CHAPTER XIV 



GROWING BUSH FRUITS 



The bush fruits of chief commercial importance include the 

 raspberry, the blackberry, and the dewberry — the brambles, 

 as they are sometimes called — and the currant, gooseberry, 

 and blueberry. 



SECTION I. GROWING THE BRAMBLES 



The red raspberry, black raspberry, purple raspberry, 

 blackberry, and dewberry are the brambles of commercial im- 

 portance for the country as a whole. To them, but not dis- 

 cussed in detail here, must be added the loganberry and the 

 so-called Mammoth dewberry of the Pacific Coast, neither at- 

 taining importance east of the Rockies, owing apparently to 

 inability to withstand climatic changes. 



The red raspberry bears red fruit and possesses erect, rather 

 slender canes, usually throwing suckers freely from the roots. 

 Our varieties come from both European sorts and American 

 wild plants, or crosses between them. 



The black raspberry, commonly called "blackcap," pro- 

 duces black fruit, more seedy than the red. The canes droop 

 or arch in late summer, and new plants are formed when the 

 tips come in contact with the soil. All varieties have been de- 

 veloped from the wild sorts found commonly in eastern United 

 States. ■ ^ ' 



Yellow varieties appear from time to time, variants of the 

 red or black. Some of these, as Golden Queen, are under 

 cultivation. 



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