Fruit Growing 71 



blance to Longworth and the popularity of it, may have been wrongly 

 given its name. Most of the varieties which are largely grown in 

 California are perfect in blossom, though some of the newer varieties 

 need association with pollinizers. 



Pruning Loganberries. 



Should the neiv shoots of Loganberry vines, which come out in the 

 spring, be left or cut aivayf If cut, will more shoots put out in the fall 

 and be sufficient for the next year's crop? 



The Loganberry shoots which are growing should be carefully 

 trained and preserved for next year's fruiting. The old canes should 

 be cut away at the base after the fruit is gathered. The plant bears 

 each year upon the wood which grew the previous summer. 



Strawberry Planting. 



Should I plant strawberries in the spring or fall? 



Whether it is wise to plant strawberry plants in the fall depends 

 on several things, such as getting the ground in the very best of 

 condition, abundance of water at all times, splendidly rooted plants, 

 and cool weather (which is very rare at the time plants are to be 

 planted, August and September). Plants may be taken with balls 

 of earth around the roots, and water poured in the hole that re- 

 ceives the plant. After planting, each plant should be shaded from 

 the sun; after this the ditches must be kept full of water so the 

 moisture will rise to the surface; this must be done till the plant 

 starts growth. This method can only be used in small plantings, 

 as it is too expensive for large plantings, as is also the potted-plant 

 method where each plant is grown in a small pot and transplanted 

 by dumping out the earth as a ball with the plant and putting 

 directly in the ground. From potted plants, set out in the fall, one 

 may count on a fine crop of berries the following spring. Straw- 

 berry plants are never dormant till midwinter, and there is no plant 

 more difficult to transplant when roots are disturbed in the hot season, 

 which usually prevails in the interior valleys of California. To have 

 a long-lived strawberry field and to get best results, planting must 

 be done in the spring, as soon as the soil can be put in best condi- 

 tion to receive plants. From this a fall crop can be expected. — Answer 

 by Tribble Bros., Elk Grove. 



Blackberries for Dr3nng Only. 



What variety of blackberries or raspberries are the best for drying 

 purposes? Are berries successfully dried in evaporators? This is a 

 natural berry country. Wild blackberries are a zvonder here. Trans- 

 portation facilities do not allozu raising for the city market. In your 

 opinion, zvould the planting of ten acres in berries for drying be a success? 



The blackberries chiefly grown in California are the Lawton, 

 Crandall and the Mammoth. The raspberry chiefly grown is the 



