... without sugar that there is no excuse for letting the glorious plum crop go to waste; and the same may be said of the homely blackberry, that gives as much joy in the gathering as in the cooking or preserving. The poor little French children are denied the ...

... When. soft beat smoothly with a fork. Mix with it. a teacupful each of flour and chopped suet. three teacupfuls of ripe blackberries, a small quarter-teaspoonful each of bicarbonate of soda, cream of tartar. and salt. Add as much of the treacle will barely ...

... cherries. 20 to 30 feet: plums. 20 feet: dwarf apple.. 15 , feet: dwarf pears. 12 to 15 feet: currant 4 by 6 feet ; blackberries. 4 by 7 feet : gooseberries. 4 by 6 feet; and raspberries. 3 by 6 feet. The ground in which trees are to he planted should ...

... dirty. his hat was torts. and hi- feet were bare But he had a pleasant fate. In one band he e:aried • pail half-fu. of blackberries. - Go from here:' said John. running to the gate. We don't want ragged boil. around g.te ioe a drink. said the boy ...

... ground by the action of alternate freezing and thawing in winter. More than a thin covering would do harm. Itapberries and blackberries do well in any ordinary olden 'oil that curtains plenty of farmyard stable manure. and the plantations may be left undisturbed ...

... came in a ith the tea. There were toff cakes fre.li from the oven. Deuott , ltire cream rich and yellow, amd home- made blackberry jam. The tea itself was a regular bachelor brew, strong and hot in a sturdy brown pot. Cara enjoyed the goad thing.. %Citation ...

... in the ease of large plantations, the injury done by Girds is proportionately less than in small ones. Raspberries and blackberries ran often be protected by planting elder and mulberry near them. Quite an ingeniour method that. in +one in- Ntanccm very ...

... strongest growing brambles. The very large fruit is of purplish red colour. and favours the flavours of both the raspberry and blackberry. It is also very acid until properly ripened, when the flavour is just pleasantly acid. There are several other berries ...

... artificial fertilisers rich in potash are preferable to farmyard manure, which is apt to induce too vigorous stem growth. Blackberries are usually increased by root cuttings or suckers This is best effected in autumn. and three feet apart, in eight feet ...

... family. and it produces ono of the largest berries grown, while the purplish red fruit shows the characteristics of both the blackberry and raspberry. When properly ripened. it has a pleasant acid flavour; but in its unripe condition it is very acid indeed ...

... gritty sand, lime, ashes, burnt earth, and lung, straw-containing manure. 811..ACKBERRY CULTURE. NLany of the American blackberries are excellent fruits. Strong, well-drained clay soils are best, but the plants thrive almost anywhere. Where possible, ...

... strong soils are letter adapted for the more weakly growing bushes, and lighter lands for the rampant growers, such as blackberries and raspberries. It is undesirable to let the ground between the bushes be covered with grass. as it ought to be regularly ...