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OsTHEiM, its only fault being that it is 

 such a slow grower that it will make it 

 expensive for nurserymen to grow. 

 Some small trees that were imported 

 direct from Russia three years ago have 

 borne each year since planting out ; 

 last season very full. On one tree, in 

 which wasps had built a nest, they 

 acted as a guard to the protection of 

 the fruit, which was allowed to come 

 to full maturity. Upon testing the 

 fruit at this time I was impressed with 

 the flavor being the richest and having 

 more sul)stance than any other variety 

 of the Morello class of cherries ; at the 

 same time being one of the most pro- 

 ductive and early beai-ers. In color, 

 dark red, becoming, when very ripe, 

 dark purplish -red ; flesh very dark, 

 juicy, with a pleasant, sweet, and sub- 

 acid flavor. 



LiTHAN, also a Russian. This is in 

 tree a better grower than the preceding ; 

 fruit, a trifle larger and of lighter color. 



Vladimir and Parent have not as 

 yet borne, though am much pleased 

 with the growth of the trees, and all are 

 evidently very hardy." 



SUCCESS WITH SMALL FRUITS. 



BY E. MORDEN, NIAGARA FALLS, SOUTH. 



To grow and market small fruits pro- 

 fitably, requires several conditions. 



1st. The soil must be suitable. — As 

 small fruit plants occupy the same spot 

 for several years, and are cultivated and 

 kept clean with considerable difficulty, 

 a mellow, warm soil is essentia). While 

 some of them will succeed upon a vari- 

 ety of soils, the profitable plantations 

 will mostly be found upon sandy loams. 



2nd. The situation is of great im- 

 portance. — The necessary manure is not 

 always obtainable at points remote from 

 villages, towns or cities. Shipping fa- 

 cilities to reach distant markets, as well 

 as local markets, are ])rominent con- 

 siderations. If there are several routes 



by which distant markets can be reach- 

 ed, considerable advantage will result. 

 Fruit that is picked one day and teamed 

 for several miles the next morning, is, 

 of course, in bad condition, and is not 

 likely to remunerate the gi'ower, while 

 it certainly injures the general market. 

 3rd. The man must be of the right 

 stamp. — In my own neighborhood, 

 where the soil and situation are excep- 

 tionally good, I have seen many fail- 

 ures. The man who is a general farmer 

 may safely leave the small fruit business 

 alone. He will, as a rule, make no- 

 thing himself, while he is sure to injure 

 the business for others. The farmer's 

 harvest, and the fruit hai'vest, come to- 

 gether ; one or the other will be ne- 

 glected. The good, careful, tidy farmer 

 who hates weeds with an enduring 

 hati-ed, may, of course, drop his ordi- 

 nary farming and become a successful 

 grower of small fruits. He has already 

 much of the necessary practical know- 

 ledge, and if he is studious and thought- 

 ful, he can learn the new business. 

 City men and others, not already good, 

 cai'eful farmei'S, have very much to 

 learn, and will, in most cases, fail. The 

 man who is willing to study up the 

 business, and who has persistent pluck, 

 sufficient to keep him at work on his 

 plantation for eight months in the year 

 through a series of years, and who has 

 some capital, some business capacity, 

 and a suitable soil, suitably situated, 

 may try the small fruit business. Under 

 any other circumstances it is safer to 

 leave it alone. It undoubtedly poss- 

 esses attractive features. Human na- 

 ture will require to be revised before 

 we can look with indifference upon the 

 beautiful fruits. The coming man will 

 continue to eat berries. The coming 

 fool will continue to produce theni at a 

 loss to himself The coming fruit- 

 grower who fulfils reasonable con- 

 ditions will probably average fair 

 profits. 



