86 FRUIT GARDEN COMPANION. 



lies, and a very pleasant wine is made from the ripe 

 fruit.* 



The raspberry is a native of Great Britain and 

 many part of Europe, and North America. Its va- 

 rieties are numerous. They have been much improv- 

 ed by raising seedlings by cross impregnating with 

 superior kinds. 



The raspberry may be raised from seed in pre- , 

 cisely the same manner as the strawberry, and plant- 

 ed in a fruiting bed in the usual manner. 



Culture and Management. The raspberry re- 

 quires a deep rich soil to grow it to perfection ; arid 

 should be planted in beds in such a manner that one 

 plant partially shades another from the burning rays 

 of the sun. 



The method of propagation is in the first instance 

 to obtain new varieties from seed, which should be 

 sown in the fall in long narrow boxes of light rich 

 earth ; when the plants come up in the spring they 

 should be well watered in order to throw them into 

 a healthy luxuriant growth. About the middle of 

 June a nursery bed may be prepared to receive the 

 young plants. A piece of rich ground may be se- 

 lected for the purpose in a situation where it is part- 

 ly protected from the sun's influence, but not too 

 much shaded. Prepare the ground by giving a coat 

 of good well rotted manure, dig and well pulverize 

 and mix it together, rake it level, and dibble the 

 young plants in rows one foot apart and six inches 



* A very superior variety of the red raspberry has been raised from 

 seed by Mr Mason Gardner at Charlestown, Massachusetts which he 

 has given the name of " the grape raspberry/ 3 from the appearance of 

 the fruit to a bunch of grapes. 



