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wood is feeble and worthless. With a light top-dressing of 

 manure, the ground should then be dug over, and little other 

 care will be requisite during the season. 



When very neat culture and the largest fruit are desired, more 

 space is left between the rows, and after being pruned, the canes 

 are tied to long lines of rods or rails, like an espalier, by which 

 means they are more fully exposed to the sun and light, and 

 the ground between the rows is kept cropped with small vege- 

 tables. 



A fine late crop of raspberries is readily obtained by cutting 

 down the canes over the whole stool, in the spring, to within a 

 few inches of the ground. They will then shoot up new wood, 

 which comes into bearing in August or September. 



We have found a light application of salt given with the top- 

 dressing of manure in the spring, to have a most beneficial 

 effect on the vigour of the plants, and the size of the fruit. 



A plantation of raspberries will be in perfection at the third 

 year, and after it has borne about five or six years, it must be 

 broken up, and a new one formed, on another plot of ground. 



In New England, and the northern part of this State, the 

 Antwerp raspberries are often liable to be killed to the ground 

 by severe winters. In such situations, it is customary to prune 

 them in fall, after which the canes are bent down, and covered 

 lightly with earth or branches of evergreens till spring. Here, 

 and to the south of this place, this is not necessary. 



VARIETIES. The finest raspberries in general cultivation for 

 the dessert, are the Red and the White Antwerp. TheFranconia 

 is a fine, large, and productive variety, greatly esteemed at 

 the North and East, as being hardier and later in ripening 

 than the Antwerp. The Fastolff is a new and uncommonly 

 fine fruit, which deserves a place in every garden. The com- 

 mon American Red is most esteemed for flavouring liqueurs 

 or making brandy, and the American Black is preferred by most 

 oersons for cooking. The Ever-bearing and the Ohio Ever- 

 bearing, are valuable for prolonging the season of this fruit till 

 late frosts. 



1. ANTWERP, RED. P. Mag. Thomp. 



New Red Antwerp 

 True Red Antwerp. 

 Rowland's Red Antwerp. 



Burley. 



Knevet's Antwerp. 



Framboisier a Gros Fruit. 



The Red Antwerp is the standard variety for size, flavour, 

 and productiveness, wherever it is known. It is a Dutch 

 sort, originally from Antwerp city. It bears early and abun- 

 dantly with us, and is one of the most profitable native fruits. 



Fruit very large, conical, dull red ; flavour rich and sweet. 



