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York, the first week in December. The covering may be from three 

 to six inches thick, and should not be removed in the spring until the 

 middle of April, as, if removed too soon, the shoots, which would then 



THE GKEGG KASPBERHY. 



be beginning to start, might be hurt by the late spring frosts. Rasp- 

 berries are of three colors red, black and yellow. Of the red, Cuth- 

 bert, Hansell and Hudson River Antwerp are the favorites. Of the 

 black varieties, the Gregg is of the largest size, an enormous pro- 



THE HANSELL, RASPBERRY. 



ducer, of excellent flavor, and should, perhaps, be grown to the exclu- 

 sion of all others of the " black caps." A yellow variety, known as 

 ' ' Caroline," is of rich orange color, entirely hardy and of excellent 

 flavor. Another yellow kind, known as " Brinkle's Orange, " is of the 



