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berries — Ohio, Gregg, Sowhegan, Cuthbert, Marlboro and Turner. 

 Blackberries and gooseberries, when planted and cared for, as a gen 

 eral thing grow and produce heavy crops. We have no trouble with 

 rust. Yours truly, 



Polster Bros. 



THE RASPBERRY. 



J. N. MENIFEE, OREGON, MO. 



Perfect as we horticulturists are, like other folks we have our hob- 

 bies, and I think the strawberry is one of them. Wnile the writer is too 

 warm a friend to the strawberry to say a word against it, yet if it is not 

 over-estimated I am quite sure the raspberry is under-estimated. Its 

 intrinsic value is not appreciated by the masses. Horticulturists, too, 

 in their enthusiasm for the strawberry lose sight of the raspberry. The 

 raspberry is found growing luxuriantly all over Missouri along the 

 rocky hillsides, in the sand and clay loam, in the open sunlight and in 

 the shade, everywhere except in wet or swampy land, but delights 

 most in a cool, shady location. It is of easy culture, bears abundantly 

 and quite regularly, ripens just between the strawberry and black- 

 berry, nicely filling the gap. It is easily picked, ships well, and the 

 rich colors of the ripe fruit give it a most pleasing appearance when on 

 the market. In quality it is not excelled, either fresh or cooked. It 

 requires very little sugar, and when canned or evaporated retains its 

 color and delicious flavor most perfectly, with very little shrinkage. 

 The plants bear neglect well, but respond liberally to kind treatment. 



Where to plant : In orchards on northern slopes, or almost any- 

 where that the land is rich and well drained. How to plant: When 

 the ground has been thoroughly prepared, mark off with a broad shovel 

 plow, cover the plants lightly in the furrow, leaving them three inches 

 below the surface of the ground ; as the plants grow to bear, level the 

 furrows. By this mode the plants have roots deep enough to resist 

 winds and drouth. Put the rows seven feet apart, set plants three 

 feet apart in the rows. 



Pruning begins the first season. When the plants are ten inches 

 high the bud should be pinched out, which checks the upward growth, 

 and induces laterals or limbs to start out ; this makes a low, stocky 



