Success with Small Fruits. 



gently lift the canes out of the soil, taking pains to level the ground 

 thoroughly, and not leave it heaped up against the hills. This should not 

 be done when the earth is wet and sticky. Keep off the ground at such 

 times, unless the season is growing so late that there is danger of the canes 

 decaying if not exposed to the air. The sooner they are staked and tied 

 up after uncovering, the better. 



For market or other purposes, we may wish a number of young plants, 

 in which case there is much room for good sense in taking them up. 

 Many lay hold upon the canes and pull so hastily that little save sticks 

 come out. A gardener wants fibrous roots rather than top : therefore, send 

 the spade down under the roots and pry them out. Suckers and root-cutting 

 plants can be dug in October, after the wood has fairly ripened, but be care- 

 ful to leave no foliage on the canes that are taken up before the leaves fall, 

 for they rapidly drain the vitality of the plants. It is best to cut the canes 

 down to within a foot of the surface before digging. I prefer taking up all 

 plants for sale or use in the latter part of October and November, and 

 those not set out or disposed of are stored closely in trenches, with the 

 roots a foot or more below the surface. By thus burying them deeply 

 and by leaving on them a heavy covering of leaves, they are kept in a 

 dormant state quite late in spring, and so can be handled without breaking 

 off the buds which make the future canes. But, as we have already said, 

 the earlier they are planted after the frost is out, the better. 



