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injured, though the thermometer has more than once dropped to 

 twenty degrees below zero. The plants have been in an exposed 

 location, and have never received any protection. Summer 

 pruning has been practised to give the plants a compact, bushy 

 form, and prevent a late growth. In this way tender plants can 

 almost be changed into those that are hardy. 



Blackberries will yield good crops for six or eight years, but 

 for the last two or three years a top-dressing of manure should 

 be given late in the fall. 



A description of only a few varieties is here given : 



BLACKBERRIES - DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 



Early Harvest. New, very early, hardy, and prolific ; firm ; 

 size medium ; quality very good ; plant healthy ; requires good 

 soil. Origin, Illinois. 



Kittatinny. Very large and fine, plant vigorous, but rusts in 

 many places ; productive ; continues long in bearing ; season 

 medium to late. Requires protection north of New York. 

 Found growing wild in New Jersey. 



Snyder. Season medium, very productive ; hardy as an oak, 

 quality very good, size medium. Valuable for a northern lati- 

 tude. 



Taylor's Prolific. [Fig. 31.] Large, very 

 hardy and productive ; a vigorous grower ; 

 sweet, and of fine flavor. Larger and a little 

 later than Snyder. 



Wachusett. Size, medium ; hardy ; very 

 good. A strong grower ; season medium to 

 late. Requires high culture. Nearly thorn- 

 less. 



Western Triumph. New. Size medium ; 

 very good. Not yet fully tested. Said to be 



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very hardy and productive. 



EXTENDED LIST. 



Origin 



Illinois. 



Bonanza. New. Large, productive, hardy. 

 Brunton's Early. Size medium. Not entirely hardy. 

 Dorchester. Early, hardy, flavor fine, size medium. 

 Missouri Mammoth. Large, sweet. Midseason. 



