PRACTICAL GARDENING 



will appear many suckers between the rows. 

 These may be lifted and transplanted (A. Fig. 

 67) in the late fall, early spring, or destroyed. 

 The space between the rows should be kept 

 free and clean in order to cultivate frequently. 

 From four to five canes are enough to a stool. 

 If the plants are kept thrifty they will produce 

 from five to ten years. All pruning should be 

 done early in the spring. Cut out all the old 

 canes and prune the new ones back to from 

 four to five feet in height. The method of 

 planting may alter the manner of pruning. 

 Some varieties, like the old Standard or Cuth- 

 bert, do well in matted rows, while other vari- 

 eties, like the Hornet or Turner, do best in 

 individual hills with four to seven canes to a 

 hill. 



Cultivate vigorously during the early spring 

 but stop all cultivation during the fruiting sea- 

 son. 



Some of the tender varieties like the Belle 

 de Palnau, which may do well South, require 

 winter protection in the North. This is done 



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