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BETTER FRUIT 



March 



and flavor said to surpass all other varie- 

 ties of blackberries. Ripe in June. 



Himalaya was imported originally from 

 the Himalaya Mountains by Luther Bur- 

 bank and brought to its present state of 

 perfection through his efforts. It is a 

 remarkable grower, it being not unusual 

 for the canes to grow forty feet in a 

 single season. It should be trained on a 

 trellis. The pruning should be carried on 

 in the winter months and the old canes 

 cut to spurs something after the manner 

 followed in pruning caned grape vines. 

 It is an enormous bearer and a good 

 shipper; berry more round and broader 

 than Kittatinny, and much juicier; very 

 few seeds, which are quite small, and 

 with almost no core. For canning and 

 jams it has few equals and is also an 

 excellent table fruit. Season is from 

 June 15 until late fall. 



The Phenomenal is one of Luther Bur- 

 bank's greatest berry triumphs. It is the 

 result of a cross between the Improved 

 California dewberry and Cuthbert rasp- 

 berry. The berries grow in clusters of 

 from five to ten, and are somewhat larger 

 than the loganberry, to which it has a 

 close resemblance. It is far more pro- 

 ductive than that variety. The canes are 

 much stronger and more vigorous; fruit 

 has a smaller core, and the same quantity 

 of berries will make twice the amount of 



jelly. It is easily grown, is very firm and 

 is not only one of the most profitable 

 berries for the fruit grower, but a few 

 plants in the back yard of a town or city 

 residence will also be the delight of the 

 housewife. The method of training and 

 pruning is the same as for the loganberry. 



The most satisfactory way of handling 

 blackberries is to plant four feet apart 

 in rows, with eight feet between the 

 rows. The first season all the shoots 

 which have attained a height of two feet 

 should be shortened in to twenty inches. 

 This will cause them to send out many 

 lateral shoots, so that instead of having 

 the fruiting shoots confined to a few 

 canes, there will be a number of lateral 

 shoots from each of the main canes for 

 producing fruit clusters. These laterals 

 should have one-half of their growth cut 

 off in the winter months. In the second 

 year, as soon as the season's crop has 

 been harvested, cut away the fruiting 

 wood, so that all the energy of the plant 

 will be forced into the new growth. The 

 young shoots should again be cut back to 

 the proper height to develop laterals, and 

 these, as has already been directed, should 

 be cut back in the winter months. This 

 method of pruning has other advantages 

 by making the canes sturdy and self- 

 supporting, and causes the fruit to be 

 distributed over the entire plant instead 



of being confined to the terminal growth. 

 By having the rows eight feet apart, cul- 

 tivation can be carried on with a horse, a 

 very important point. A good supply of 

 water, thorough cultivation and liberal 

 applications of rotted barnyard manure 

 are important features in the culture of 

 the blackberry. 



Crandall's Early — Everbearing, large and firm; 

 very early; bears during the entire season. 



Erie — Very productive of berries of the largest 

 size; coal black, firm and solid; sell in the market 

 at the highest prices; fine form; ripens early. 



Evergreen — Introduced from Oregon; beautiful, 

 laciniated foliage, which it retains all winter; ber- 

 ries large, black, sweet, rich and delicious; ripens 

 from July to November; fine berry for family use. 



Kittatinny — Large, roundish, conical, glossy black; 

 juicy, sweet, excellent when fully ripe; the most 

 popular variety in California. 



Lawton — Fruit large; ripens late; very productive. 



Wilson's Junior — A seedling of Wilson's Early; 

 said to be hardier and more productive than its 

 parent. 



The improved varieties of dewberry 

 or trailing blackberry are very popular. 

 They are enormous croppers, produce 

 fruit of the very best quality, which 

 ripens fully two weeks earlier than any 

 of the blackberries. Plants should be set 

 four feet apart, with rows six feet apart. 

 When there is not sufficient rainfall to 

 keep the vines in active growing con- 

 dition, irrigation should be practiced. 

 Immediately following the harvesting all 

 the old canes should be cut off and the 

 following spring the new ones should 

 be trained to a wire two feet from the 

 ground. The method of trellising is the 

 same as for the other varieties of trailing 

 vines, except that the canes are closer to 

 the ground. 



Gardena — Has become very popular in recent 

 years; berries large, glossy black, sweet, rich and 

 delicious. Vines are very heavy bearers and when 

 once established produce an abundance of fruit 

 annually. Fruit ripens second week in May. 



Lucretia — Yery productive; the berries are large 

 and of unequaled excellence, soft, sweet and 

 luscious throughout, of bright, glossy black color. 

 Ripens ten days later than the preceding. 



The raspberry does not grow as rank 

 as the blackberry, so may be planted 

 four feet apart, but not less than six feet 

 between the rows. Directions for prun- 

 ing are the same as have already been 

 given for the blackberry. Do not allow 

 more than five canes to grow from one 

 root. Liberal applications of rotted barn- 

 yard manure, thorough cultivation and 

 irrigation judiciously practiced is sure to 

 develop fruit of the very best quality and 

 a liberal supply of it. 



Cuthbert — Berries very large, deep rich crimson; 

 fine; good for shipping; the most popular of all 

 raspberries; stands the sun and heat well. 



Golden Queen — A seedling of the Cuthbert. A 

 beautiful, large, golden yellow berry, larger than 

 its parent and surpassing it in beauty and quality. 

 The desire for a yellow raspberry of high quality, 

 combined with vigorous growth, is believed to have 

 been fully met with in this variety. Should have 

 a place in every garden. 



Gregg — Of good size and fine quality; very pro- 

 ductive and hardy. Occupies the same position 

 among black caps as Cuthbert among the red sorts. 



Hansell — Medium to large; bright crimson; canes 

 vigorous and productive; very early. 



Marlboro — The largest early red raspberry, ripen- 

 ing a few days after Hansell; beautiful bright scar- 

 let; good but not high quality. 



Mammoth Cluster — A large and very productive 

 variety of the blackcap; quality very good. 



Souhegan — A valuable market variety. Its earli- 

 ness and large size make it one of the most valuable 

 of the black raspberries; firm and sweet. 



Superlative — A new raspberry of English origin. 

 Fruit red, large, conical, of excellent flavor and a 

 great improvement over all other varieties of rasp- 

 berries. It is a continual bearer, producing fruit 

 all summer, the fruit appearing on the young shoots 

 which start from the plant. It is most useful as a 

 dessert fruit and is readily plucked on account of 

 its long stems. It is a great market variety and 

 the experience with it on this Coast has exceeded 

 the claims made by the introducers. It is worthy 

 of general cultivation. 



