2 BUSH-FRUITS 



Contact with nature affords a better tonic and nerv- 

 ine than the pharmacist can compound. A vacation 

 in the country brings rest and recuperation to the 

 business and professional man, but not every one can 

 take it. If he be so fortunate as to possess a garden 

 it may afford him a vacation for an hour at any time. 

 In such a garden bush -fruits may reach their highest 

 perfection. Every plant and flower becomes a com- 

 panion and a friend. Flowers then acquire a tint and 

 perfume and fruits a flavor and piquancy which no 

 others can equal. 



To grow bush -fruits for home use is nearly always 

 wise. To grow them for market may not be. Many 

 things must be considered, chief of which are the fa- 

 cilities for gathering and marketing. To grow berries 

 where pickers are not easily had is a hazardous under- 

 taking. Even when help seems abundant it may prove 

 insufficient. Few people who have not tried it know 

 what it means to pick berries all day under a scorch- 

 ing July sun. To do it demands much perseverance, 

 especially among those who are unaccustomed to out- 

 door work. 



A near-by market is always preferable, for most ber- 

 ries suffer from shipment, though gooseberries are an 

 exception. The growing of raspberries for evaporat- 

 ing is open to the farmer, independent of the prox- 

 imity to pickers and markets. The farmer should also 

 study himself before embarking in the commercial 

 growing of bush-fruits. Not all men are adapted to 

 the business. A mistake in the man is more serious 

 than a mistake in the location or the soil. 



