210 RASPBERRIES AND GRAPE VINES. 



ply the place of casual, worn-out bearers. Never per- 

 mit the extremities of the branches to stand nearer than 

 6 or 8 inches of each other. The best form for a well 

 trained goosberry or currant bush, is that of a wine 

 glass. 



Goosberry Wine is made in the same manner as currant 

 xvine, except that one third less sugar is required. In 

 picking the berries, take none that have iallen upon the 

 jjround, or that have been shaded and grown sour. 



RASPBERRIES 



Are raised from suckers, though they may be raised 

 from cuttings. The suckers of this year are planted 

 out in rows, 6 feet apart, and the plants 2 feet apart, ia 

 the rows. This is done in the fall, or early in the spring. 

 At the time of planting, they should be cut down to 

 within a foot of the ground. They will bear a little, 

 and they will send out several suckers, w hich will bear 

 the next year. About four is enough to leave, and those 

 of the strongest. These should be cut off in the fall, 

 or early in the spring, to within four feet of the ground, 

 and should be tied to a small stake. The next year 

 more suckers come up, which are treated in the same 

 %vay. Fifty clumps are enough, if well managed. — 

 There are white and read : some like one best, and 

 some the other. To have them tine, you must dig in ma- 

 nure in autumn, and keep the ground clean during sum- 

 mer, by hoeing. 



GRATE VINES. 



Wherever any kinds of grapes gro«v wild, they may 

 be there cultivated to advantage. 



The spots most favorable for them, are the sides of 

 hills, sloping to the south, with a loose and mellow soil, 

 but not liable to be washed bv heavy rains. Stiff soils 

 are not good ; though by carting on sand, and other loos- 

 ening manures, they will answer tolerably well. The 

 ground must be well mellowed by ploughing, and mixed 

 with sand, if not naturally sandy, and such manures as 

 will keep it rich and mellow. 



The best mode of r-.i-ing the plants, is by cuttings, 

 takea from the vines at the fall pruning, and preserved 



