On the Cultivation and Management of the Raspberry. 21 



tion, and we have no doubt it will ere long take the place of in- 

 ferior sorts so commonly grown. 



Js^onpareil. — This is a very early potato, of excellent quality, 

 and tolerably prolific, attaining a good size. For forcing, or for 

 an early crop, it is the best as well as the earliest variety we 

 have ever tried. 



St. Helena. — This is a variety which has lately been intro- 

 duced and cultivated to some extent. It yields a good crop, 

 and its qualities as an eating potato are only second to any that 

 we are acquainted with. They are of fair size and handsome 

 shape, and are mealy and sweeter than most others. In cultiva- 

 tion they appear to acquire the most flavor in a strong loamy 

 soil, inclining to clay: but they produce well in a light soil. 

 We would recommend it to the notice of the cultivator, and 

 particularly to our farmers, as commanding a much more ready 

 sale than those mixtures of all sorts^ generally grown, and as 

 generally unfit for all culinary purposes. 



Our next notice will contain an account of some new lettuces 

 and cabbages. 



Art. IV. On the Cultivation and Management of the Rasp- 

 berry. By J. W. Russell, Superintendent at Mount Au- 

 burn. 



Raspberries are a very useful fruit for the table, for pre- 

 serving, for making jams, &c., and continue a long time in 

 bearing, and are raised from suckers and layers. They should 

 be planted in a piece of ground by themselves, at the distance 

 of about six feet from row to row, and four feet apart in the 

 rows, either in angles — with three plants, or singly; but as this 

 is altogether a matter of taste in the planting, the operator may 

 please himself, for either of the methods will do equally well; 

 all that is necessary is, not to neglect giving them the distances 

 proposed. The ground should be first well dug and manured, 

 before the raspberries are planted: in selecting them, always 

 choose the strongest and finest growths that spring up from the 

 sides of the old plants, where they have been standing for some 

 years; or encourage the strongest plants that come out betwixt 

 the rows after digging, which should be done annually. In dig- 

 ging the ground the roots are frequently cut with the spade, 



