Archive image from page 251 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer06bail Year: 1906 2627. A quart box of fancy Blueberries, prepared for market. ments are from 3,000-5,000 bushels. In New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia large quantities of the fru
Archive image from page 251 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer06bail Year: 1906 2627. A quart box of fancy Blueberries, prepared for market. ments are from 3,000-5,000 bushels. In New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia large quantities of the fruit are gathered from the plains and mountains, but the work is not systematized. White or pinkish fruits, instead of the usual deep blue-colored berries, are not uncommon in certain lo- VACCINIUM calities. In some cases these are albino forms; in others the color is due to a fungus. Albino forms of V. Myr- tilliix were recorded as early as 1578 by Dodoens. The other species thus far recorded are: V. Vitis-Idaa, Pennsylvanicum, corymbosum and vacillans. It is probable, however, that many other species exhibit this variation. No special reason can be assigned for this difference in color. The white forms are found growing (usually in colonies) by the side of the normal type. If exposed to full sunlight, the fruit is very likely to have a blush cheek, or even to be of a scarlet color. The al- bino forms must, however, be carefully distinguished from the 'white berries' caused by the presence of a fungous growth (Sclerotinia baccarum). Propagation.—In the past one chief drawback in the dissemination of the Blueberries has been the difficulty, or supposed difficulty, of propagation. The few nur- serymen who have offered them for sale have usually depended upon the native heaths and pastures for their supply of plants, rather than upon the nursery rows. The results have been most discouraging, and the Blue- berries, though among the finest of fruits, are almost unknown iu cultivati
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