Gardening for Amateurs 



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OTHER BERRIED FRUITS. Among the 

 various kinds of berried fruits which have 

 come into prominence during recent years 

 the following are chief : 



The Loganberry. This plant has now 

 established itself as one of the most prolific 

 and useful of berry-bearing plants in our 

 gardens. It came to us from America in 

 1897. It is said to be a cross between a 

 Raspberry and a Blackberry, and has a hard 

 core. The seeds are larger than in either 

 parents. The flavour is between the two 

 fruits ; there is a suggestion of the Rasp- 

 berry when fully ripe, but it is much more 

 acid and juicy. The fruit is more in request 

 for preserving than for dessert. For the 

 former purpose it is excellent, especially in 

 the form of jelly. It is a rampant grower, 

 and is useful for covering an arch or fence or 

 a high trellis. It should be grown, trained 

 and pruned in the same way as the Rasp- 

 berry. 



The Lowberry is a cross between the 

 Loganberry and Blackberry, and resembles 

 the latter. It is in fact an elongated Black- 

 berry, the fruits often measuring upwards of 

 1 J inches in length. It is not ready for eating 

 immediately after becoming coloured, but 

 when ripe is of superior flavour to the Black- 

 berry and Loganberry. It is of vigorous 

 growth, and whenever it is planted should be 

 afforded ample space for development. A 

 sunny situation and warm soil suit it best. 



The Laxtonberry is said to be the result 

 of a cross between the Loganberry and Rasp- 

 berry Superlative. It pulls off the stalk like 

 a Raspberry, and is of somewhat similar 

 shape to the Raspberry. It makes growth 

 8 to 10 feet long, and requires at least 6 feet 

 between the plants. A point about this 

 variety is that it is perpetually fruiting, 

 and produces flowers and fruits from June 

 until late autumn. 



The Phenomenal -berry is a further cross 

 between the Loganberry and Raspberry. . It 

 is almost identical with the former in ap- 

 pearance of both fruit and plant, but has a 

 much more pronounced Raspberry flavour. 

 It is regarded as an improved Loganberry, 

 the pleasantly acid fruits being suitable for 

 dessert when fully ripe as well as excellent 

 for preserving, bottling, or for cooking pur- 

 poses. It is one of the best of the berries. 



The Hailshamberry is an autumn- fruiting 

 Raspberry, the fruits appearing in clusters 

 at the ends of the young canes. It requires 

 a warm autumn to obtain the full Raspberry 

 flavour, and is useful in so far that it produces 

 fruit long after the other Raspberries have 

 finished. 



The Wineberry is probably not a hybrid 

 at all, but a natural species (Rubus phoenico- 

 lasius). It is useful as an ornamental plant 

 when in flower or fruit, but the flavour is 

 only second-rate. The fruits ripen in August, 

 after the Raspberries, and are of the size and 

 shape of a small Raspberry. It is a prolific 

 bearer and vigorous grower, and should be 

 treated as a Raspberry. 



The King sacre -berry is said to be yet one 

 more cross between the Blackberry and 

 Raspberry, and favours the former both in 

 flavour and appearance. It is earlier in 

 coming into fruit than the Loganberry, 

 which it much resembles in habit and growth. 

 The flavour is also sweeter. As with all 

 these hybrids the fruits are produced in 

 clusters, and the cultivation should be the 

 same as given to the Loganberry or Black- 

 berry. The Loganberry, Lowberry, Phe- 

 nomenal-berry, Kingsacre-berry and the 

 Laxtonberry are very vigorous in growth, 

 and are excellent for covering arches, fences 

 or summer-houses. 



Gherry. The Cherry is scarcely grown 

 in the garden to the extent its merit as a 

 dessert and cooking fruit entitles it to be. 

 The chief reason for this is no doubt its 

 liability to attack by birds, necessitating the 

 protection of the trees with netting. How- 

 ever, this difficulty should not prevent a few 

 trees being planted in every garden. The 

 work of protecting the trees is much facili- 

 tated by planting them together at a distance 

 of 9 feet apart each way ; upright poles 6 

 feet high can then be fixed amongst the 

 trees with a stout wire communicating from 

 pole to pole in order to support the netting. 

 The netting ought to be placed over the 

 trees a week or two before the fruit shows 

 signs of colouring, and left on until it has 

 been gathered. Then the netting may be 

 dried and stored away in an airy shed for 

 another year. 



All stone fruits (and especially, perhaps, 

 the Cherry) need a certain proportion of lime 



