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t'he Province of New Brunswick. They come ther< 

 even in the interstices of the rocks, and, when tin 

 August sun lias parched up the leaves, the landscapt 

 is red with the fruit. Where woods have beer 

 burnt down, the raspberry and the huckle-berry in 

 stantly spring up, divide the surface between them 

 and furnish autumnal food for flocks of pigeons tha 

 darken the earth beneath their flight. Whena 

 these plants come, and cover spots thirty or fort} 

 miles square, which have been covered with wood; 

 for ages upon ages, I leave for philosophers to say 

 contenting myself with relating how they come am 

 how they are treated in gardens. They are raisec 

 from suckers, though they may be raised from cut 

 ting-s. The suckers of this year, are planted ou 

 in rows, six feet apart, and the plants two feet apar 

 in the rows. This is done in the fall, or early ii 

 the spring. At the time of planting they shouh 

 be cut down to within afoot of the ground. The} 

 will bear a little, and they will send out severa 

 suckers which will bear the next year. About fou: 

 is enough to leave, and those of the strongest 

 These should be cut off in the fall, or early ir 

 spring, to within four feet of the ground, and shoulc 

 be tied to a small stake. A straight branch of Lo 

 cust is best, and then the stake lasts a life-time ai 

 least, let the life be as long as it may. The nex 

 year more suckers come up, which are treated ir 

 the same way. Fifty clumps are enough, if wel 

 managed. There are white and red, some like onf 

 best and some the other. To have them fine, yot 

 must dig in manure in the Autumn, and keep the 

 ground clean during the Summer by hoeing. I have 

 tried to dry the fruit ; but it lost its flavour. Rasp- 

 berry-Jam is a deep-red sug-ar ; and raspberry- 

 xvine is red brandy, rum, or whiskey ; neither hav- 



