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good quality; but it is only one among many 

 others. The Turner requires no winter protection 

 whatever, will grow on almost any soil in existence, 

 and in almost any climate. It yields abundantly 

 medium-sized berries of good flavor. The fruit 

 begins to ripen early, and lasts throughout a some- 

 what extended season. It will probably give more 

 berries, with more certainty and less trouble, than 

 any other variety. Even its fault leans to virtue's 

 side. Set out a single plant, leave it to Nature, 

 and in time it will cover the place with Turner 

 raspberries ; and yet it will do this in a quiet, unob- 

 trusive way, for it is not a rampant, ugly grower. 

 While it will persist in living under almost any 

 circumstances, I have found no variety that re- 

 sponded more gratefully to good treatment. This 

 consists simply in three things: (i) rigorous re- 

 striction of the suckers to four or five canes in the 

 hill ; (2) keeping the soil clean and mellow about 

 the bearing plants; (3) making this soil rich. Its 

 dwarf habit of growth, unlike that of the Cuthbert, 

 enables one to stimulate it with any kind of ma- 

 nure. By this course the size of the bushes is 

 greatly increased, and enormous crops can be 

 obtained. 



I prefer to set out all raspberries in the fall, 

 although as a matter of convenience I often per- 

 form the task in the early spring. I do not believe 



