ANOTHER HARDY GARDEN BOOK 



Raspberries, both the red and white, and 

 the black, commonly called Black Caps, are 

 grown in the same manner as blackberries; 

 the canes should be cut out, leaving but six 

 canes to a plant, and they should also be 

 similarly protected in Winter. A berry plan- 

 tation with careful cultivation usually bears 

 good crops for five years ; it is then advis- 

 able to set out new plants on other ground. 

 Newly plowed ground should not be used 

 for berries, but a place chosen where corn, 

 potatoes or beans were grown the previous 

 year. Raspberries may be propagated by 

 root cuttings, or suckers from the roots. 



Fine varieties of raspberries are: Clark, 

 Fastolf, Kenesett, and Marlboro, red; 

 Golden Queen and Orange, yellow; Eureka, 

 Gault, and Gregg, black caps. 



Strawberries. A fine strawberry bed is 

 much to be desired. But strawberries, per- 

 haps because they are such an addition to 

 the fruit garden, are more difficult of culti- 



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