CHAPTER X. 



THE RASPBERRY. 



MOST varieties are increased with great facility 

 by suckers ; a few, as the American Black and 

 American White, are propagated readily by layers, 

 the tips of the recurved branches when slightly bu- 

 ried, soon taking root. New varieties are raised 

 from seeds, and come into bearing the second year. 



The soil for the raspberry should be rich and 

 moist, and an admixture of swamp muck is useful. 

 The more tender varieties, as the White Antwerp, 

 may be raised on higher, drier and firmer spots of 

 ground, being there less liable to severe frosts, it* 

 cases where winter covering cannot be applied. A 

 shaded situation is usually preferred. 



The culture is simple. It consists in pruning 

 each spring, keeping all weeds and grass well 

 cleared away from the stems, and the soil kept 

 mellow and clean by cultivation. 



The pruning should be done early in spring. All 

 dead stems are to be removed, grass and weeds 

 cleared away, and all the smaller shoots cut off 

 even with the ground, leaving only four or five of 

 the best of the last summer's growth for future 



