FRUIT CULTURE. 



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GREGG EASPBEREY. 



crop of fruit. &quot;When scarce, varieties of this species may be rapidly increased by cutting the 

 roots in pieces of one or two inches in length, and planting in an ordinary hot-bed, or under 

 glass, until the canes are a few inches in height, when they may be transplanted in rows to 

 form a new plantation. As 

 the Rubus occidentalis forms 

 new plants by the tips of its 

 canes taking root in the 

 ground, during the latter part 

 of summer, when the soil is 

 usually dry and hard, the 

 tender tops cannot readily take 

 hold without assistance, while 

 the wind moving them back 

 and forward in the hard 

 ground will soon be liable to 

 destroy their vitality. It will 

 therefore be necessary for the 

 cultivator of such varieties to 

 go over the ground frequently 

 during the season, and with a trowel cover the tips of the best canes with soil, where they 

 will soon take root and form new plants, which can be taken up and transplanted in the fall 

 or following spring. The varieties of this species are generally very hardy, and able to with 

 stand the extremes of heat and cold better than most others. The raspberry is very easily 

 cultivated, hence there is no reason why the family of every farmer should not have an 

 abundance of this delicious and healthful fruit in its season, while raspberry jam, syrups, pre 

 serves, tarts, ices, and jellies are relished at other seasons of the year in every household, and 

 add much to the variety and luxury of the table. 



Varieties. There are numerous varieties of raspberries, and new ones are constantly 

 being introduced. There are some that are more hardy than others, some being alike sensi 

 tive to the cold of the severe winters at the North and the burning sun at the South, while 



others thrive well in either extreme of 

 climate. Among some of: the best red 

 varieties are the Cuthbert, Reliance, 

 Brandywine, Turner, Shaffer, Superb, 

 Herstine, and Queen of the Market. 

 Among the standard black caps we have 

 the Gregg, Mammoth Cluster, David 

 son s Thornless, Doolittle, Souhegan, etc. 

 Brinkle s Orange, Canada Yellow, Caro 

 line, and the Florence are fine yellow 

 varieties. 



Cllthfoert. This has proved one of 

 the best and most reliable red raspberries 

 in cultivation, having given excellent sat- 

 isfaction throughout the country, even in 

 the far North. The plant is quite pro 

 lific, vigorous, and hardy, fruit large, 

 deep red, and fine flavored. It is said 

 that berries of this variety have been 

 grown measuring three inches in circum- 

 THE CUTHBERT. ference. Being quite firm, it stands 



