THE BLACKBERRY 



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to fifteen' cents, according to season and condition of 

 fruit. The yield will vary from 1000 to 5000 quarts 

 per acre. 



THE DEWBERRY (Ruhiis Canadensis) 



This species of 



blackberry is found 



growing wild from 



X e w" f oundland to 



Virginia and west 



to the Eocky moun- 

 tains, and possesses 



many desirable 



qualities, but its 



habit of running on 



the ground and its 



liability to winter- 

 kill in cultivated 



land have prevented 



its cultivation as a 

 commercial crop. 

 By giving proper 

 treatment, however, 

 it has been found 

 to produce paying 

 crops in some cases. 

 If the canes are 

 covered during the 

 winter with a little 

 coarse hay or straw 

 and this material is 

 then put under 



Fig. 73— Lucretia Dewberry 



them in the summer, conditions are produced that 

 will result in a large crop of fruit, and as it ripens 

 one or two weeks earlier than the high blackberry it 

 brings a good price. Some growers of this fruit 



