REPORT OF STATE HORTICULTURIST. 59 



Raspberries. Although the canes in many locaHties were 

 badly winter-killed, the crop in general was good. The cane 

 borer was prevalent in all sections and did a good deal of 

 damage. 



One of the things that has been neglected is. pruning. A 

 grower in Auburn cut back all his canes to i8 inches and ob- 

 tained better results than ever before. The plants are more 

 stalky, easier to pick, and have a much greater bearing surface. 

 Too many canes are left in the hill oftentimes, 3 to 5 giving 

 better results than a larger number. The Cuthbert is easily the 

 most popular variety, but there are more or less Herberts, 

 Kings, Loudons, Eatons and Clines. 



Neither the purple nor the black raspberry is gaining favor 

 rapidly at present; of the former, Columbia and Shafifer are 

 leaders and of the latter, Cumberland, Black Diamond, Palmer, 

 Eureka and Gregg. 



Blackberries and Loganberries. This season has been very 

 favorable to the growth of the blackberry and the crop in gen- 

 eral has been excellent. The climatic condition was very favor- 

 able and in almost any soil they did well. The canes were 

 badly infested with cane borers which may cause less vigorous 

 growth next year, although the actual damage done this year 

 did not appear to be great. There was little winter-killing of 

 canes, except in cases where new varieties were being tried. 



x\gawam, Eldorado and Snyder are all hardy and have many 

 advantages. The Snyder is the best all-round berry, although 

 the fruit is somewhat smaller than that of the other varieties. 



The loganberry which has such a reputation in the West has 

 been tried on a small scale and appears to be hardy. 



Gooseberries and Currants. Only a comparatively small 

 amount of gooseberries and currants were raised commercially 

 this year, although each garden usually had a few plants. The 

 hot weather in July again caused many of the gooseberries to 

 drop and there didn't seem to be much difiference in varieties. 

 Perhaps the Downing dropped a little less, but not noticeably so. 



The currants were quite free from disease and insect pests; 

 were abundant and of good quality. Some growers are highly 

 recommending the Pomona and it is certainly a high quality 

 fruit. Fay's Prolific and Wilder are set more than other varie- 

 ties and are giving fine results. 



