CONTENTS Xi 



blackberries, 235- (IV) The white blackberries, 237- (V) pages 

 The loose-cluster blackberries, 238- (VI) The sand black- 

 berry, 240— Recommended varieties of blackberries, 240. 

 B. The dewberries: (VII) The northern dewberries, 244— 

 (VIII) The southern dewberries, 24G— (IX) The west- 

 ern dewberries, 247— Recommended varieties of dewber- 

 ries, 250. 



CHAPTER IX 



Insects affecting the Brambles 251-283 



The more important insects, 252— The less prominent in- 

 sects, 274. 



CHAPTER X 



Diseases of the Brambles . 284-302 



The important fungous diseases, 285 — Other important dis- 

 eases, 292 — Less prominent diseases, 296. 



CHAPTER XI 

 The Botany of the Brambles 303-336 



Part III 



THE GROSELLES 



CHAPTER XII 



Currants 337-356 



Soil and location, 339— Fertilizers, 340— Propagation, 341— 

 Planting, 344 — Subsequent tillage, 346 — Pruning, 347— 

 Gathering and marketing, 349— Uses, 351 — Duration of 

 plantations, 352 — Hardiness, 353— Yield, 353— Profits, 354— 

 Black currants, 355. 



CHAPTER XIII 



Gooseberries 357-374 



Soil and location, 358— Fertilizers, 359 — Propagation, 359 — 

 Planting, 363— After-treatment, 364 — Pruning, 364— Gath- 

 ering and marketing, 367— Uses,. 368 — Duration of planta- 

 tions, 370-Hardiness, 371-Yield, 371-Proflts, 372- 

 English gooseberries, 372. 



