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and burned. The "fall or summer" orange rust attacks 

 the under sides of the leaves of some varieties in mid- 

 season, causing them to fall and the consequent drying 

 up of the fruit. The above fungous pests are kept in 

 check and prevented from doing serious harm by spray- 

 ing with the Bordeaux mixture before the leaves unfold, 

 again just before the flowers open, and again as soon 

 as the fruit is picked. If sprayed when the fruit is 

 half grown the mixture adheres so as to render it 

 unsalable. 



The dewberry or running blackberry is successfully 

 grown in some sections. The plants are set in rows 

 three and one-half to four feet apart, the cafnes lying on 

 the ground during the summer. 



The horse cultivator is run the same way every 

 time, so that the canes may not be torn by the teeth 

 catching in them. At the North, where the canes are 

 liable to be winter killed, a light covering of hay, straw, 

 or pine boughs is placed over them. For summer growth 

 and fruiting the canes are tied up to keep the fruit from 

 the ground. This species, being nearly two weeks earlier 

 in ripening than the "high bush" blackberry, brings a 

 higher price and has been made very profitable. 



Varieties. 



The following are the varieties most generally grown: 

 Red raspberries Cuthbert, Miller; black-cap raspber- 

 ries Cumberland, Ohio, Hilborn; purple-cap rasp- 

 berries Columbian, Shaffer; blackberries (high) Aga- 

 wam, Snyder, Eldorado; dewberries Lucretia. 



THE CURRANT. 



This is distinctly a home fruit, being found more 

 or less in every garden, but in many places it is grown 

 extensivelv for market. It is a very healthful fruit, its 



