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soil can be doue close up to small plants without injury and the 

 removal of all runners can be quickly effected by running the wheel 

 edge grass shears both ways of the rows. Even by hand, the expense 

 cannot be much more than that of pulling out the small weeds from 

 between the runners after they have so spread that the cultivator or 

 hoe cannot be used, i. e. from Sept. 1st, to Nov. 1st. Another 

 advantage of the hill system is that the soil can be more thoroughly 

 stirred close up to the plant, which cannot be done if the runners are 

 matted together. 



It is hoped that growers who have practiced hill culture of the 

 strawberry will give the results to the public, and that others may 

 make a careful comparative test of the two systems. During the 

 present season one half of each experiment plot has been grown in 

 hills while the other is in the matted row. We hope to report the 

 results next summer, and the comparative yield of each variety under 

 both systems. 



raspbp:rrip:s and blackbp:rries. 



The following varieties of raspberries have fruited this season, 

 the results of which are given in the the following tables : 



NAMES OF VARIETIES. 



Belle de Fontaine 



Brandy wine 



Caroline 



Crimson lieauty 



Crystal White 



Cuthbert 



Golden Queen 



Hansel 



Hastine 



Highland Hardy 



Marlboro 



Rancocas 



Scarlet Gem 



Stayman's No. 5 



Superb 



Thompson's Early Prolillc 



Thompson's Pride 



Turner ....•• 



White Mountain 



