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but we count it wise to advise the culture of only a few of 

 the best, f^r the market, the farm and the garden. 



BLACKBERRIES. 



The culture of Blackberries is similar to that of the 

 Raspberry, except they are of stronger and longer growth 

 of the stem, and therefore should be planted at least six 

 to eight feet apart. Rich soil is a requisite of success, 

 and often after planting a mulch of four to six inches deep 

 is better than hand or plow culture. 



This fruit is indigenous to this counti/, is easily grown 

 from seed, and our best known varieties, under name, have 

 come to us from observation and the gathering of wildings. 

 As long ago as 1845 the writer saw fruit, grown from 

 plants obtained from the woods, that measured over five 

 inches in circumference. Trimming and training with the 

 Blackberry differs little if any from that of the Raspberry. 



The terms of Blackberry, Dewberry or high and low 

 Blackberry, all come from the same bramble, and the 

 Wilson comes the nearest of any in cultivation to the 

 wild Dewberry. Of the varieties, Kittatinny stands first, 

 as a general fruit lor home use or market. Dorchester is 

 a sweeter berry, the sweetest of all, but it is not very 

 productive. New Rochelle or Lawton, is a large berry, 

 but it is almost impossible to gather a quart of sweet fruit 

 from the canes. Wilson's Early, a low growing sort, is a 

 variety that should be grown, as its canes can easily be 

 protected in winter. Its fruit is large and of good quality. 

 Doctor Warder^ Newman 's T hornless and Duncan f s Falls 



