HUOKLBBERRY OR WHOETLBBERRT. 



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tural expeiiment. 

 Seed maybe secured 

 by crusMag- the ber- 

 ries androixingthem 

 with, some fine sand. 

 This may be sown 

 in a bed of finely 

 pulverized soU, cov- 

 ering with very fine 

 mould, to the depth 

 of not more than a 

 quarter of an iach. 

 The bed should be 

 kept moist, screened 

 from the direct rays 

 of the sun, and when 

 the seedlings are a 

 year old, they will 

 require to be trans- 

 planted to where 

 they will have room 

 to grow and bear 

 fniit. From these, 

 selections could be 

 made of the finest 

 and most desirable, 

 which could be pro- 

 pagated by layering, 

 or grafting, or bud- 

 ding, upon those 

 which were of infe- 

 rior quality. ^'°- ^^■ 



rig. 55 represents a branch of the Huckleberry laden with 



fruit. 



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