CHAPTER V 

 NEW BERRIES AND GARDEN FRUITS 



FEW aspects of Mr. Burbank's work have 

 been more spectacular than those having 

 to do with the production of new berries. 

 He has hybridized the blackberry and the rasp- 

 berry, producing new types of berry that are en- 

 titled to rank as new species. He has also hy- 

 bridized the strawberry and the raspberry, and 

 has crossed the dewberry with such divergent 

 forms as the apple, the pear, the mountain ash, 

 and the rose. The last-named crosses produced 

 remarkable plants, but these did not bear fertile 

 fruit. 



It is quite within the possibilities, however, that 

 some other worker may repeat these experiments, 

 and produce berries as new and wonderful as the 

 Primus berry, the Phenomenal berry, the Para- 

 dox berry, or the white blackberry, these being 

 four of Mr. Burbank's most wonderful creations. 



The way in which these berries were developed 

 is here told in detail ; also the story of the thorn- 

 less blackberry, the sunberry, and the improved 

 cactus pear. The practical directions given will 

 enable the amateur to improve any varieties of 

 berries in his garden by selective breeding, and 

 to produce new varieties that are different from 



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