RASPBERRIES BLACKBERRIES 339 



VARIETIES OP RASPBERRIES. Of the black sorts the 

 following will be found desirable: Palmer, Conrath, Kan- 

 sas, and Eureka, which ripen in the order named. In 

 some sections the Gregg is still valuable, but it is some- 

 what lacking in hardiness. Ohio is a favorite variety for 

 evaporating. Of the purple -cap varieties, Shaffer and 

 Columbian generally succeed. Among the red varieties 

 none are more universally successful than Cuthbert. King 

 is a promising early variety, and Loudon is a valuable 

 late kind. Many growers find Marlboro and Turner well 

 worthy of cultivation, although rather local in their adap- 

 tations; while for home use, Golden Queen, a yellow 

 Cuthbert, is much liked. 



DISEASES. The most troublesome disease of the rasp- 

 berry is anthracnose, which attacks the stems, causing 

 large scars, and leads to the drying out of the canes. It 

 is most troublesome in old, neglected plantations, and if 

 veiy serious it will be best to abandon the plantation and 

 start a new one with healthy plants. Many growers find 

 it necessary to renew their plantation as often as once 

 in five or six years, in order to secure the best results. 

 The usd of Bordeaux mixture in the spring, before growth 

 starts, again when the young shoots have reached a 

 height of one foot, and a third application at the end 

 of two or three weeks, will generally secure a healthy 

 growth, provided the old canes have not been severely 

 injured. 



BLACKBERRIES AND DEWBERRIES 



In a general way the planting and care of a black- 

 berry plantation is the same as required by raspberries. 

 From the fact that they ripen later in the season, when 

 droughts are most common, even greater attention should 

 be given to locating them upon a soil that is retentive 

 of moisture, and to providing an efficient mulch, which 

 can generally best be secured with a cultivator. The 



