RASPBERRY 



sold fresh. Hybrids of 

 /«/;s-known as II. ner/h' 



example. For further 

 .see Hiihus. 



Raspberries are extensively grown 

 states Thej thrive best in deep moi 

 loams are preferable for reds and tin 

 bUtks The prime essentiil is tint 

 ible to withbtvnd di< luhr \\ M 1 nr i 

 ^\et Much nil} be 1 n f n i[ i \ 

 ing qu Uitj of " " 



on species of Raspberry, 



bei 



Thi> 



iiP'o^ 



the northeastern 

 soil The lighter 

 ea^ ler loams for 

 II I iiid shall be 

 r It mil t 1 Mie o\ ei 

 il li i_lit resist 

 I I 11 I 1 1 iiiipervi 

 iiiiHi^ I ul soiling 

 )ii tiir tiK stoiage of 

 IS the proportion of 

 humus admits water 



RASPBERRY 



ments for a series of years, jiul;.'iii: 

 only. No one can tell thr ^'ro^v, , 

 plants; the question must lir ^. ttli d 

 Cover-crops have not been . Mm- 

 likely to receive more attiiiii.ni. \\ 

 will thrive it is well adapted tu th 

 somewhat difficult to uproot in 

 Planting may be done in fall > 

 to be preferred for black-caps, 

 young plantations are pi-efi-nili 

 greater vigor and are less iik.l\ 

 individuality of the pun nt ila: 

 regarded, may be a detenniinri^ 

 ness of the offsprinsf. P.lark , m| 

 b'urying tlir tips ..r ih.- lji- i _: 

 when tlj'\ In — in Tm ilti<i , i ' . 

 thorout;liK r.H,i,.,l, iln- l.i , 

 (Pig.2os::),, ,i..,| r„,. ,, •. 



ipniig. 



ir spring, hut spring is 

 Plants secured from 



rthods 



the : 



vs th( 



of 



planting; with common farm methods they are better 

 omitted. 



Thorough tillage should be given till midsummer, 

 when a cover-ci'0|. slicmlcl I..- sown. In . v|„.(i.ill\ dry 



i- 111 --arv if till;r^'L- Inis been 



\-r. . i"M- \,;ir. With reds some 



nil :> \\ lib square-pointed teeth 



: ' ' , I. 1^ advantageous in de- 



linnts of hl.ick-i 



urnclit. Tlie ponrcr the s, 

 thstand drought, and the 

 ' more severe should the ) 



ay give less trouble. »inl 



. '.' - ■' . '•: ■ il.ru aud their 



; '^s-eultivation 



i I i i mi a thorough 



. 111. ~f :i ->ii - i:[l;!,jr is abandoned. 

 :iy also help to cliirk the spread of 

 jpiantations may be kept in bearing 

 ep many years if desired, but it is seldom profitable to 



n do so. 



o The fi'iii ill iiiiii c;- .-.re in picking and in handling 



la thereali' ! i.v'er be picked when wet. Red 



I raspbtii:. 11 I i.ily diflicult to ship and are 



usually ni:i. ...... I 111 hint baskets rather than quarts. 



Reds yiiiil less ilnm blacks and usually sell at a higher 

 price. 



Enemies are numerous. Crown- and cane-borers must 

 be controlled by cutting out and destroying the infested 

 canes. Red rust sometimes sweeps away plantations of 

 black-caps. A piant once attacked can never be cured 

 and should be rooted out and burned at once. Anthrac- 

 nose is especially troublesome. Only planti} free from 

 it should be set, and the plantation should be aban- 



(incas. 1 . i. 



Early removal ii 

 certain enemies. 



