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They are propagated by the young fucker 

 ilioots produced annually from the root in 

 Spring, as above explained ; and thefe, when 

 of one Summer's govsth, are proper to detach 

 ibr planting in Autumn following, or in the 

 -Spring, in February or March, but not later 

 than the beginning or middle of April. 



Obferve in procuring the above fhoots for 

 plunring, generally chufe the ilrongeit ouifide 

 produdions. Dig them up \vith good roots, 

 and if at the bottom they diicover one, rwo, 

 or more fmall buds, the ruc:roents of ad- 

 vancing llioots for fucceliional bearers, they 

 are particularly to be preferred- Prune the 

 roots, cutting oil any hard woody part, eipe- 

 cially of the mother root, if any adhere, and 

 fhorten long ilragglers, and pn:ne oiF the 

 weak bending part at top ot theltemb, leaving 

 them about a yard long : then, having pre- 

 pared the ground, by adding a fupply of good 

 dung, and this digged in one full fpade deep, 

 levelling the furface, and in which plant the 

 rafpberries in rows, four and a half or five 

 feet afunder, by three feet at Jeaft in each 

 roty, planted either fmgly, or two or three 

 plants together, clofing and treading the 

 earth clofe about the roots. 



Likewife may plant fome In efpaliers, or 

 ilakes placed to train to in that order ; alfo 

 fome may be planted again ft walls of a Scudi 

 ejvpofure : and in ail of which plant them teri 

 feet afunder, either fingly, or two or three 

 plants in each place. The Items of the plants 

 only fhortened moderately at top, and traine4 

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