Land teaching; a handbook of soils, plants, gardens and grounds, for teachers and cultivators by Stockbridge Horace Edward 1857-

Author:Stockbridge, Horace Edward, 1857- [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Agriculture
Publisher: Atlanta, Ga., Southern ruralist company
Published: 1910-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

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KINDS OF BISRRIES.

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many separate and distinct little fruits; in the case of the brambles these little fruits are drupels or drupelets. In the blackberries and dewberries the drupels adhere to an enlarged torus, whereas in the raspberries the drupels are so insecurely attached to the torus that they easily pull away from it and are seen in the market as a collection of little fruits hollow in the center, giving rise, in the black species, to the name "black cap."

The strawberry also belongs to the rose family, but the genus is Fragaria, fragrant. There are four species of the strawberry, two from Europe, one from Chile and one from the United States. The species from Chile is commonly supposed to be the parent of most of our garden kinds; though the progeny of the others are found in many cases. Like the brambles the strawberry is not a true berry but an aggregate fruit. The red. juicy, edib'e part is an enlarged torus and the real fruit is found in the so-called seeds, which, however, are akenes; that is, the simplest form of indehiscent fruit. It has been said of the strawberry that: "Doubtless God could have made a better fruit but doubtless God never did."

Horticulture also takes in nut culture, in which class of fruits may be found hazel nuts, hickory nuts, pecan nuts, walnuts, both English and black, and chestnuts; by some the almond is considered a nut but really it is a drupe, like the peach, and the part eaten and thought nut-like, corresponds to the pit of the peach or plum. Nuts are true fruits; the husk found on them, before frost makes It give up its treasure, is the involucre, fleshened and ripened up.

The cranberry is another one of the small fruits, but need only be mentioned as it is not cultivated in the South. Huckleberries also find a place here, but are not cultivated, those found in the markets being the product of the wild plants: this fruit, however, should be Improved and cultivated in localities suited to it as it would undoubtedly prove a paying crop.

In glancing over the last two divisions, one will likely be impressed with the number of fruits that belong to the rose family; within its ranks we unquestionably find the major part of our fruits as well as many of our flowers, especially the king of them all. the rose itself. The vine family is also important in horticulture, not for the great variety of fruits but for the one great fruit, the grape; the other families, though of less importance, nevertheless, receive our homage, as each and every one gives to us of its bounty to make life the more enjoyable.

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