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Ciithbert: Is the heaviest growing variety witli bright crimson fruit, small 

 seeds, first class shipping and dessert quality; it ripens in mid-season, and the 

 bush is medium to very hardy. 



Marlboro' : Is a medium heavy grower, light red fruit, ripening early, large 

 seeds, good shipping and fair dessert quality; the bush is only medium hardy. 



Herbert : Is a goo;l grower, heavy producer, first-class shipping and dessert 

 quality. The experiment stations put it first in productiveness, but some growers 

 do not favor it because of its spreading hal)it ; that is, it is not so upright a grower 

 as the Cuthbert and Marlboro', and the fruit is inclined to be a little soft. 



Cuthbert. 



Soils. The raspberry is adapted to soils of various grades, but in no case 

 are they doing exceptionally well on heavy clay. They are best adapted to a sand, 

 sandy loam or a loam. A foot of good sand loam with a heavy subsoil seems to give 

 good results, especially with the Marlboro'. Moisture content is a very important 

 factor; so important, indeed, that if the soil is not natui'ally moist, or if there are 

 not frequent showers during the ])icking season, the fruit di'ics up on the bushes. 

 The season of 1911 will long be remembered as an exani])le of this. When jdanted 

 on a heavy clay the soil must he miide mellow by heavy api)licntions of baruyai'd 

 manure. 



While moisture is important, standing water is vei'v hnitliii. As in tlie case 

 of the peach, ilie soil must he thoi'ou^iidy di-aiin'il. till' pi'd'ci'icl : or if this is not 



