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The Buffalo Berry. 
Shepherdia argentea. 
The catalogues are bringing this plant to 
the notice of the public as a desirable fruit 
for the family garden and for this purpose 
it seems quite as valuable as Eleagnus, of 
which so much has been said lately. In- 
deed, its fruit is superior in quality to that 
of Eleagnus. aud the bush is quite as orna- 
mental. • It is a tree-like shrub, attaining 
to a height of tight to ten feet, when well 
grown, of a compact, symmetrical habit. 
The leaves are numerous, oblong w ith nar- 
row base, and silvery white. It blooms in 
early spring. The fruit is round, smooth 
and glossy, resembling in size, form and 
color. the cultivated red currant. A cluster, 
natural size, is shown in Fig. 498. The ap- 
pearance of the bush in autumn is exceed- 
ingly handsome, the branches being thick- 
ly clad with rich clusters of crimson ber- 
ries to the very tips, which remain on well 
into winter. It is a constant and prolific 
bearer and entirely hardy. The quality of 
the fruit is much better after frost than be- 
fore it has been touched. From a rather 
harsh acid it becomes rich and palatable, 
and is excellent for culinary purposes such 
as jelly, preserves, etc. It is undoubtedly 
well worthy of cultivation both for its fruit 
and for ornamental effpct. 
The Dwarf Cape Gooseberry. 
Under this name is offered in some cata- 
logues what is known to botanists as Phy- 
sa'is pubescens. It is also the common 
Strawberry Tomato of seedsmen and the 
Golden Husk Tomato and Improved Ground 
Cherry of other catalogues. A recent bul- 
letin of the Cornell Experiment Station il- 
lustrates and describes it very accurately. 
It is a low plant, trailing flatly upon the 
ground, or sometimes ascending to the 
height of a foot. The leaves are rather 
thin and nearly smooth, more or less regu- 
larly and prominently notched with blunt 
teeth. Flowers small, bell-shaped, the 
limb or border erect and whitish-yellow, 
the throat marked with five large brown 
spots; anthers yellow. The husk is smooth 
or nearly so, thin and paper-like, promi- 
nently five-angled and somewhat larger 
than the small, yellow, sweetish and not 
glutinous fruit. The plant is very prolific, 
and the fruits are considerably earliet than 
in the other species. When ripe, the fruits 
fall, and if the season is ordinarily dry they 
will often keep in good condition upon the 
ground for three or four weeks. The fruits 
will keep nearly all winter if put away in 
the husks in a dry chamber. They are 
sweet and pleasant, with a little acid, and 
they are considerably used for preserves, 
and sometimes for sauce. The plant is 
worthy a place in every home garden. It 
is grown more or less by small gardeners 
near the large cities, and the fruits are 
often seen in the winter markets. The 
chief objection to the plant is its prostrate 
habit of growth, which demands a large 
amount of ground for its cultivation. In 
good soil it will spread four feet in all di- 
rections if not headed in, but as we ordin- 
arily grow it, the plants are set in rows 
three or four feet apart and two or three 
feet apart in the row. 

Seasonable Suggestions for Berry 
Growers. 
The advent of fine weather in spring al- 
ways impels one to get out of doors and to 
work if one is liorticulturally inclined. But 
one does not always know just what is the 
proper thing to do first. 
Just now the first few days, before the 
weather has became fairly settled, may be 
profitably employed in pruning the rasp- 
berry and blackberry canes, if not already 
done. Cut back the leading canes fully 
one third and shorten-in the laterals to 
about a foot or eighteen inches. If the old 
The Buffalo Berry. Fig. 498. 
bearing canes were not cut out last season 
after fruiting (which, by the way, is the 
best time to do it) take them out now and 
clean up generally. If not manured during 
winter give each hill a couple of shovelfuls 
now. 
Tender raspben-y canes that have been 
la'd down and covered with earth during 
winter should not be uncovered too soon. 
Time enough yet for that. The canes after 
being so long covered are tender and there 
may be some sharp freezes still to come. 
Where stakes are used they may be set 
now and the newly trimmed canes tied up 
to them or to a trellis. 
In setting out new beds of raspberries or 
blackberries cut back the canes to about six 
inches above the surface of the soil. Never 
permit the whole length of cane to remain 
in hopes of getting fruit the same year from 
it. Such a demand will only result in the 
death of the plant or at best in a feeble 
sickly growth of cane. Throw all the 
strength in the plant and get a good sturdy 
cane this season for next year’s fruiting. 
Plant as early in the season as possible 
while plants are dormant. 
Strawberries, too, should be planted as 
soon as ground can be worked. No fear of 
frost hurting them, they are perfectly 
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