THE RED RASPBERRIES 



always is broken loose from the parent plant. 

 If a spade is thrust down between the sucker 

 and the row to cut the underground stem there 

 is least danger of breaking off the sucker. 

 Then the new plant may be lifted on the spade 

 and the earth shaken off. 



The tops of new plants are usually cut back 

 to leave not more than a foot of cane which 

 serves as a convenient handle in resetting. 

 The plants are then tied in bundles to facili- 

 tate handling. 



Transplanting Green Plants 



Under favorable conditions it is possible to 

 transplant young suckers in spring when they 

 are about five or six inches high. It is then 

 easier to select healthy plants than during the 

 dormant season. Since virus diseases of 

 the mosaic type have become so widespread 

 this method of starting new plantations has 

 gained steadily in favor. 



To be most successful, green shoots should 

 be transplanted in spring when the soil is moist 

 and rains are frequent. When planted in a 

 dry soil or when transplanting is followed by 

 a drouth too many of the plants wither and 

 die. Special care should be exercised to get 

 a root-bearing piece of the parent plant, for 

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