IBO THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF FRUITS. 



ways between them. This greatly lessens the labor of dressing 

 with the hoe. 



If a rigid system of pinching-back has been practiced, no stakes 

 ■will be needed. Yet it can not be questioned that stakes and care- 

 ful tying U[) will add much to the neat appearance of a raspberry 

 plantation — and they will add greatly to the expense, too, especially 

 in many localities where wood is scarce. In garden culture where 

 only a few dozen plants are grown, staking had best be practiced; 

 in which case a taller growth may be permitted. 



The chief need for stakes is in the protection of the growing 

 canes, which are sometimes broken off by hard winds; but usually 

 the old fruit-stalk affords that protection till the season has ad- 

 vanced, and the young wood has become ripened and capable of 

 sustaining itself. Some cultivators cut out the old wood as soon as 

 the fruit is off, and for garden culture this should be done. But in 

 the field they may be allowed to remain longer, in order to give 

 support to the unripe young canes. 



VARIETIES. 



Of the tip varieties, among the old sorts, we shall name only the 

 following : 



1. DooLiTTLE. — (American Improved Black Cap.) This is among 

 the hardiest of the raspberry family. The plant is a vigorous and 

 strong grower, and when well pruned and manured, in good soil, is 

 highly productive, yielding a crop of moderate-sized fruit of fair 

 quality. 



2. Miami. — Also a black cap, somewhat larger than the Doolittle, 

 but not so prolific, nor quite so hardy. 



3. Mammoth Clustek. — Sent out by Mr. Purdy, of Western 

 New York. Larger and better than either of the above, and about 

 ten days later than the Doolittle. It is an abundant bearer and a 

 strong grower. 



4. McCoRMiCK. — A berry similar to the Cluster, and by many 

 thought to be identical. Some good judges, however, pronounce 

 them different. If different, the two have been disseminated so 

 frequently as identical that it is now hard to distinguish them. 



5. Seneca.— Also a black-cap of the same family a.s the above. 



