1 88 SMALL FRUITS. 



practice, not allowing them to grow higher than 

 this. By this treatment they will branch out and 

 better mature their wood; besides they will inter- 

 lace with each other and make a self-support. 



The raspberry makes its wood one year, bears its 

 fruit upon it the next, and dies soon after the fruit 

 is gathered. This old wood, being of no further 

 use, should be cut out and burned. 



If they are not to be covered for winter, a heavy 

 mulch applied to the ground between the rows has 

 been found of great benefit in preventing winter 

 killing. Much of this damage is due to drying, 

 and the mulch holding the moisture in the 

 ground, and by some process which we are not 

 acquainted with this moisture is supplied by the 

 roots to the tops, even in the freezing weather of 

 winter. 



The above instructions are given expressly for 

 the care of the black caps, but is applicable to the 

 red in every particular except to the difficulty of 

 transplanting. If the suckers are allowed to grow 

 freely from the red raspberries, there will be but 

 little fruit. They must be kept down, and there 

 will be a very heavy and desirable crop. 



The raspberry will yield about one- half as much 

 fruit to the acre as the strawberry. (See "Black- 

 berry" for directions for covering.) 



Turner. This is the best and hardiest of all the 

 reds. Fruit is light crimson, good size and of the 

 first quality. 



Cuthbert. Very much like the Turner, but not 



