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farther culture is requisite than keeping down weeds, and 

 preventing the extensive ravages of caterpillars. This last 

 object is best attained by employing persons (women and 

 children) to pick them off on their first appearance. Goose- 

 berry plants are sometimes trained on walls or espaliers, 

 to accelerate the ripening, or increase the size of the fruit 

 In the United States : 



Houghton Seedling, Roaring Lion, and 



"Woodward's Whitesmith, Sheba Queen, 



comprise a good selection for use. The Congress of Fruit 

 Growers have recommended 



Crown Bob, Early Sulphur, 



Green Gage, Green "Walnut, 



Houghton Seedling, Iron Monger, 



Laurel Red Champagne, Washington, 

 Woodward Whitesmith. 



The Raspberry {Rubus Iclaus) is, like the preceding 

 small fruits, a native of Great Britian. The principal 

 varieties are :- 



Red Antwerp, Knevett's Giant, 



Yellow Antwerp, Cornish, 



Falstaff, "Williams' Double Bearing. 



Of these, the first two have never been surpassed, and are 

 generally sufficient for all common purposes. Raspberries 

 •are propagated from suckers, which are planted in rows 

 five or six feet apart, and at three feet from each other in 

 the rows. The fruit is produced on small branches which 

 proceed from the shoots of the former year. Every year 

 they throw up a number of shoots or canes from the root, 

 which bear fruit the subsequent year, and then decay. In 

 dressing the plants in winter, all the decayed stalks are cut 

 away, and of the young canes only three or four of the 



