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Fig. 14 (above). A blackberry "patch" Ihim.' ]>iuiiiim. AVitli- 

 out severe pruning a plantation of this kind is Verv difficult to 

 harvest and the berries lack size and quality. Good' blackberries 



are grown easiest in cultivated rows. 



Pig. 15 (heloiv). After pruning. The canes have been severely 



thinned oiit and those remaining have been cut back to allow the 



fruit to be ijicked with a minimum of discomfort. 



