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Seedlings of the Japanese persimmon have a tendency to 

 produce male flowers only during the first three years of flow- 

 ering. After that, a few female flowers appear but they are 

 few in comparison with the male flowers. A large proportion 

 of the seedlings produce fruit that is small and too astringent 

 to eat. There are a number of varieties offered by the nursery 

 trade. 



QUESTIONS— CHAPTER XIV. 



SMALL FRUITS. 

 Strawberry. 



1. From what species of strawberry have our cultivated vari- 

 eties originated? 



2. How may the strawberry be propagated? 



3. What location and soil is best for strawberries? 



4. How should the land be prepared? 



5. Wlien should strawberries be set out? 



6. Explain the Hill system — the matted Row system. 



7. How should the plrints be trimmed and set? 



8. What protection should be given strawberries In winter? 



9. How may old strawberry beds be renewed? 



10. Into what two classes may strawberries be divided? 



11. What are nubbins? 



12. How should strawberries be picked and marketed? 



13. How may they be protected from frosts? 



Currant. 



1. What Is the origin of the red currant? Of the black cur- 

 rant? Of Crandall's currant? Of the Missouri currant? 



2. What soil is best adapted for currant growing? 



3. How should they be planted? 



4. How often and in what way should they be cultivated? 

 6. When do currants need mulching? 



6. What Is a good mulch for currants? 



7. How often should currants be pruned? 



5. What pruning is necessary? 

 9. Wliat are "tree currants?" 



10. How are they formed? 



11. Of what value are they? 



12. In what ways may currants be protected from winter Injury? 



13. How is the fruit marketed? 



14. For what is it used? 



15. What varieties are best for the home garden? 



Gooseberry. 



1. What Is the origin of the American gooseberry? Of the 

 European gooseberry? 



2. What are the crosses of the two varieties? 



3. How Is the gooseberry propagated? 



4. WTien is the best time to plant gooseberries? 



5. What pruning is necessary? 



6. How are gooseberries marketed? 



7. What insects and diseases are injurious to the gooseberry? 



Raspberry. 



1. What varieties belong to the European raspberries? 



2. WTiat varieties belong to the American raspberries? 



3. Into what two classes are raspberries divided? 



