1 92 FRUIT-GARDENING. 



and the fruit to become small, so tliat a successive plantation 

 should be provided in time. Select new plants from vigorous 

 stools in full perfection as to bearing. Be careful to favor the 

 twice-bearers with a good mellow soil, in a sheltered situation, 

 in order that the second crop may come to perfection. 



When Raspberries are cultivated on a large scale, it is best 

 to plant them in beds by themselves, in rows from five to seven 

 feet apart, according to the kinds. In small gardens they may 

 be planted in detached stools, or in single rows in different 

 parts of the garden, from the most sunny to the most shady 

 aspect, for early and late fruit of improved growth and flavor. 

 It is requisite to cut out the dead stems early in the spring, 

 and to thin and regulate the successional young shoots. At 

 the same time, the shoots retained should be pruned at the 

 top, below the weak bending part, and some rotten dung 

 worked in around the roots of the plants. Keep them clear 

 of weeds during the summer, by hoeing between the rows, and 

 eradicate all superfluous suckers ; but be careful to retain enough 

 for stock in succeeding years. 



The Antwerp and other tender varieties of the Raspberry 

 are liable to be more or less injured by the severity of our 

 winters ; to prevent which, they should be protected by bend- 

 ing them down to the ground late in autumn, and covering 

 them with earth five or six inches, sloping it off so as to pre- 

 vent injury from rain or snow. 



In order to obtain a good supply of Raspberries in the 

 autumn, cut down some of the twice-bearing varieties close to 

 the ground, which will occasion strong suckers to shoot up, 

 that will yield an abundant crop of fruit at a season when 

 other varieties are not attainable. 



SELECT DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF RASPBERRIES. 



AMERICAN BLACK, Black Cap. This fruit is of smallish 

 size, and ripens in June and July. It is a favorite with some. 



