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THE PURPLE RASPBERRIES 



Starting the Plantation 



The purple raspberries are propagated 

 readily by tip layering, but do not propagate 

 themselves freely. In habit of growth the 

 common varieties are intermediate between 

 the parent species, the upright red raspberries 

 and the black raspberries which bend in late 

 summer until the tips of the canes are brought 

 into a favorable position to root and produce 

 new plants. The common purple canes do not 

 produce sucker plants and are too upright in 

 habit of growth to bring the tips of the canes 

 in contact with the ground. When covered 

 with earth in late summer, however, the tips 

 root readily (see page 53). 



This is for the most part a decided advan- 

 tage. With other raspberries new plants are 

 the worst weeds in the plantation. Unless they 

 are rigorously kept within bounds they soon 



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