VARIOUS SPECIES OF FRUITS 



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Fig. 120. Black Raspberry before Spring pruning 

 and thinning 



yellow-fruited varieties, 

 like the Blackberry usually 

 demand close attention to 

 prevent the formation of 

 suckers (see Blackberry). 

 It is best to plant all mem- 

 bers of the Raspberry and 

 Blackberry family in the 

 Spring rather than in the 

 Fall, because of the prob- 

 able heaving and settling 

 of the soil and breakage 

 of roots when plants are 

 Autumn set. 



Cultivated Raspber- 

 ries may be successfully 

 grown wherever wild ones 

 succeed, provided hardy 

 varieties are chosen. Ex- 

 cept in the mountains, 

 however, they are not very 



successful south of Virginia. In the cold North and high altitudes, 

 it may be necessary to cover the canes during Winter, as in the case 

 of the Blackberry. A deep, well-drained, fertile, somewhat heavy 

 _ loam, well supplied with 



humus, suits all species 

 better than do lighter soils. 

 Always the area should 

 be well air-drained be- 

 cause many varieties seem 

 to be more susceptible to 

 damage, either by frosts 

 or diseases, ' when grown 

 in pockety or low land. 



Varieties that natur- 

 ally form restricted stools 

 or crowns all the blacks 

 and some of the reds 

 may be grown in hills or 

 checks if desired, (Fig. 

 121), but the usual way 



Fig. 121. -Black Raspberry after being pruned in for the kinds . that form 

 Spring many suckers is to allow 



