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root sprouts. Young succulent plants may be transplanted, 

 if a part of the parent root is taken with them; but one- 

 year-old root sprouts are better. The purple raspberries may 

 be propagated by sprouts or by tip layering, according to 

 variety. 



The black raspberries are propagated by stolons or 

 layers. To secure new plants, the branches are bent over 

 some time during the summer and their tips covered lightlj^ 

 with earth. They then root quickly. These new plants 



Figure 65. — Uncovering raspberries in the spring. They are laid down in the fall 

 and covered with earth to protect them from thawing and freezing. 



are left attached to the old plant until the following spring, 

 when the old stem or branch is cut about eight inches above 

 the new roots. The plants are then ready for transplanting. 



Setting of Plants. — The red raspberries may be set out 

 during either spring or fall, fall setting perhaps being more 

 generally favored, as sprouts come out very early in the 

 spring and are very liable to be broken off, if transplanting 

 is attempted at this season. 



The black raspberries, tip rooters, should be trans- 

 planted in the spring, as they are almost sure to winter- 

 kill if disturbed in the fall. 



