248 A TREATISE OF 

 pofe ', but If they are only defigned for the 

 benefit of the fruit, they may be plante4 

 upon borders as goofeberries are. 



CHAP. LXXXIX. 



Of the Ordering of Rafberries. 



THE rafberry plant cannot properly 

 be called a fruit-tree, yet as the fruit 

 is valuable, I fliall give my method of 

 planting, dreffing, &c. 



I am only acquainted with four kinds, 

 except the flowering fort, viz. the common 

 fmall red, and white 3 the other two forts 

 are much larger, of the fame colour, and 

 are called rombullions ; the former has 

 the richeft flavour, but in dry feafons they 

 are apt to wither if they are planted upon 

 fand or gravelly land, but will bear v^ell 

 on loam or clay, that is not too wet. 



The latter forts bear well upon any foil 

 that is moderately dry, if there be four 

 inches depth for their roots to grow in, be- 

 fore they are interrupted by a rock or the 



e. 



As there is no pofliblllty of ftrawberries 

 profpering under them, I therefore choofe 



to 



