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VARIETIES OF RASPBERRIES. 



LTHOUGH liable to damage in winter or spring the Cuthbert still 

 leads as a red raspberry. Marlboro' is a dwarf grower and produces a 

 fair crop of firm good sized berries : it is earlier than the Cuthbert. 

 Golden Queen, which is a beautiful yellow Cuthbert, is gaining in 

 popularity ; it is equal to the Cuthbert in every way, but most con- 

 sumers adhere to the red berry. 



Shaffer's Colossal is somewhat tender and its dark color makes it 

 almost useless as a market berry. By cooking a few with Golden Queen, the 

 shrewd cook can secure cheap rich colored fruit. I have discarded all except 

 the above ; the older varieties are out of the race now. 



Black Caps. — There is a demand for a brighter colored better berry than 

 the Gregg, with canes that are hardier ; an early and a late berry meeting the 

 above requirements is needed, and no one has found it so far as I can learn, by 

 actual test I have tried Ada Palmer and Johnston's Sweet beside Gregg's. 

 The Greggs are there yet, but what was left of the others were ploughed under a 

 jear ago. Of the above, the Palmer might succeed in some localities. Hil- 

 born answers better than the older varieties as a mid-season berry. There is 

 room for better Black Caps. 



When to Receive Plants. 



When spring planting is contemplated, red raspberries, currants and goose- 

 berries, as well as trees, can be received in the fall and bedded in until spring 

 and then planted just so soon as the ground is ready. Mice must in this case 

 be guarded against. If the planter waits till spring and receives stock through 

 agents, the date is apt to be rather late and stock is often in bad condition. In 

 a season like this when a few days separates snow and ice from summer heat, 

 the chances of receiving stock in proper order are not good. If stock is to be 

 received in spring, procure it just as early as you can find some mellow soil to 

 cover the roots. 



The plants and trees in your hand and safely bedded in, are just where 

 they ought to be. If it takes you two or three weeks to prepare the ground, 

 you can remove them a short distance and plant safely — even if they have large 

 buds. If the roots get dry or the buds are well started at the nursery or else- 

 where, and then subjected to removal, death is quite apt to follow. One of the 

 amusing and annoying answers that we receive when proposing to deliver stock, 

 is to wait, because the ground is not prepared for them. This is no part of the 

 question. If you can find convenient room, any place to bed in stock, the 

 sooner you get it the better. Strawberries may be an exception to this rule, as 

 they (if in large lots) cannot be bedded in to advantage. Evergreens, if ob- 

 tained near by, may be left until wanted. 



