V DELICIOUS FLAVOR 
Cultivated Blueberries 
Recently when exhibiting our blueberries at 
one of the large New England fairs we noticed 
that the interest shown in this new addition 
to our small fruits was most marked; that a 
great number of people wanted much more in¬ 
formation on the subject than has been given 
by short radio talks, or in the one or two small 
leaflets that have been sent out by out-of-state 
growers. Always the same questions were asked 
by those seeking for light upon this most in¬ 
teresting subject. We wrote down those ques¬ 
tions, and in this little booklet we will make 
the replies cover very thoroughly the subject 
of blueberry culture as it applies to the ordi¬ 
nary grower of a limited number of plants, or 
to the commercial grower who wishes to plant 
on a larger scale. The principles are the same 
in both cases. 
Question 1 . What are cultivated blueberries? 
Are they wild blueberry bushes that were taken 
from the woods or swamps, brought into the 
garden, fertilized and cultivated? 
Ans. Cultivated blueberries are a develop¬ 
ment from the original wild stock. The work 
of improving the wild blueberry has been 
going on for the past 2 5 years. Carried on, as 
it has been, by leading Horticultural experts 
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