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be obtained cheaply, and they will bear fruit in the following 

 season. The best varieties to select from are : 



BAUMFORTH'S SEEDLING. A large round variety. 



SUPERLATIVE. Best for general garden cultivation. 



HORNET. A strong grower. 



FASTOLF. Prolific bearer. 



RED ANTWERP. Fruit sweet and rich in flavour. 



GOLDEN QUEEN. Yellow fruit, delicious flavour. 



YELLOW ANTWERP. Good bearer. 



YELLOW SUPERLATIVE. Excellent for preserving. 



Raspberries are generally planted in rows and their canes tied 

 to stakes. When this method is adopted the stools should be 

 planted five feet apart, in rows, and from three to three and a half 

 feet between each plant. Another method is to plant for training 

 on walls or wires, fan-like fashion. When this is done a distance 

 of at least two feet should be allowed between the stools. 



Pruning is best accomplished in October or November. Where 

 the plantation is well established it will be necessary to cut out 

 all two-year-old canes. Young canes will be making their appear- 

 ance, and where these show signs of bending or twisting the tops 

 should be cut off. An old raspberry plantation should never be 

 deeply dug, for the reason that the roots form a matted mass near 

 the surface and would suffer injury in the process. All that is 

 required is a light forking over in the autumn and a heavy 

 dressing of manure in November At the same time stakes 

 should be driven into the ground and the canes tied to them with 

 tar twine. 



The best method of propagating the raspberry is by means of 

 offsets or division of roots. They are taken in October or the 

 beginning of November. Care must be exercised to cause as little 

 damage as possible to the plant from which the offset is detached. 

 Replanting should take place immediately or with as little delay 

 as possible, or the roots will shrivel. 



CURRANTS. There are three principal varieties : the black 

 (Ribes Nigrum), the red (Ribes Rubrum), and the white and pale 



