LUTHER BURBANK 



years the bushes were destroyed to make room 

 for other plants of greater promise. Subsequently, 

 however, I regretted this and now feel that these 

 plants might have rewarded further experimental 

 efforts had I been able to find time for them. 



Certainly the gooseberry is well worthy of 

 greater attention, from some plant developer who 

 works along modern lines, than it has hitherto 

 received. 



The Hucklebeery and Cranberry 



Another interesting tribe of plants supplies us 

 with the familiar market fruits known as bilber- 

 ries, huckleberries, blueberries, and cranberries. 



These berries are little grown in the garden, 

 but remain even to this day products of the wild, 

 although the bushes on which they grow may be 

 taken under man's protection ahd given a cer- 

 tain encouragement in woodland or swamp. 



The botanist classifies the various huckleber- 

 ries and cranberries in the genus Vaccinium. 

 There are widely scattered representatives of the 

 tribe in both hemispheres. Most of them are 

 branching shrubs or creeping vines. A large por- 

 tion of them are vigorous shrubs like the blue- 

 berry and huckleberry; whereas on the other hand 

 the cranberry is a trailing evergreen. The varie- 

 ties in the different species are so numerous as 

 to tax the skill and patience of the botanist. 



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