RASPBERRY CULTURE 



It is still one of the very best varieties for the 

 home garden. Its season is late. 



Latham lacks the high quality of Cuthbert, 

 but it is a good berry. It is a relatively new 

 variety but its hardiness, vigor, and produc- 

 tivity are bringing it into high favor with 

 growers. In many sections Latham is chal- 

 lenging Cuthbert for first place. The fruit 

 ripens late. Latham is sometimes sold under 

 the name Redpath. 



Herbert is a hardy variety of Canadian 

 origin, and it is the most satisfactory rasp- 

 berry in some of the colder parts of the coun- 

 try. It is a midseason variety, vigorous and 

 productive, with large, bright red fruit. 



June is an early variety with large, firm, 

 bright red fruit. It is very vigorous and pro- 

 ductive, especially on the heavier soils. 



King is one of the best early varieties in the 

 Central West. The canes are hardy and vigor- 

 ous and the bright red, firm, medium-sized ber- 

 ries ripen over a long season. 



There are many other varieties of red rasp- 

 berries which are worth consideration in the 

 sections to which they are adapted but which 

 cannot be considered here in detail. Otah and 

 Sunbeam can be grown in the northern Great 

 Plains area where common varieties fail be- 

 cause of the severe winters. Surprise is the 



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