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superfluous suckers, but be careful to retain enough for 

 stock in succeeding years. 



The Antwerp and other tender varieties of the Raspberry 

 are liable to be more or less injured by the severity of our 

 winters; to prevent which, they should be protected by 

 bending them down to the ground late in autumn, and 

 covering them with -earth five or six inches, sloping it off so 

 as to prevent injury from rain or snow. 



SELECT DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF RASPBERRIES. 



A MKRIC AN BLACK. Black Cap. This fruit is of smallish size, and ripens 

 j June and July. It is a favourite with some. 



AMERICAN RED, English Red, Common Red. This variety is much 

 cultivated for the market. The fruit ripens in June and July, successively. 



ANTWERP RED Large Red Antwerp, Huw land's Red Antwerp, Hurley. 

 This species is rather tender, on which account the branches must be bent 

 down in autumn, and covered with soil. See Calendar. Th'e fruit is large 

 and beautiful, of delicious flavour, and quite fragrant ; in June and July. 



ANTWERP WHITE, Yellaw Antwerp. This is also tender or half hardy, 

 but very prolific ; the fruit is large, of a pale yellow colour, and much 

 esteemed. It ripens in June and July. 



BARNET, Cornwallis Prolific, Lord Exmoutfi, Large Red. This is con- 

 sidered a first-rate fruit, and yields abundantlj'; in June and July. 



BEE HIVE. A new variety, introduced by Messrs. Winter & Co., of the 

 Linnaean Botanic Garden, Flushing. The fruit is large, of round shape 

 and red colour ; ripe in July. 



CORNISH, Large Cornish. A hardy and highly productive variety, 

 yielding an abundance of Re.l Berries in June and July. 



DOUBLE BEARING RED, Twice Bearing. This species is very prolific, 

 producing its first crop in July, and another in October. 



FLESH COLOURED, Framboisier couleur de chair. A new variety, im- 

 ported by W. R. Prince & Co.. from France. It is described as an highly 

 flavoured and much esteemed fruit. 



FRANCONIA, Red Franconia. This variety is in preat repute for its 

 productiveness and the fineness of its fruit, which ripens gradually in July. 



MONTHLY OR FOUR SEASONS, Perpetual Bearing. This species, if 

 planted in a shady situation, will produce successional crops throughout 

 the summer. 



RED TALL CANE. There are several species of the Cane Raspberry, 

 some of which are worthless. The Tall Red Cane produces fine fruit in 

 July and August, and very frequently in autumn. 



VICTORIA. This Queen of Raspberries has been imported by VV. R. 

 Prince, and plants are offered for sale at his nursery at Flushing, for twen- 

 ty-five cents each. 



