
Variety Tests of Dewberries. 

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The dewberries are much inferior to blackberries, as grown 
here, in both flavor and quality but on warmer, lighter soi.s they 
are sweet and good flavored. Their large size and attractive 
appearance will find them a plice on the early market. They 
are very prolific bearers, and begin to ripen their fruit 10 days 
-or more earlier than the blackberries. The vines are very easily 
winter killed, but are easily protected by throwing a few shovelfuls 
of earth on them as they lie prostrate on the ground. In the spring 
the vines should be tied up to a trellis or to stakes, while the 
new growth is left to trail on the ground, where it remains till it 
is tied to the trellis the following spring. A convenient form of 
trellis is made by stretching three wires over the rows, one above 
the other and about 15 inches apart. When tied up in this 
manner the fruit is much easier to pick and injury from contact 
with the ground is avoided. 
Bartel. (from F. Ford & Son, Ravenna, O., 1888.) This 
variety is not identical with the Mammothas grown here. Vines 
not as vigorous as Mammoth. The fruit resembles that variety, 
but is usually more compact and of a duller color ; grains irregular 
in size, subacid, poor quality. 
Lucretia. (/rom I. Ford & Son, Ravenna, O., 1888.) Vines 
moderately vigorous. Fruit generally smaller than Mammoth 
with a smaller core; grains large, juicy, subacid, poor quality. 
Mammoth. (from Jl’. Ford & Son, Ravenna, O., 1888.) Vines 
moderately vigorous. Fruit round or oblong, large size, with 
very large grains, juicy, subacid, poor quality. 
TasLE II — Yietp or Drweerriss, 1894. 

eric: aye fh: NAME, ond 20. In marketable condition. 
feet long 
Ounces. 
9 OG ofc 2 0 BS 7) On ae er 105 | July 10 to August 4. 
Belee Sell UUCTCUIA Was, bio.c +. ois, 253 | July 10 to August 11. 
A, 1888" | sMammoth v0.06 es se 147 | July 10to August 6. 
