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crop, remove, in spring, the stems that would fruit if they 

 remained. The energy of the plant in these varieties 

 then goes into the young shoots, and they blossom and 

 fruit at the tips. Sometimes this happens spontaneously. 

 Under cultivation, it must be remembered, that being 

 fond of moisture, the raspberry revels in a heavily 

 mulched border and an evening shower. It does not 

 care to be much wetted, but loves an atmosphere that 

 spares it from perspiring. The nature of the under- 

 ground growth, which is always diffusive, prohibits the 

 use of spade and fork ; all environing weeds should be 

 removed by hand and not by hoe. 



The origin of the name has not been satisfactorily 

 determined. The early form, raspis-berry or raspise-berry, 

 seems to carry an allusion to the rough appearance of the 

 fruit, at all events when wild, the drupels retaining the 

 bristle-like styles for a considerable time. When the 

 exact culture began is not known. In all likelihood it 

 would be about the same time as that of the currant 

 and gooseberry. No fruit, probably, has so little taxed 

 the ingenuity of the gardener, since no other so nearly 

 approaches, while in the wild state, the condition desired 

 for the table. All the fine varieties now in gardens have 

 been derived from the wild raspberry of the woods. 

 The best are Baumforth's Seedling, Carter's Prolific, 

 Fill-basket, Red Antwerp, Fastolf, Hornet, Yellow Globe, 

 and White Antwerp. A very elegant mode of training 

 raspberries is to attach them to a wire trellis. 



