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the varieties, that known as Wilson's Early comes in a 

 week before any of the others. It is a deep black, large, 

 and of excellent quality, being destitute of that hard 

 centre so peculiar to most wild sorts. The Kittatinny 

 comes next in succession. It is an immensely large 

 berry of fine flavor, of a deep shining black color one of 

 the very best. It is somewhat given to rust, which may 

 be checked by removing all the rusted young shoots as 

 they appear. The next is the old Lawton variety, which 

 is hardly as good as either of the others, but has the 

 merit of coming in after they are nearly done fruiting. 

 There are a number of other kinds of Blackberries offered, 

 but the varieties- above named are as yet standard sorts 

 in most sections of the country. Any one growing Straw- 

 berries to .supply a local demand, must of necessity, have 

 such fruits as Blackberries to succeed them as the season 

 advances, and in most localities they will be found 

 equally profitable with Strawberries, although, perhaps, 

 for local demand, they could not be sold in as large 

 quantities. 



RASPBERRIES. 



The culture of the Raspberry is almost identical with 

 that of the Blackberry, except that they may be planted 

 one-third closer, and that in some sections, the Raspberry 

 is not quite so hardy, and it is better to take the precau- 

 tion of laying the shoots down close to the ground in the 

 fall, being careful not to break them, and cover them 

 up with corn stalks, straw, leaves or litter. This should 

 not be done, however, until the weather is quite cold, 

 say, in the latitude of New York, the first week in De- 

 cember. The covering may be from three to six inches 

 thick, and should not be removed in the spring until the 

 middle of April, as, if removed too soon, the shoots, 

 which would then be beginning to start, might be hurt 



