CHOICE OF LAND — PREPARATION, ETC. 20/ 



even the most vigorous native red varieties refuse to live. 

 If the dimate, however, is tempered by height above the 

 sea, as in the mountains of Georgia, they will thrive abun- 

 dantly. 



I prefer fall planting for raspberries, especially in southern 

 latitudes, for these reasons : At the points where the roots 



Spring and Fall Plants. 



branch (see Fig. A), are buds which make the future stems 

 or canes. In the fall, these are dormant, small, and not 

 easily broken off, as in Fig. B ; but they start early in spring, 

 and if planting is delayed, these become so long and brittle 

 that the utmost care can scarcely save them. If rubbed off, 

 the development of good bearing canes is often deferred a 

 year, although the plants may live and fill the ground with 

 roots. The more growth a raspberry plant has made when 



