. 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. Gardening. 766 HORTICULTURE was first brought to the attention of the public in 187'). The following year the Lucretia, the most popular of dewberries, was introduced into Ohio from West Vir- ginia, where it had been found wild some years before by a Union soldier. Tho hi-tr,ry nf tho trooseberry in rrmi; â *h:;
. 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. Gardening. 766 HORTICULTURE was first brought to the attention of the public in 187'). The following year the Lucretia, the most popular of dewberries, was introduced into Ohio from West Vir- ginia, where it had been found wild some years before by a Union soldier. Tho hi-tr,ry nf tho trooseberry in rrmi; â *h:;t of tin' It iv ,1 .-iKiracteristic fruit ..t i â 'â '<.'' I the rM,ii,i,-i,.,, and it was early inn AnK/riiM. Iiiii. Ukr ilic European grape--, i-' - ⢠' - i ries wt-rc iitLai'ktd Ij}' u. fungous sicliness \\'liicli r- ii'l^ n i. their cultivation precarious. An improved form of the native species must be introduced, and this was accom- plished by Abel Houghton, of Massachusetts, who, from the seed of the wild berry, produced the variety which now bears his name. This variety began to attract some attention a little prr-Timis to ISnn. altliouKh it was not plantpil frrflymitil .â -, -. :ir-- Inti r â I'ii' inofi). From seed "f III'' II ':! â I' â -till the most ]in|iul:M- ;: !. I , . , . ,:!,â :..,,. I Idightou is still -â ⢠. u : ..,,, T: ; , '..I , ,.ui' , ;Mld OUr gOOSL'ljrl-l-y eul'.uri i . il . :, !..;. .. ,, . , ,-s fnilll nature. With fhf:idvi-iii lil iIm I;.. : , i â ,:, ;iij,l it-; related specifics, howcvi r, tli. I . ,, . i,, m, s an- again coming to the fori-. IIvI-m: I i-Ii ami American types, as in the- Ti-iuiniiii .-i- i -liiiiiiiia ami the Chautauqua, may be expected to bcc-iuiie more popular for home use and special markets, but the Americans will probably remain in favor for general market pur- poses. The cranberry, mn^f .--f products, was tiV-t .-ii'ii .- I, ..r r. .â
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