BERRIES AND GARDEN FRUITS 



Burbank 's berry hybrids and often extends to the 

 fruit itself, as in the case of the Primus berry 

 and the Phenomenal berry, already noted. 



So there is every prospect that any hybridizing 

 experiments you may undertake with blackberries 

 or raspberries in your garden will produce new 

 races, a certain proportion of the individuals of 

 which will excel the parent forms very markedly 

 in vigor of growth and in size of fruit. 



OTHEB SMALL FRUITS THAT AWAIT DEVELOPMENT 



Doubtless the blackberries and raspberries offer 

 the most inviting opportunities for experiment, 

 yet we must by no means overlook the other small 

 fruits that are to be found in the amateur's gar- 

 den. The strawberry, for example, may be hy- 

 bridized quite as readily as the other berries. In 

 particular it would be well worth while to repeat 

 Mr. Burbank 's experiment of cross-pollenizing the 

 strawberry and the raspberry. A similar cross 

 might be attempted with the blackberry, now that 

 Mr. Burbank has developed a strawberry that 

 bears throughout the season. Hitherto it would 

 have been difficult to find strawberries and black- 

 berries blossoming at the same time. 



It is true that Mr. Burbank 's celebrated experi- 

 ment in crossing the strawberry and the raspberry 

 produced only infertile hybrids. But it is quite 

 within the possibilities that greater success might 

 attend another series of experiments. And it re- 

 quires no argument to show that a fruit that com- 



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