THE HOME FRUIT GARDEN 



sider these together, since the details of cultivation are 

 chiefly the same. The best fruits are produced by the 

 growths of the previous season, so the necessary pruning 

 lies in cutting out the old to make way for the new a work 

 that is preferably carried out in late summer, after the 

 fruits are gathered. Both Blackberry and Loganberry 

 grow rampantly ; they may be used to cover rough 

 fences, or may be trained against thick wires stretched 

 between poles. In fact, one may grow them in all sorts 

 of odd corners where the sun shines for several hours 

 a day. The fruits of the Loganberry are not very sweet, 

 but they make up in size what is lacking in flavour, and 

 are most useful for preserving. The Lowberry, one of 

 the several new berried fruits, is highly spoken of. This 

 is the result of a cross between the Loganberry and the 

 Blackberry, while the Loganberry has for parents the 

 Raspberry and Blackberry. 



It is always wise in purchasing Loganberry plants to 

 ask for those raised from layers, since among plants 

 grown from seed there may be both good and bad varieties. 

 There are some delicious forms of the Common Black- 

 berry in cultivation, but those who prefer to have named 

 varieties should ask for Wilson Junior and Lucretia for 

 black ones. Those who care to indulge in white Black- 

 berries should obtain the variety called Iceberg. Black- 

 berries form an attractive and profitable covering for a 

 garden fence. There, if in good soil, they grow ram- 

 pantly and fruit freely. 



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