210 Small Fruits 



In severe climates it is best to cover the blackberry 

 and raspberry bushes to protect them from freezing. 

 In warm climates they will need no winter care as 

 only very old and well-ripened wood will be af- 

 fected by the cold. 



A raspberry patch ceases to be profitable after 

 about four years and a rotation should be practised. 



Raspberries should be planted in the spring when 

 the soil can readily be worked. 



Strong young plants are more satisfactory than 

 older plants and should be set in rows four feet 

 apart and the plants be set four feet from each 

 other in the row. 



Raspberries and blackberries both bear fruit on 

 short shoots which have grown from canes of the 

 previous year. 



Crown gall is a bacterial disease which causes 

 tumor-like growths on the raspberry plants. 

 Diseased plants should be pulled up and destroyed 

 before the disease can spread to the other plants 

 as there is no known remedy. 



Cultivation of the raspberry and the blackberry 

 should begin early in the spring and be continued 



