. Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches. k grower here, but from earlier ac-quaintance with it we know it to be one of theearliest Blackberries, and the fruit, though Western Dwarf Juneberry. PROF. J. B0DD, IOWA AOEICULTURAL COLLEGE. During the past seven years wehave bad on trial a number of varie-ties of the dwarf Juneberry from theeastern and western states, fromCanada, and from various portionsof Europe and Asia. The result of the extended trial can begiven from a cultural stand point, in fewwords: Four varieties of t
. Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches. k grower here, but from earlier ac-quaintance with it we know it to be one of theearliest Blackberries, and the fruit, though Western Dwarf Juneberry. PROF. J. B0DD, IOWA AOEICULTURAL COLLEGE. During the past seven years wehave bad on trial a number of varie-ties of the dwarf Juneberry from theeastern and western states, fromCanada, and from various portionsof Europe and Asia. The result of the extended trial can begiven from a cultural stand point, in fewwords: Four varieties of the Amflanchicr alni-foJia type from the eastern slopes of theRocky Mountains are superior in foliage,habits of bearing, and size and quality offruit to the others from all sources. One of these we received from the moun-tains near Pueblo, Colorado. It is strictlya dwarf, not attaining on our grounds agreater height than four feet, and oftenbearing on stolon shoots at a height of onefoot. The leaves are thick, rather large,dark in color, with quite sharply serrateedges to near the base. Its annual load of. R«»irier Plantx nf Qolden Defiance Strawheii-y with Fruit in Augjist. to improve it and bring it into general cultiva-tion. The bush bears young and abundantly,and the fruit of some varieties, as we have seenthem, is of quite respectable size for a smallfruit. The flavor is of the Huckleberry type-sweetish, unobjectionable, unobtrusive. Fruitripens immediately after the Strawberry, andcomes esi)ecially gratifying at that time, andafter free indulgence in the acid Queen ofFruits. In some places the Juneberry is sub-ject to the attacks of a fungus that often ruinsall the fruit. Here both fruit and bush havebeen healthy thus far. In regard to speciesand varieties we refer to Prof. Budds articlepreceeding this. The Blackberhy Patch. On the whole ourlllackberrp crop was fair, but nothing to bragover. The foliiigo rusted badly, and did not small, of high quality, aud altogether wo
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