180 FRUIT AND ITS CULTIVATION, 



tings will be rooted by the following autumn, when they 

 should be planted out in their permanent quarters. For 

 all ordinary purposes, however, suckers are better than 

 cuttings. 



Soil and Situation. The Raspberry requires a deeply- 

 tilled, rich soil, containing plenty of humus. Heavy soils 

 dug deeply, and enriched with decayed vegetable matter 

 and rotten manure, will grow Raspberries well. Light 

 soils, or thin soils overlying chalk, do not suit the Rasp- 

 berry unless liberally enriched with decayed cow manure. 

 The situation, too, should be a moist and partially shaded 

 one. The Raspberry is a deep-rooting plant, and also 

 produces a mass of surface roots, so that a good depth 

 of soil is indispensable. 



Methods of Growing. There are several ways of grow- 

 ing the Raspberry. One is to grow them in groups, the 

 groups being 4ft. apart in rows 5ft. asunder. In this 

 case three suckers are planted in each group, and the 

 fruiting canes are trained to a stout stake placed in the 

 centre. The strong- growing sorts are best planted singly, 

 not in threes, and the rows should be 6ft. apart. Another 

 method is to plant the canes singly 4ft. apart each way, 

 place a stake midway between the plants, and to train 

 half of the fruiting canes one way in an arching form to 

 the stake, and the other half in the opposite direction. 

 This plan allows the fruiting canes full exposure to the 

 sun, while the young canes occupy the centre and do not 

 shade the former. A third method is to train the canes 

 to a wooden or a wire trellis. In this case the plants should 

 be planted 2ft. apart; and, if more than one row is required, 

 the rows should be 6ft. apart. The rows should run from 

 north to south. 



Planting. This should be done in October or Novem- 

 ber ; but, weather permitting, it may be accomplished any 

 time in winter. Plant so that the crown of the root is 



