32 FLOWERS AND FRUITS. 



the receptacle, under the name of core, is thrown away without the 

 remotest suspicion that this very receptacle, in a pulpy state, 

 forms the delicious Strawberry. In one case the receptacle robs 

 the carpels of all their juice in order to become gorged and bloated 

 at their expense ; in the other the carpels act in the same selfish 

 manner upon the receptacle. 



The Raspberry is indigenous to the United States and Canada. 

 It is a shrub of rather low growth, varying from four to six feet in 

 height, and does not present a peculiarly inviting appearance. The 

 flowers, which are white, come out in May, in panicles or clusters, 

 and from the wood of the former year ; these are succeeded by the 

 fragrant, cooling fruit so much admired when mixed with sugar at 

 the dessert table. The root is perennial but the top is generally 

 biennial. 



The expressed juice of the Raspberry mixed with sugar and 

 fermented, produces a fragrant wine of the most delicious flavor, 

 and which has effected considerable in bringing the plant into 

 notice. The various other uses to which it is applicable need not, 

 of course, a repetition here. It is said that a new variety, perpet- 

 ually bearing, has been found growing wild in Ohio, which is likely 

 to meet with a warm reception. We are told of another species in 

 the valley of the Columbia River, thrice the size of the common 

 kind, and of a delicate and rich yellow color. A moist rich soil 

 with considerable exposure, is recommended for making them pro- 

 duce abundantly. The rows should run from east to west, with the 

 taller sorts in the rear, and placed at some distance asunder; the 

 main object in all plantations being to give all the full benefit of 

 the sun. Three young plants should be placed on each hill, six 

 inches apart, so as to form a triangle ; cut at the time within a few 

 inches of the ground. In autumn all the weakly shoots and the 

 wood that has borne fruit, should be cut off. They are best at 

 three years old ; but must all be destroyed every six years. The 

 Raspberry is the emblem of PRUDERY. 



