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as follows of one. We have not seen it West. " It is a fungus of a 

 bright orange color, and infests the under side of the foliage of the 

 common red raspberry, Rubus Idceus, in Connecticut ; and the ex- 

 haustion occasioned by this fungus causes the plant to put up a 

 multitude of spindling stalks, and renders it wholly unproductive. 

 This affection disseminates itself, and I know of no remedy." 



PROTECTION. Many of the best varieties, like Red Antwerp, re- 

 quire protection in winter, north of Philadelphia, in order to insure 

 a full crop. This is best and easiest done by two men passing along 

 the, rows, one bending down the canes to the ground, while the other 

 with a shovel throws two inches of earth upon them. 



GATHERING FRUIT. This should be done in the cool of the morn- 

 ing, when they are higher flavored than at midday. 



USES. " The raspberry is held in general estimation, not^only as 

 one of the most refreshing and agreeable sub-acid fruits" for the 

 dessert, but it is employed by almost every family in making pre- 

 serves, jams, ices, sauces, tarts, and jellies ; and on a larger scale by 

 confectioners, for making syrups; by distillers, for making rasp- 

 berry brandy, vinegar, etc. Raspberry wine, made in the same 

 way as that of currant, is considered the most fragrant and delicious 

 of all home-made wines." ^Downing.} Its fruit, immediately suc- 

 ceeding the strawberry, and not liable to undergo acetous fermenta- 

 tion in the stomach, is regarded and prescribed by many physicians 

 as a promoter of health. 



PROFITS. Seldom failing to produce a crop when grown on suit- 

 able soil requiring comparatively little labor to prune and keep 

 the plant in order ; always meeting ready sale at fair prices it is 

 surprising that more attention has not been given the culture of the 

 raspberry by orchardists and farmers. The " Red Antwerp," which 

 is mostly grown for the New- York market by cultivators on the 

 Hudson river, is stated to have produced 3,300 baskets of one pint 

 each, from three-fourths of an acre; and $1,500 has been realized in 

 a single season from sale of product of three acres. A plantation 

 of raspberries will be in perfection the third year, and continue pro- 

 fitable five or six years, when it is best to form a new one on a 

 fresh piece of ground. 



AUTUMN FRUITING. Any variety may be caused to mature its 

 fruit in the autumn, by cutting away all shoots in spring, and stop- 

 ping in the young shoots about midsummer. It is, however, an 

 unprofitable course, as the plant is unfitted for another season's 

 fruiting, except in the same way, and the yield is only about one-half. 



