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and Countess are also to be recommended. British Queen 

 is considered to be one of the best-flavoured varieties, 

 though it is not so easily grown as many others. Waterloo 

 is a splendid late Strawberry. Among the new varieties 

 King George is good. Louis Gauthier is a pale blush- 

 coloured sort of good flavour. 



Loganberry. Probably no fruit has achieved so wide 

 a popularity in such a short time as the Loganberry, and 

 the reasons are not far to seek. It is of the simplest cul- 

 tivation, and invariably bears an abundant crop. The 

 finest fruits are borne on stems of the previous summer, 

 and pruning should be carried out as soon as the crop is 

 gathered. The old stems, those that have fruited, are 

 then cut out and the fresh growths tied to the supports 

 to replace them. The Loganberry is most conveniently 

 trained to a rough trellis, or may be allowed to ramble over 

 a fence, arch or arbour. In any case it must be allowed 

 plenty of space, for it is very vigorous. 



Other Berried Fruits. During recent years many 

 new berried fruits have been introduced, all of which 

 require the same treatment as the Loganberry. Among 

 them are the Lowberry, Hailshamberry and Laxtonberry, 

 and each is claimed to be superior to the Loganberry. 

 One of the finest of berried fruits is the Parsley-leaved 

 Blackberry. It has attractive, deeply-cut leaves and 

 without fail bears an enormous crop of large and 

 delicious Blackberries. These plants thrive in ordinary 

 soil, preferably in a sunny spot, though fairly satisfac- 

 torily in partial shade, and should be pruned at this 

 season or as soon as the crop is gathered. They, in common 

 with all hardy fruit trees, are best planted in October or 

 November. 



Summer Pruning is an important task to be carried 

 out in July. It consists of "stopping" side shoots (i.e. 

 pinching off the points) on the main branches. The usual 

 plan is to cut off each side shoot or lateral immediately 

 above the sixth leaf, not counting the small basal leaves. 



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