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Show Horticultural i Facts , ' SMALL FRUITS FOR GARDENS Reasonable Assortment Is of Great Importance Directions Given In Bulletin. (Prepared by !he United States Department of Agriculture.) The extent to which smnll fruits, such 88 currants, gooseberries, raspberries, rasp-berries, blackberries and grapes, and tree fruits such as apples, peaches, plums, pears and cherries may be planted in connection wfth the home garden, will depend entirely upon the available space and climatic conditions. condi-tions. No home garden, however, la truly complete without a reasonable assortment of both small and tree fruits. Among the small fruits, straw- . ' . j i Small Fruits, Such as Raspberries and Blackberries, Should Be Located Lo-cated to One Side of the Garden. berries, raspberries and blackberries are generally most Important. One or two peach trees, a plum tree, two cherry trees and three or four apple trees form a good combination of tree fruits where there is room for them. Full directions for selecting, planting plant-ing and growing all kinds of fruit trees can be secured in the form of bulletins issued by the United States Department of Agriculture and the state colleges of agriculture. |