to the acre. 



