394° The Dewberry. 
wild berry with Crandall’s Early, producing a fruit so large that 
it has been named “Mammoth” by its originator. The canes ot 
the Mammoth are very peculiar, being very large and thickly 
covered with small, short spines. The canes start early in 
March, grow thick and stout until about five feet high. They 
then take on a running habit and grow from twenty-five to 
thirty feet ir. a season. Late in the fall the tips or stolons seek 
the ground and take root. The Mammoth is not an evergreen 
like its Texas parent, although it does not entirely lose its leaves 
in winter. It begins to grow and flower very early in spring 
and ripens its fruit the last of May, some weeks earlier than the 
Lawton. The fruit is more acid than the Lawton, but, when 
perfectly ripe, is sweet and of superior flavor. When cooked or 
canned the flavor is identical with the wild berry of California. 
The Dewberry.—The improved varieties of the dewberry, 
or trailing blackberry, are now quite widely grown and highly 
praised. Some growers use trellises; others train the vines 
along rows on the ground surface. The following is the method 
of Mr. A. M. Munger, ot Fresno, and includes irrigation ar- 
rangements :-— 
For planting the Lucretia dewberry, prepare the ground by plow- 
ing deep and cultivating until the dirt is thoroughly pulverized. Set 
the plants about three inches deep and four feet apart, in rows, leaving 
a space of six feet between the rows. Plant between February 15 and 
March 15. Irrigate as often as once a month, always thoroughly cul- 
tivating after each irrigation. By so doing a sufficient growth is secured 
to produce a good crop the second year. Immediately after the first 
rainfall, generally in October, the vines should be pruned by cutting 
back within about sixteen inches of the base of the vine. 
In February of the second year plow between the rows with a small 
cne-horse plow, turning the furrows towards the vines, but using a 
shield so as not to cover them. Follow immediately with a hoe, draw- 
ing the dirt up under the vines and forming a ridge. This ridge should 
be high enough to keep the vines up out of the water when irrigating. 
After this ridge is formed, water should be run quite often, as the dew- 
berry requires a great deal of water to mature properly. The vines. 
should be irrigated as often as three times at least during the spring. 
The fruit begins to ripen in Fresno about May 25, and continues about 
one month. The dewberry roots readily from the tips without cover- 
ing if the soil is loose and moist. If many plants are desired it is 
advisable to cover slightly, and the tips will root as soon as the soil is 
moistened by the fall rains. 
THE CRANBERRY. 
Though attention has been given to experiments with the 
growth of the cranberry in California for many years, it has not 
been demonstrated that the culture is successful or profitable. 
Cranberries have been produced, and the fruit shown at fairs, 
but beyond this nothing has yet been accomplished. It would 
