Small Fruits and Orchard Fruits 



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In the following spring these branches bear the flower 

 clusters, followed of course by the fruit. These stems, 

 or canes, as they are sometimes called, die back after 

 the harvest and new canes spring up from the old roots, 

 which in turn bear the fruits in the following season. 

 These old canes should be cut out shortly after harvest. 

 530. Blackberries are widely cultivated and are 



Fig. 226. Everybody likes berries! and they are so easy to grow. (Dewberries). 

 Courtesy Mr. F. T. Ramsey. 



highly prized for their fruits. Dewberries have trailing 

 vines and for this reason are not so popular as the fine 

 quality of their fruit would suggest. The raspberries are 

 confined largely to the north central and eastern states. 

 They are not hardy in the extreme North or very fruitful 

 in the South and West. 



531. Gooseberries and Currants are low growing 

 hardy shrubs. They are more successful in the north 

 central and eastern states and are not generally grown 



