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Identifier: fruitculture02inte (find matches)
Title: (Fruit culture)
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: International Library of Technology
Subjects: Fruit-culture
Publisher: Scranton, Pa., International Textbook Co.
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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Fig. 3 country. Some varieties have been found to succeed well inmany different parts of the country, but with varying degreesof success in different sections, and other varieties have beenfound to do well in a few sections only. To simplify matters, 249—28 BLACKBERRIES AND DEWBERRIES 18 the Society has divided the United States and the lower partof Canada into eighteen pomological divisions, or districts.These districts have nothing to do with the state or provincial f - i)»iiiiiiiiiiqiriiiiiiiifc ^^^^^^BJi^ «P^ Fig. 4 boundaries but consist of territory adapted, because of itsnatural conditions, to the growing of fruits. In making upthese districts due consideration was given to the influence oflatitude, elevation, prevailing winds, and the nearness tooceans and lakes. These eighteen districts are outlined andnumbered on the map in Fig. 5.
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10 BLACKBERRIES AND DEWBERRIES § 18 The following list of varieties, arranged by districts, giveunder each division the varieties of blackberries that are knownto succeed in that division. The varieties given in Italic areknown to be highly successful in the divisions in which theyoccur. The first time the name of a variety is given its lesscommon name is put after it in parenthesis. Where a divisionheading is omitted (Divisions 6, 11, and 13) no varieties ofblackberries are known to do well in that division. Some of the varieties of blackberries included in the list willnot be found described in detail in the descriptions of varieties.Such varieties are considered to be not entirely desirable froma commercial standpoint, although they may be satisfactoryfor the home garden. The information given in this list, however, should not beregarded as infallible, although it has been compiled with thegreatest possible accuracy from the statements of the leadingblackberry growers within each

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