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management, the pomologist may reasonably hope for a crop of three 

 or four hundred cases per acre, providing everything is in the most 

 favorable condition. Anyhow, he may enjoy the pleasure of antici- 

 pating an immense crop of mammoth berries as a reward for his ef- 

 forts. But if the drouth comes in June, or unseasonable rains, or 

 worms or bugs destroy, and he secures but one hundred, he may still 

 feel that he has done better than his brother who grows wheat at 

 sixty cents or corn at thirty cents per bushel. 



RASPBERRIES. 



Blackcaps (Rtibits Occidentalis), European Red (Eubus Idceus), Na- 

 tive Wild Red (Bubiis Strigosus). 



The first of these species includes all our native blackcaps, whether 

 black, purple or white. They propagate themselves by rooting the 

 tips of the branches of the current season's growth, and not from root 

 cuttiugs or suckers. The two latter species perpetuate themselves 

 from root cuttings or suckers, and are distinct varieties. There is a 

 small class of hybrids, originated by cross fertilization between these 

 two, which may be produced by either tip-rooting or suckering. Of 

 these the Caroline alone is worthy of cultivation. 



The common name of raspberry is derived from the stahan rasp, 

 probably because of the roughness of the wood. In Italy it has been 

 cultivated in gardens since the time of Paladine, a Roman agricultu- 

 ral writer of the fourth century. The name "rasps " is still used in 

 Scotland. The best varieties of blackcaps for general cultivation in 

 this climate, are the Tyler or Souhegan for early, and the Ohio or 

 Mammoth Cluster for late berries. Doolittle is good when young, but 

 loses productiveness with old age. 



With a desirable location and adequate winter protection, the more 

 tender Grregg or Hillborn, or Shaffer's Collossal, will amply reward the 

 extra pains its cultivation requires. Of the red kinds, I would place 

 the Turner at the head of the list, followed in the order named by the 

 Cuthbert, Marlboro, Brandywine, Thwack, and Philahelphia. Of 

 these, the Turner, a medium, round, bright red, early variety of excel- 

 lent quality, a strong grower, hardy and productive; and the Cuth- 

 bert, a large, round, crimson, firm, late variety, good quality and pro- 

 ductive, but less hardy than the Turner, I would alone recommend for 

 general use. 



Raspberries will thrive on almost any well-drained soil of riioderate 

 richness, but wet land is always injurious and often fatal to them» 



