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Fig. 118. Red Raspberry before Spring pruning 

 and thinning of suckers 



all Raspberries resemble 

 Blackberries since they 

 have perennial crowns and 

 biennial stems, which die 

 after having produced 

 fruit. Red varieties also 

 develop new plants like 

 Blackberries do from 

 suckers (Fig. 118), but may 

 also be increased by root 

 cuttings. The black ones 

 do not send up suckers 

 but bend their canes over 

 till their .tips touch the 

 ground. Then if these 

 tips become anchored so 

 they are not whipped 

 about by the wind they 

 form new plants (Fig. 1 17) , 

 as do also adjacent buds 

 which develop stems near 



the tips of the main canes. Half a dozen to a score of plants may 

 often be developed in this way. Yellow-fruited kinds may propagate 

 by either method, depend- 

 ing upon whether they 

 have originated from the 

 wild black or the wild red 

 species. The purple-fruited 

 varieties, many of which 

 are known to be hybrids 

 of red and black kinds, 

 may develop new plants 

 from cane tips, from 

 suckers or by both 

 methods. 



Knowing the method 

 of propagation, therefore, 

 it is easy to increase the 

 number of plants when 

 necessary or to guard 

 against reproduction be- 

 yond desired limits. The Hg ,, 9< _ Recl Raspberry after Spring pruning and 

 Red Raspberry and its thinning of suckers 



