RASPBERRY CULTURE 



ferable to fall for planting, but the work 

 should be done just as soon as the 

 ground can be put in good condition, 

 as there is then less danger of the young 

 shoots being broken off which begin to 



half hour's exposure to wind or sun- 

 shine may prove fatal to them. One 

 mistake which is usually made in setting 

 out small fruit plants, is in placing them 

 too close together. The rows for rasp- 



FiG. 1.301.— Progress Raspberry. 



grow very early in the season. When 

 conveying the plants from the nursery 

 to their new location, care should be 

 taken to keep the roots constantly cov- 

 ered with damp straw or blankets, as a 



berries should be seven feet apart, and 

 should be as long as possible to facili- 

 tate the work of cultivation. The plants 

 should be four feet apart in the rows, 

 but the red varieties may be allowed to 



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