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have begun to ripen, they will rot, and no plant win be 

 produced. 



The roots will continue to grow until the ground freezes, 

 and if the canes are in a proper state when covered, they 

 will generally become well rooted in two or three weeks. 



It is so little trouble to cover the tips, and thereby in- 

 sure their taking root, that it is seldom advisable to neg- 

 lect it, if the plants are wanted. All of the tips will not 

 be in the same condition at one tune, so that it will be 

 necessary to go over the plants at least twice, covering a 

 portion each time. 



The same theory has been advanced by some cultivators 

 in regard to the plants produced from the ends of the 

 canes, as that which I have mentioned in a previous chap- 

 ter, relative to the runners of the Strawberry. And there 

 is just as much truth in one as the other ; the only differ- 

 ence, in fact, lies in the strength of the plants, and should 

 the last tip reach a lump of manure or richer soil than the 

 first one, it would become a better rooted plant than the 

 first, and superior to it in every respect. 



There is another theory in regard to the production of 

 plants of this class of Raspberry that has been accepted 

 by many, and may be worthy of a passing remark. 



The theory referred to was promulgated by Mr. Doo- 

 little, the introducer of the Jocelyn or Doolittle Black 

 Raspberry, and is this : " The first growth from the young 

 plants only must be used for propagation." To carry out 

 this plan, the young plants may be allowed to take root at 

 the ends the first season, but thereafter, no plants must be 

 taken from them, but new plants must be put out every 

 season for the purpose of propagation. 



Mr. Doolittle claims that great improvement can be, and 

 has been, made by following this system for several years 

 in succession, and if it is not followed, the plants degener- 

 ate. But facts do not substantiate the theory, because 

 we have varieties that have been as many years in culti- 



