LUTHER BURBANK 



and the large ample leaves, with their white under 

 surfaces, make the Wine-berry a beautiful and 

 attractive shrub. And although the experiments 

 that have been made with it on my farms have 

 not suggested great promise as to fruit production, 

 yet I wish to state that the experiments were not 

 conducted extensively, nor for a long period, and 

 do not regard them as conclusive. 



Pending further investigation, the wine-berry 

 must be regarded as possibly presenting oppor- 

 tunities for the development of a new fruit-bearing 

 Rubus. 



Conceivably the attempt to hybridize this 

 species and the Bridal-rose or the ordinary rasp- 

 berries might lead to interesting results. 

 Fruit-Bearing Shrubs 



Among other plants with undeveloped fruiting 

 possibilities are some shrubs of the heath family 

 (Ericaceae), relatives of the rhododendrons among 

 flowering shrubs and the huckleberry among fruit 

 bearers. 



Of these the best known is the form of Arbutus 

 called the Strawberry tree. This is commonly 

 grown both in Europe and America, and consid- 

 erably prized as an ornamental shrub. It is a 

 small shrub, varying a good deal in size, but com- 

 monly growing to the height of about six feet. 



It bears berries that vary in size and color, but 



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