TRUE-TO-NAME SMALL-FRUIT PLANTS 
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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 cultivation should be shallow, and three good canes 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. Some¬ 
times it is necessary to 
offer support to the canes, 
and for garden culture a 
line of chicken wire net¬ 
ting offers a serviceable 
support. In field culture 
it is not usual to support 
the canes in any way. 
BLOWERS. Berries 
are large, jet-black in 
color, of the finest flavor 
and present a very temp¬ 
ting appearance. The 
plants are upright in 
growth, perfectly hardy, 
very rust-resistant and ex¬ 
ceedingly productive. It 
begins to ripen during July 
and has a season of about 
two weeks. This variety 
originated in western 
New York and is very 
much appreciated by the 
growers in that region. 
A 
Eldorado. Good-sized, glossy black berries 
ELDORADO. Berries larger than Snyder, glossy black, and are unequaled for flavor. The plant is very 
hardy and has not been known to winter-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. 
EARLY HARVEST. Berries of medium size, bright, glossy black, very juicy and sweet. The plants 
are upright in growth and produce enormous quantities of berries very early in the season; in fact, this va¬ 
riety is recognizeed 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 and almost universal popularity 
throughout the middle and southern states, and on the Pacific Coast. 
Iceberg, the best of all light-colored sorts (see p. 36) 
Early Harvest is a sweet and juicy berry 
