m Tits PARM. 



The above are all red varieties. Of the black caps the Mammoth CijiCiel* 

 is the old popular variety, but the new Gregg is said to be greatly superior 

 to it. 



The Blacltljerry and "Wlioi-tlet>erry. — Those who find it difScult to 

 get good ripe blackben-ies and whortleberries maybe glad to know that they 

 can be grown in their own gardens as well as the strawberry, and that with 

 the right treatment they will surpass in flavor and size any which may have 

 grown in their grandfather's day. The low-bush or running blackberry 

 grows best on a warm soil of either sandy loam or gravel, and when propei-ly 

 grown and well ripened is much better than any of the high bush varieties. 

 The plants should be set in May, in rows three feet apart and two feet in the 

 rows. Care should be taken to select good strong young roots, and those 

 which bear large sweet berries, avoiding those which bear the sour ben-ies 

 that rii)en later in the season; it is best to mark the plants when the fruit is 

 ripening, or secure the assistance of one who knows where the right variety 

 grows. For garden culture the ground should be well hoed the first part of 

 the season, and mulched with leaves or hay about the first of August. If 

 properly cared for the first year, but little needs to be done the next spring; 

 the crop will be large if the vines are well supplied with water during the 

 ripening season; during this time they require quite as much water as the 

 strawberry. The berries should not be picked until fully ripe, and to be in 

 the best condition for sauce should be picked but a short time before eaten; 

 when thus picked, they surpass in richness and flavor the strawberry; as it 

 cannot be transported when fully ripe, any better, if so well as the strawberry, 

 its gocd quaUties are known only to those who cultivate it in their own gar- 

 den, and understand the right time to pick it. But few dishes can bo placed 

 upon the table so acceptable as a dish of good, well-ripened blackberries of 

 the variety which grow on the low running vines. To keep the garden clean, 

 new vines should be set every year, and the old ones removed aa soon as the . 

 berries are picked. The whortleberry, both the high and the low-bush, re 

 quires a different treatment from the blackberry; it ^411 grow on almost any 

 soil. Bushes should be selected that are known to ijroduco large-sized and 

 good flavored berries; they should be set near enough together to shade the 

 ground; a large portion of the top should be cutoff; the ground be mulched 

 with a heavy coat of leaves, and should not be disturbed by cultivation, but 

 should be kept well mulched until the bushes are thick enough and large 

 enough to shade the ground, and thus they protect themselves; when once 

 established they require but little care. When the bushes seem to have too 

 much old wood to bear well, they should be cut down to the ground in the 

 autumn; the next year they will make a vigorous growth, and the year after 

 bear some very large berries, but not a full crop until the following year. 



GoosetoeiTies a.w<l Currants. — There is no reason why both these very 

 useful fruits should not be found abundantly in every garden. They are no 

 trouble to raise. They grow readily from cuttings. Take the wood of last 

 year, from six to ten inches in length; prepare the bed or place whore they 

 are to stand permanently; force them into the ground nut less than four 

 inches, press the dirt firmly around them, mulch them, and let them alone. 

 If a brush is desired let the buds on the cuttings remain; but if a tree or 

 single stem be preferred, remove all the buds that would go beneath the 

 surface. Let them stand about three feet in the rowj and if there ia more 

 than oue row, let the rows be four feet apart. 



