BERRIES AND GARDEN FRUITS 



any ever seen before, and superior to anything 

 now in your garden, whether or not they rival 

 the extraordinary ones that Mr. Burbank has 

 created. 



CULTURE OF GAEDEN FRUITS 



The small fruits make a special appeal to the 

 amateur, because they are so easily grown and 

 do not demand so much patience in awaiting re- 

 sults as do the orchard fruits. 



Any odd corner of your garden will afford op- 

 portunity for a berry patch. Almost any soil will 

 do, but that which is loose and loamy or sandy is 

 best. 



It is Mr. Burbank 's custom to plant the seeds 

 of raspberries and blackberries as soon as the 

 fruit ripens. He merely crushes the fruit gently, 

 washes away the pulp, and plants the seeds in 

 boxes which are transferred to the greenhouse in 

 the winter. They will thus make an early start 

 in the spring, and you will gain several months' 

 time. If you have not a greenhouse available, it 

 will be necessary to wait till the following spring 

 before planting ; but the seeds are not injured by 

 drying. 



If the seeds are planted in boxes, transplant 

 them when two or three inches high into rows 

 about three and one-half feet apart, the individual 

 plants being placed about a foot apart. Let the 

 seedlings run wild until they come to fruiting 

 age. Then rigidly destroy the plants that produce 

 inferior fruit. 



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