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They need clean cultivation, and in dry situations should be 

 mulched to protect from drouth. They require but little pruning, 

 though the suckers should be thinned out if they become abundant. 



Varieties* There are but few varieties of this fruit offered 

 by nurserymen, and these are the result of selections made from 

 plants growing in the wild state. They are, however, much super- 

 ior in size of fruit and in productiveness to the plants commonly 

 found in the fields, although these latter are greatly improved by 

 cultivation. It is very probable that by growing seedlings new 

 varieties much superior to those now known will be originated. 

 The kinds now grown require several weeks in which to ripen their 

 fruit. The varieties that have been grown long enough to give 

 them a fair trial are as follows : 



Success. This probably originated in Kansas. It is productive 

 of large purple fruit of good quality; rather spreading in habit, 

 with pendulous fruit clusters. Earlier than the others mentioned, 

 ripening about with the early currants. Probably as good as any 

 if not the best for general cultivation. 



Chester Center and Alpina are strong growing kinds of decided 

 merit. They are rather close and erect in habit, and may attain a 

 heighthof seven or eight feet; very productive ; fruit reddish pur- 

 ple ; fruit clusters more erect than in Success ; season a little later 

 than that variety. 



Osape. Resembles the Success in habit but is not so produc- 

 tive, and is the latest of the kinds mentioned. 



Aside from its fruit producing qualities the Dwarf Juneberries 

 make nice lawn shrubs, being clean in habit and very pretty when 

 covered with their .profusion of graceful white flowers, which 

 appear early in the spring. See Fig. 45. 



