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no pruning. The following special manure is 

 recommended for their growth : — 



One pound of the mixture is applied to three 

 square yards. 



Blackberries grow in ordinary soils in shady 

 or sunny borders or shrubberies. The following 

 special manure greatly improves the fruit : — 



The manure should be applied at the rate of 

 three ounces per square yard in October or 

 November.^ 



Blackberries are well worth cultivation for 

 preserving, and also for desert. 



Cherry-Trees are improved by using the 

 following special manure : — 



Superphosphate of lime . . 2 parts by weight. 



Kainit 3 ,, ,, 



Nitrate of soda ... 1 ,, ,, 



Iron sulphate . • • i u i, 



1 A fairly accurate method of measuring small quantities of dry 

 manures is : — 



A teaspoonful = J ounce. 

 A tablespoonful = 1 ounce. 



