THE 



Canadian Horticulturist. 



Vol. XV. 



1892 



No. 7. 



DWARF JUNEBERRY. 



AMELANCHIER CANADENSIS. 



iMONG the new fruits which seem to be possessed of a certain 

 degree of merit, is the Juneberry, which is indigenous to a 

 large portion of North America. There are a number of 

 varieties of these, ranging from about the size of a currant 

 bush to a handsome ornamental tree. The latter form may 

 be found growing alongside the old forty-mile creek at 

 Grimsby, and it is handsome enough to grace a lawn, especially when in bloom. 

 The dwarf varieties, no doubt, were originally introduced from the Rocky Moun- 

 tains. These are more productive and fruitful than the larger growing ones. 



The fruit of the Juneberry is delicious, and is very desirable for pies, jellies, 

 jams and sauces. The Indians have long known its excellencies, and use it, both 

 dry and fresh, freely. It is a wonder that it has not been more frequently men- 

 tioned in papers descriptive of our native fruits. 



The chief difficulty in raising this fruit is in combatting with its numerous 

 insect enemies, and, in populous districts, perhaps still more serious enemies are 

 the boys and birds, all of whom are extremely fond of it. As the form most 

 likely to be grown in the garden is the dwarf variety, which is the subject of this 

 sketch, it will be an easy thing to protect it from the birds by the use of leno, but 

 this would be impracticable if it were grown in large quantities for market. 

 However, it has recently been noticed that, where it is grown by the acre, the 

 quantity of fruit taken by the birds is scarcely noticeable. 



