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to have the rafbenies in a quarter or plat 

 of ground alone, and not upon borders as 

 goofberries and currants. 



The proper time for planting rafberries, 

 is, from the end of Oclober to the begin- 

 ning of March, in moifi: wea' her^ and the 

 ground fhould be cleared of quitch grafs 

 roots, and all other weeds. 



The plants made ufe of for this purpofe 

 are no other than fuckers, which rife an- 

 nually from the horizontal roots that come 

 from old flocks, and the ftrongeft ought to 

 be chofen, with as great a quantity of roots 

 as can conveniently be taken with them. 



If they are become dry in their re-^ 

 moval, there can t reafonably be any fruit 

 expe6led from them the firft year; for 

 which reafon, I advife to have them cut to 

 about half a yard long, for if they were 

 left of a much greater length, the fuckers 

 that rife from their roots would be too 

 weak for bearing the enfuing year. The 

 plants, which are only removed from one 

 part of a garden to another, may very 

 eafily have their roots kept moift, and like- 

 wife fome earth adhering to them; there 

 is no doubt but fuch plants will bear the 



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