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as especially adapted to that region. On the strength 

 of these recommendations many wild blueberry plants are 

 said to have been sold throughout the state, much to the 

 dissatisfaction of the purchasers. The true huckleberries 

 or blueberries have never succeeded in this region, and 

 only those who were deceived, and got the juneberry in- 

 stead, obtained any real value for their investment. On 

 the strength of these misrepresentations, the Iowa State 

 Horticultural Society passed resolutions of censure, cau- 

 tioning all persons against buying or planting any blue- 

 berry or huckleberry plants. 1 The Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society awarded a silver medal to Benjamin 

 G. Smith for introducing the dwarf juneberry into that 

 state, 2 and it is interesting to note that his plants were 

 obtained from Davenport, Iowa, whence it was being so 

 widely boomed as huckleberry or blueberry. The june- 

 berry itself thrives well throughout the West, especially 

 the western species, Amelanchier alnifolia. 



The future of the juneberry is in doubt. It seems to be 

 making little progress at present. Yet it thrives through- 

 out the entire country, being especially promising upon 

 the Plains, where many of our bush-fruits do not succeed. 

 One point of great importance is its ability to endure late 

 spring frosts. Of this one grower says: 3 " Frosts that 

 killed potato tops to the ground had no effect in destroy- 

 ing even a portion of this wonderful plant's product, 

 even though the frost came as late as the middle of May." 

 The fruit is mild, sweet and pleasant. It lacks character 



1 Trans. Iowa Hort. Soc., 1877: 203. 



2 Gardener's Monthly, 1878: 306. 



3 Nebr. State Hort. Soc. Kept., 1896: 197. 



