THE RASPBERRY. 13! 



in late spring planting, except as one takes up a 

 young sprout, two or three inches high, and sets it 

 out as one would a tomato -plant. By this course 

 time is often saved. When it is our wish to 

 increase the quality and quantity of the fruit, I 

 should advise that the canes of all varieties be cut 

 back one third of their length. A little observa- 

 tion will teach us the reason for this. Permit a 

 long cane to bear throughout its natural length, 

 and you will note that many buds near the ground 

 remain dormant or make a feeble growth. The 

 sap, following a general law of nature, pushes to 

 the extremities, and is, moreover, too much dif- 

 fused. Cut away one third, and all the buds start 

 with redoubled vigor, while more and larger fruit 

 is the result. If, however, earliness in ripening is 

 the chief consideration, as it often is, especially 

 with the market-gardener, leave the canes un- 

 pruned, and the fruit ripens a few days sooner. 



In purveying for the home table, white rasp- 

 berries offer the attractions of variety and beauty. 

 In the case of Brinckle's Orange, its exquisite 

 flavor is the chief consideration ; but this fastidi- 

 ous foreign berrry is practically beyond the reach 

 of the majority. There is, however, an excellent 

 variety, the Caroline, which is almost as hardy as 

 the Turner, and more easily grown. It would 

 seem that Nature designed every one to have it (if 



