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that doesn't spend all of his time in the backyard, but has 

 some time for the froutyard and its beautifying, instead of 

 being a bore, he will be a gentleman. So there is a higher 

 education along the development of the beautiful. We are 

 destined for the beautiful as we stand on the shores of life. 

 The universe rises before us as the flower garden of God, field 

 beyond field from the shores of chaos to the high arc of God. 

 I am preparing a book now, "How to Become an Extinguished 

 Minister." What little time I have left I want to make an 

 impression, to preach the evangel of beauty, and I hope the 

 whole state will be glorified and so await the call of the 

 Father, ^^•ho says : "I stand at the door and knock," who not 

 only has the spiritual gifts but is adorned with the beauty of 

 the Lord which is to be upon us. 



President Green : The first paper this afternoon is "Grow- 

 ing Raspberries," by Mr, Nation. 



GROWING RASPBERRIES 



.T. W. NATION, FREMONT 



In presenting this subject I do not wish to pose as a "sage" 

 on raspberry culture, but merely as au anuiteur; one who has 

 his ups and downs, mosth^ downs. 



The raspberry occupies a place in the berry season pecu- 

 liarly its o^^'n, coming in as it does between the strawberrj' 

 and blackberry, thereby making a continual crop throughout 

 the berry season. 



There are four distinct species of raspberri(^s in cultivation : 

 the black, red, purple, and yellow. Having never grown the 

 latter two I know nothing about them. 



The blackcap, or black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) is 

 an American specnes. Since its introduction in 1832 it has 

 become one of tlie most im])ortant of bush fruits, and is ex- 

 tensively raised for dessert, canning and evaporating; so far 

 as I can learn it is about the only raspberry extensively grown 

 for evaporating. 



