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Till': /'AT// 1 GROWERS 



WHITE MAGNUM BONUM. Fruit large, roundish 

 conical, pale yellow ; flesh juicy, sweet, and plea- 

 santly flavoured ; canes moderately vigorous, spiny, 

 and free-bearing ; useful for variety at dessert. 



YELLOW ANTWERP. Fmit large, conical, pale yellow ; 

 flesh juicy, sweet, and well flavoured ; canes 

 moderately vigorous, spiny, productive ; useful for 

 dessert and jellies. 



II. AUTUMN BEARERS. 



BELLE DE FONTENAY. Fruit large, round, deep red ; 

 well flavoured ; canes sturdy, and free-bearing. 



CATAWISSA (Veitch). Fruit large, round, very dark 

 red ; borne in very large clusters. Supposed to be 

 of American origin. 



NOIRE D'AUTOMNE. Fruit large, deep purplish crim- 

 son, almost black ; flesh firm, juicy, and excellently 

 flavoured, with a smack of blackberry ; canes stout 

 and prolific. 



OCTOBER RED. Fruit medium to large, bright red ; flesh 

 firm, brisk and well flavoured ; canes vigorous, 

 bearing in spikes often 12 to 18 inches long. 



OCTOBER YELLOW. Fruit medium, pale to deep yel- 

 low ; flesh tender, juicy, and sweet ; canes mode- 

 rately vigorous, bearing freely. 



ORANGE D'AUTOMNE. Fruit large, sometimes very 

 large, clear bright orange ; flesh rather firm, 

 juicy, and richly flavoured ; canes sturdy and 

 prolific. 



PERPETUEL DE BILLARD. Fruit very large when well 

 thinned, dark red, almost black ; flesh abundant, 

 juicy, with a brisk, rich, agreeable flavour ; canes 

 sturdy, and free-bearing. 



SELECTIONS OF THE FOREGOING VARIETIES. Summer Bearers .-Three varieties of moderate growth : Barnet, 

 Fastolf, and Red Antwerp. Three varieties of strong growth : Baumforth's Seedling, Lord Beaconsfield, and Super- 

 lative. Two varieties for cold localities : Carter's Prolific and Northumberland Fillbasket. One variety for general 

 purposes : Carter's Prolific. For a long succession of fruit : McLaren's Prolific and Superlative. For dessert : Rod 

 Antwerp and White Magnum Bonum ; also any of the preceding. Autumn Bearers .-For general purposes : October 

 Red and October Yellow. For dessert : Noire d'Automne and Orange d'Automne. 



SITUATION AND SOIL. 



Though the raspberry thrives in sheltered and partially shaded places in woods, 

 it produces the most abundant crops, also the finest and best-flavoured fruits, in open 

 positions. In hot gravelly soils partial shade is unquestionally beneficial. 



The finest natural plantation); of raspberries we have seen, the produce rivalling that 

 of varieties grown in gardens, were located in the open parts of a wood in north 

 Yorkshire, 500 feet above sea-level. The soil was light, deep, damp, peaty and 

 incumbent on a ferruginous gravelly clay, through which superfluous water passed 

 away into the freestone rock beneath. This is mentioned as there are many sheltered 

 spots in hilly districts that might be profitably utilised for raspberries. 



The raspberry has two sets of roots : 1, those of a fibrous nature running near 

 the surface and benefited by the debris of fallen leaves in nature and by mulching in 

 cultivation ; 2, the anchor roots, which are much stronger, more woody, and strike 

 much more deeply into the soil. Therefore, alluvial, sandy earth is the best, because 

 it meets the claims of the raspberry for deep rooting, and admits of free rooting 

 to a depth of 2 to 2J feet. Yet it does not greatly matter whether the soil be 



