CHAPTER XXXIX. 



THE RASPBERRY. 



The raspberry is a low growing shrub common to both 

 Europe and America. The wood is biennial — that of 

 one year's growth, bearing the succeeding year, and dy- 

 ing soon after fruiting. It is divided into two distinct 

 classes, known as the upright growing, which includes 

 the red kinds, and the cap, which includes the black 

 kinds. The first class is propagated from suckers, which 

 spring up from the roots every year. They are increased 

 very rapidly from root-cuttings, which are pieces of roots 

 an inch or two long, planted in the fall or early spring, and 



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•covered one or two inches deep. A mulch of some light 

 material will prevent the ground from baking. Numer- 

 ous plants 'can be obtained by cutting circles with a 

 spade a few inches apart around the plant. The cut 

 portions of root will make 'strong plants by the end of 

 the season. In taking up sucker kinds be careful to re- 



