PREFACE 



The object of this little book is to place 

 before the gardener in a simple and direct way 

 the knowledge needed for success with bush 

 fruits — strangers to too many gardens. It is 

 intended to answer the more important ques- 

 tions which arise in the mind of every gar- 

 dener and to present concisely the few things 

 which must be done rather than all the things 

 which might be done. 



There is little here that is new or original. 

 The only merit that might be claimed is the 

 exclusion of a multitude of details more be- 

 wildering than helpful to the amateur. The 

 purpose has been to present a compendium 

 of standard practice in clear and readable 

 form. 



Special consideration is given to short cuts 

 and to things which may be left undone with- 

 out seriously curtailing the crop, in the belief 

 that a fair crop of good fruit, easily grown, is 

 of greater interest to the gardener than the ab- 

 solute maximum in yield to which plants may 

 be forced by unremitting effort. 



