FRUITS VARIETIES AND CULTURE. 



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Although the blackberry grows in profusion in almost 

 every old field throughout the South, still it is greatly 

 improved in size and quality by careful cultivation and 

 selection. The following varieties are recommended": 



Early Harvest. — This is very productive and very 

 sweet; valuable for an early crop. 



-Kittatinny Blackberry (after Bailey). Cornell 

 Experiment Station Bulletin 99. 



Kittatinny.— A large fine flavored fruit (Berckmah's), 

 ripening in June. The plant is erect. 



Wilson's Early.— Plant trailing; fruit very large and 

 sweet, prolific and begins ripening in May. 



