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Raspberries — 

 Planting and 

 Pruning. 



the wood can be renewed by cutting out the old 

 stalks. As a suitable red currant we would suggest 

 the old reliable "Fay's Prolific" (see III. ij), and 

 for a black variety the "Black Champion.'" 



Raspberries come immediately after the straw- 

 berrv season, and give abundance of delicious fruit 



17. fay's prolific red currant. 



at little cost. Plant and cultivate according to 

 directions given for other small fruits. Cut out all 

 the old wood and weak shoots each spring, leaving 

 not more than six stalks for fruiting. Xo suckers 

 should be allowed to grow outside the hills. From 

 the long list of red varieties the following might be 

 named: "St. Regis," for earliest (see III. 18), and 



