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is obtained by growing it well. To 

 develop the flavor requires a certain 

 amount of sun. Excess of heat, how- 

 ever, must be avoided. It is best there- 

 fore to have the berry favored with the 

 forenoon sun, and somewhat protected 

 against the increased heat of the after- 

 noon, especially the first few hours, 

 when I have known exposed berries to 

 get scalded. With a little attention to 

 locality and treatment much can be 

 done to favor this fruit. — Country 

 Gentleman. 



THE NEWER RASPBERRIES. 



In answer to frequent inquiries, we 

 give in condensed form some of the 

 results of the experiments which have 

 been made with most of the newer 

 varieties of the rasi)berry, with the 

 opinions which have been given by dif- 

 ferent cultivators as to their character 

 and general value. Raspberry culture 

 generally, and the production of new- 

 sorts in particular, have received much 

 attention of late years, and deserve 

 still more. Every owner of a garden 

 may have a sufficient plantation of this 

 wholesome and delicious fruit to supply 

 his family, with no more expense and 

 labor than he bestows on his onions 

 and cucumbers, provided he makes a 

 good selection of varieties and gives 

 them as intelligent culture. He wants 

 hardy sorts which will not be winter- 

 killed ; they must be so productive as 

 to furnish good crops ; the quality must 

 be good, and if they are of large size 

 they may be more rapidly picked. 

 Another important requisite, good 

 bearing, would be more frequently 

 reached if cultivatore would bear in 

 mind that suckers are as detrimental to 

 productiveness as a heavy mass of weeds 

 is to a crop of potatoes or corn. The 

 trouble Ls, they do not cut out the 

 suckers at the right time, but they are 

 Allowed to grow till they have choked 



the crop before they are thinned out. 

 Select in spring the few shoots which 

 are to grow, not over four or five to' 

 the hill at most, and cut out with a 

 sharp hoe every other plant before it is 

 three inclies high, and keep all cut the 

 season through. Again, the hardiness 

 will be increased by planting on a well- 

 drained soil with dry bottom. 



There are nearly a hundred old sorts 

 which have been described in books 

 and tested in this country, some of 

 which are perhaps as good as anything 

 we have that is new ; but the i\q\v ones 

 may afford among their large number 

 some better adapted to our wants. We 

 furnish the following brief notes, with 

 the hope that our readers may give 

 additional information from their own 

 experience. Among the red or sucker- 

 ing varieties are the 



Herstine, not a new sort, but im- 

 perfectly known to cultivators, and for 

 quality hardly equalled by any other. 

 It is quite productive, and the berries 

 are of large size. It is too soft for 

 conveyance to distant markets, but ex- 

 cellent for home use. The chief draw- 

 back is its want of hardiness in many 

 localities. But we find by selecting a 

 soil, and giving it cultivation which 

 will prevent late growing and favor 

 early ripening of the wood, that it is 

 scarcely ever injured beyond the tips 

 of the shoots, and in any case laying 

 down for winter would be a sufficient 

 remedy. 



Clarke is another sort which has 

 been known for a number of yeai-s, but 

 is now passing out of cultivation, oa 

 account of its moderate productiveness 

 and the frequent imperfections of the 

 berries. It suckers very freely, and 

 requires the prompt removal of the 

 suckers on their first appearance. With 

 this care, and with pinching back the 

 canes when half grown, it bears well. 

 In some localities it has proved par- 

 tially tender. 



