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Opinion of eminent horticultural Writers. 



soils in their cultivation, and especially as 

 such plants cannot freely increase in very 

 heavy and adhesive or dry and shallow 

 soils ; from which it is reasonable to infer, 

 that they are indigenous to no other than 

 soft and cool soils ; as without such, it is 

 evident that all plants thus increasing by 

 suckers, could not make their way into the 

 earth to receive sufficient nourishment for 

 their support from the soil ; and being thus 

 exposed to drought, must form, at best, 

 weak and insufficient plants ; both which 

 circumstances appear clearly to prove, that 

 soft and cool soils are to be considered im- 

 portant and essential in the cultivation of 

 these fruits. 



The most eminent horticultural writers 

 have agreed, that the common raspberry is 

 a native of cool soils, and shady situations, 

 and that it will not thrive on hot and dry 

 ground ; but we do not recollect to have 



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