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of more than fifty feet. Given a result such as this with 

 everything unfavourable what may be expected in deep 

 rich soil with an average quantity of moisture ? 



The two kindred fruits Raspberry and Blackberry (from 

 the union of which the Loganberry is said to have sprung) 

 will rarely do this. They do not like poor, thin, dry soils, 

 the Blackberry in particular. The Raspberry may grow, 

 but only push a few feeble canes. The Blackberry 

 will very likely refuse to start at all. 



The accommodating nature and rapid growth of the 

 Loganberry make it a valuable plant for forming a quick 

 screen. It will cover a given area of fence or trellis 

 in a quarter the time that Ivy will, and give heavy crops 

 of fruit into the bargain. The leaves are very large and 

 soon make a thick mass. It is true that they are shed in 

 autumn, but even then the thick, strong, rugged, spiny 

 stems form a very good screen or wind-break. Of course, 

 the finest specimens of fruit are not secured when the 

 plant is crowded in this way, but the fruit is a welcome 

 side issue none the less. 



Fruit and vegetables are often associated in kitchen 

 gardens, and if no place can be found for the Loganberry, 

 it will be worth while to put up an arch for it. Wall space 

 is not necessary, and may be reserved for more delicate 

 fruits, such as Pears, dessert Plums, Apricots, Peaches, 

 and Nectarines. The Loganberry is very much at home 

 on an arch. But let the arch be a big one if the soil is 

 good, for the Loganberry makes light of throwing up, 

 half a dozen growths from the root in one season, each 

 shoot from ten to twenty feet long. There may be a 

 point where two broad paths intersect each other, and 

 this will be the place for the arch. Given a little annual 

 pruning, the Loganberry will more than justify itself. 

 It will crop prodigiously every year, and give no anxiety 



