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plants have first been set out they should be cut back to within six inches 

 of the surtace of the ground. 



The Continuous Row System. — We consider this the best and most 

 profitable way to fruit the Blacliberry. Set the plants eight feet apart 

 between the rows, and two feet apart in the rows. Set posts in the row 

 twenty feet apart, and run two wires on these posts. Run one wire three 

 feet from the ground and the other wire five feet from the ground, and 

 trail and tie your fruiting canes to these wires. It is best to use the 

 two wires, as the plants when in fruit will be of considerable weight. 

 The canes can be fully six feet in height and the lateral branches eigh.- 

 teen inches in length. With the bush system the plants should be eight 

 feet apart between the rows and three feet apart in the row, pruned back 

 to within four feet from the ground and the lateral branches fifteen to 

 eighteen inches in length. 



The Hill System is to plant eight feet apart between the rows and 

 four feet apart in the row, setting two plants in each hill; let them form 

 into hills of five to six fruiting canes, drive down a good strong stake to 

 each hill and tie all to them. Your plants can be five to six feet in height, 

 but the lateral branches should be pruned back to ten inches in length. 



The Blackberry is quite susceptible to the Anthracnoce. This should 

 be treated in the same way as explained for the Raspberry. If the Rose 

 scale appears on your Blackberries use the kerosene and water formula 

 mentioned on page 12; using six parts of water to one part of kerosene. 

 Just as soon as your canes: show the least sign of rust cut it out at once 

 and burn it, otherwise it will in time spread over the entire planta- 

 tion. 



Varie.ties. — There are a few very good sorts that are valuable in 

 Southern New Jersey and in other Southern States that are not hardy 

 enough for the Northern climates; these will be especially mentioned in 

 the descriptions that go with the variety. 



Agawam. — Medium size, jet black, sweet and tender, hardy and pro- 

 ductive. Very desirable for family use; one of the best flavored Black- 

 berries we have ever eaten; ripens early. 



Ancient Britton. — One of the best varieties. Very vigorous, healthy 

 and hardy, producing large fruit stems, loaded with good-sized berries of 

 fine quality that carry well; a valuable market variety and one grown 

 quite extensively for that purpose; ripens late in the season. 



Early Harvest. — A strong, healthy grower, very early and productive; 

 good quality. A desirable home berry and profitable for market in the 

 Southern States; not hardy enough for the Northern Winters. 



Eldorado. — In flavor it is one of the most delicious berries we have 

 eaten. It has never winter killed with us or failed to produce a full crop ot 

 the finest fruit, while it is of superior flavor and very large. The fruit has 

 no hard core, but when placed in the mouth melts away, being most 

 pleasing to the taste and very sweet. The fruit is jet black, in large 

 clusters, ripening well together. Its keeping quality is unsurpassed; 

 exceptionally hardy canes; good for all purposes; ripens second early. 



Erie. — It is the best hardy variety yet introduced, very productive, 

 foliage clean and healthy, free from rust; fruit large, about the size of 

 Lawton; ripens early; a valuable and profitable standard variety and 

 largely grown for commercial purposes. This is one if not the leading 

 berry, and is more largely fruited than any other variety we know of; 

 ripens quite late in the season and continues in bearing a long time. 



