I2O THE HOME ACRE. 



Marlboro. Thousands have been misled by their 

 praise, and have planted them when they might 

 just as easily have grown far better kinds. I sup- 

 pose that many wealthy persons in the latitudes of 

 New York and Boston have told their gardeners 

 (or more probably were told by them) : " We do 

 not wish any of those wild kinds. Brinckle's 

 Orange, Franconia, and the Antwerp are good 

 enough for us." So they should be, for they are 

 the best; but they are all foreign varieties, and 

 scarcely will live at all, much Jess be productive, 

 in wide areas of the country. 



I trust that this preliminary discussion in regard 

 to red raspberries will prepare the way for the 

 advice to follow, and enable the proprietor of the 

 Home Acre to act intelligently. Sensible men do 

 not like to be told, " You cannot do this, and must 

 not do that," in other words, to be met the 

 moment they step into their gardens by the arbi- 

 trary dictum of A, B, or C. They wish to unite 

 with Nature in producing certain results. Under- 

 standing her simple laws, they work hopefully, 

 confidently; and they cannot be imposed upon 

 by those who either wittingly or unwittingly give 

 bad advice. Having explained the natural prin- 

 ciples on which I base my directions, I can expect 

 the reader to follow each step with the prospect of 

 success and enjoyment much enhanced. 



