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other sorts. The true sort has Dearly smooth canes, which are tall 

 and stout. There is a variety of it called Eound Eed Antwerp, the 

 fruit of which is rounder and better flavoured, but it does not bear 

 so freely, and the slight advantage of superior flavour is overbalanced 

 by the disadvantage of its comparative unproductiveness. Tastolf 

 may be more easily and truly obtained than any known ras];)berry ; 

 it probably does duty for a great many sorts iu places where they 

 are more accommodating in spirit than in capability, for it suckers 

 freely, and is so good in habit and quality, that to have it under 

 some* other name is more a vexation than a wrong. Prince of Wales, 

 raised by Messrs. Cutbush and Son, of Highgate, is as good as any 

 raspberry known; it produces strong w^hitish canes, very few- 

 suckers, and the fruit — of which there is plenty— is large, handsome, 

 and has a fine, lively, piquant flavour. Vice-President French has 

 hrowniish canes, a plentiful leafage ; the fruit is large, the colour 

 deep dull red, the flesh very juicy and rich. The jam made from 

 this variety has a delightful bouquet, and in all cooking operations 

 where raspberries are employed, this douce ally will be found to 

 place himself happily en rapport with any of the fruits that usually 

 go with raspberries. I could tell you of other good varieties, but 

 there would be no advantage in doing so. Carter's Prolific is excel- 

 lent in every respect, but no better than Fastolf, and sometimes not 

 so good, it is very prolific of suckers, but that is, as a rule, no 

 advantage to a private grower, to whom generally the suckers are a 

 vexation when they rise like forests, for the thinning is pretty sure 

 to be neglected till winter ; and so, instead of a few stout strong 

 canes, there are myriads of thin weak ones. If you want to exhibit, 

 grow Barnet, which produces a very large and handsome, but fla- 

 vourless, berry; grow also Gushing for its brilliant colour; Fran- 

 conia, which is extra handsome, and also has a lively acid flavour, 

 quite distinct from the tame sweetness common to red raspberries ; 

 Large Monthly for size and late bearing — this comes in well for the 

 autumn shows. The Beehive is a good one. 



The mention of the Large Monthly reminds me that the race of 

 late raspberries has been greatly improved by the accession to the 

 lists of October Eed and October Yellow, these are also known 

 by the names Merveille des Quatre Saisons Rouge, and Merveille 

 des Quatre Saisons Jaune. They are the best of the late-bearing 

 varieties, and of great value in gardens where fresh raspberries are 

 in demand so long as they are obtainable. Indeed, the pity is that 

 so few persons will take the trouble to secure a succession of the 

 best fruits, but, instead, have during the height of summer a glut of 

 a few kinds, and after that no more. How much better it would be 

 to have the table supplied with fresh bush fruits till the middle or 

 end of November. Both raspberiies and currants might so be had 

 if but a few changes were made in the ordinary routine of selecting 

 and planting. To grow these lale kinds of raspberries, you must 

 not trust to canes of the preceding year. They bear their best fruit 

 on canes of the season. Therefore, the way to manage them is to cut 

 them down to the ground in March. Li the month of May the 

 young suckers must be thinned to a foot apart, and as the season 



