198 THE NURSERY AND THE ORCHARD. 



finest specimens of berries. In cultivating, all young 

 canes are kept cut away, except those that are to be left 

 lor the next year's bearing. After fruiting, the bearing 





Fig. 119.— Cuthbert. ' 



canes are of no further use, and are cut away to give the 

 young canes a better chance to make a vigorous growth. 

 Tf supports for raspberries are desired, they can be kept 

 in hills and tied to stakes, or strips nailed to the tops of 

 posts three feet high may be used. The raspberry has 

 become one of the most profitable of small fruits, and 

 large quantities are marketed, both fresh and evaporated. 

 It succeeds best at the South when planted on the north 

 side of a fence or building. By planting the earliest 

 and latest kinds, the season of this berry may be ex- 

 tended over a period of several weeks. They may be 

 had late in the season by cutting down the stools to 

 within a few inches of the ground in spring. The 

 young canes that come up will mature their crop in Au- 

 gust and September. 



Raspberries delight in rich soil, and respond readily to 

 good cultivation, but no one should be deterred from 

 planting them by the thought that they require too 



