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SMALL-FRUIT PLANTS 



BLACKBERRIES 



The best soil for Blackberries is a strong clay 

 loam that will retain moisture, though the plants 

 will grow and thrive almost anywhere if planted 

 in fertile soil. The plants should be set in rows 

 5 to 6 feet apart and 3 feet in the rows. The cul- 

 tivation should be shallow, and three good cants 

 only should be permitted to grow in each hill. 

 After fruiting cut out the old canes and allow 

 the new growth to come on. Pinch the tips 

 when about 3 feet in height, to make them grow 

 bushy and better able to stand. Sometimes it is 

 advisable to ofTer support to the canes, and for 

 garden culture a line of chicken-wire netting 

 offers a ser\-iceable supfiort. In field culture it 

 is not usual to support the canes; although along 

 the Hudson and through New England Snyder 

 is trellised extensively. 



BLOWERS. Berries are large, jet-black in 

 color, of the finest flavor and present a very 

 tempting appearance. The plants are upright 

 in growth, perfectly hardy, very rust-resistant 

 and exceedingly productive. It begins to 

 ripen during July, and some growers claim for 

 it quite an extended season. This variety origi- 

 nated in western New York and is ver>- much 

 appreciated by the growers in that region. 



EARLY HARVEST. Berries of medium size, 

 bright, glossy black, very^ juicy and sweet. The 

 plants are upright in growth and produce enor- 

 mous quantities of berries very early in the sea- 

 son: in fact, this variety is recognized as the 

 earliest standard variety of Blackberries. It was 

 found growing wild in southern Illinois, and is not 

 hardy in the far North; it seems, however, to 

 enjoy great popularity throughout 

 the middle and southern states, and 

 on the Pacific Coast. 



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lEldorado. A Blackberry 

 unequaled for flavor 



ELDORADO. Berries larger 

 than Snyder, glossy black, and 

 are unequaled for flavor. The plant 

 is very hardy and has not been know 

 to wiriter-kill in any berry-growing 

 district of the country. It is claimed by 

 prominent growers that it enjoys entire freedom 

 from orange rust. This is an excellent variety 

 for home use, and while claimed by some 

 to be too shy a bearer for market, 

 others will grow nothing else. 

 Originated in Ohio a number 

 of years ago, and, as fruited 

 here, it is very 

 productive. When 

 sent to market, it 

 always brings the 

 best prices. 



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