THE FRUIT GARDEN 237 



All of these berries can be grown by any boy or girl, to 

 yield while the owner is still a boy or girl. Others (the mul- 

 berry, the wine-berry, the logan-berry) can be added to the 

 garden. And even the larger fruit can be added. Apples, 

 pears, cherries, and other such fruit, which are usually grown 

 on trees, if grown on dwarf roots yield fruit a year or more 

 after planting. They are not too high for proper tending, 

 and under good care will make handsomer fruit than the full- 

 sized trees. The trees must be bought, and should be planted 

 and tended like any shrub. Cut out all branches that inter- 

 fere, and do not let the fruit stand nearer than six inches apart. 

 Then there should be a yearly yield. The culture of dwarf 

 fruit trees is not yet very popular, but the trees add much 

 to the garden. 



Quince, which grows on a small tree or a large bush, ac- 

 cording to the way it is trained, is always worth growing, 

 but its growth is slow. Try it in shrub form, and treat it 

 like any shrub. 



In all cases the care of fruits should be much like that of 

 the vegetable garden. Fertilize in spring with potato ferti- 

 lizer, or bone-meal and wood ashes. Cultivate after every 

 rain, and let no weeds grow. In August, sow a cover-crop 

 of crimson clover, and in the spring dig it into the ground. 



At first the beginner will be slow in venturing to grow 

 fruits. But in many gardens a plant or two can be planned 

 to go into odd corners, to add a little variety to the yield of 

 the garden. And after that the way is open to growing more. 



Review Questions 



1. Describe the two methods of cultivating strawberries. 



2. How does the raspberry plant differ from the strawberry ? 



3. Do blackberries and raspberries resemble each other ? What 

 difference is there in the way in which they are planted ? 



