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PROFITABLE FRUIT-GROWING. 



The large American Blackberries may be grown 

 if desired, and they cover old walls and fences pro- 

 fitably where the plants grow well. They like 

 rather strong and moist soil, succeeding better in 

 the cool damp north than the dry and sunny south. 

 In planting and pruning, the advice given for grow- 

 ing Raspberries is applicable, cutting out the 



Fig. 35. A FRUIT ARCH. 



old growths and leaving the young for bearing 

 being the most important point in management. 

 They afford clusters of large black fruit in Septem- 

 ber and October, and what is known as the parsley- 

 leaved Bramble is one of the best sorts to grow. 

 They cover arches over walks, as may Apples, Plums, 

 and Pears, either trained as shown in fig. 35, page 



