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THE RASPBERRY. 



vator does not reach. Where the variety is hardy, a single prun 

 ing in the spring is all that is necessary. This should be done early 

 iii March or April, according to the season or section of the country 

 where located ; and consists in cutting away the canes of last year s 

 bearing, leaving four to six of the strongest of last year s growth for 

 the coming crop ; these to be cut back one-fourth, cutting away all 

 shoots of slender growth, and also all suckers unless wanted for 

 future planting. Varieties requiring winter protection should have 

 the old fruiting canes cut away in September. Where increase of 

 plants is wanted, they should not be dug or hoed around early in 

 spring. 



An English gardener in our immediate neighborhood has prac 

 tised the following modes of training ever since our residence in the 

 north of Ohio : 



Figure 9 represents the canes prepared for fruiting, in April. 



The uprights are posts 

 made of cedar or locust, 

 four inches square at the 

 bottom, and two inches 

 at top. The horizontal 

 lines may be of tarred 

 rope or annealed iron 

 wire, coated with coal 

 janes are tied by strips of bass 



Fig. 9. 



tar. To the horizontal wires the 

 bark, such as is used in budding. 



10 - 



the plants in the fall 



Fig. 11. 



In figure 10, the 

 arched portion tied to 

 the stake in the centre, 

 represents the canes of 

 last year s growth pre 

 pared for fruiting the 

 coming season. 



Figure 11 represents 

 the upright canes being those of the season s 

 growth, while the arched 

 ones are those which 

 have produced fruit and 

 must be cut away. 



INSECTS. The rasp 

 berry is generally free 

 from destructive insects. 

 Dr. Munson, of New 

 Haven, Conn., in a paper 

 to the American Porno- 

 logical Society, speaks 



