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parts of the South strawberries are mulched or cov- 

 ered for the winter. After the ground is frozen in 

 the fall, a covering of manure or clean straw is ap- 

 plied, thus protecting the plants from severe freezing, 

 and also from the alternate freezing and thawing in 

 the spring. 



Varieties. In selecting varieties it must be remem- 

 bered that some are pistillate, that is, they have no 

 stamens, called imperfect, and others have both stamens 

 and pistils, and are called perfect. Imperfect varieties, 

 having no stamens, will not be fruitful unless inter- 

 planted with perfect varieties. Most plants seem to 

 thrive with success only in certain localities, therefore 

 it is wise in selecting the most desirable to plant those 

 that thrive best in a particular section. Some of the 

 most cosmopolitan kinds are the Michel and Bubach 

 for early, Glen Mary, Dunlap, Sample and Brandy- 

 wine for mid-season, and the Gandy for late. 



Raspberries, Blackberries and Dewberries. Good 

 profits are made by the fruit grower from these fav- 

 orite American fruits. Ripening as they do before 

 most of the other fruits can be harvested, they fill an 

 important place on the fruit farm. On farms located 

 with good shipping facilities to a good market, they 

 prove a good annual source of income. They are 

 easily grown, and although they prefer a moist, cool 

 soil, well filled with humus, they thrive well on any 

 good, well-drained garden soil. In New York State 

 large fields of raspberries are grown and the fruit 

 dried. In this dry condition they are shipped to 

 Alaska and other distant points. 



The bushes should be pruned in the spring, cutting 

 out all the weak and diseased canes, and then cutting 

 the laterals about one-third back. After fruiting, all 

 the old canes are removed, and only the new ones are 

 allowed to remain. Some of the standard varieties of 

 each are as follows: 



Blackberries Early Harvest, Agawam and Lu- 

 cretia. 



