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THIMBLEBERRY OR BLACK CAP RASPBERRIES 



Eavo become very popular of late years, many persons 

 preferring their peculiar flavor to that of the red or yel- 

 low.. They belong to a distinct species of Raspberry. 

 The plants make no suckers, but propagate themselves by 

 taking root at the ends of the long branches, which in 

 the fall, if allowed to grow at will, bend over and reach 

 the earth. They throw up shoots from the base of the 

 plant, which take the place of those which have already 

 borne a crop. In gardens, where there is no desire to 



Fig. 94. GKEGG THIMBLEBEKRY. 



propagate the plants, the growing shoots should be 

 pinched off when they get three or four feet high, 

 and any side shoots they may throw off are stopped by 

 pinching when they are about eighteen inches long. The 

 bearing wood is thinned out after the fruit is off. They 

 are of the easiest culture, and even on light sandy or 

 gravelly soils good crops can be raised. They should be 

 planted about four feet apart each way, or five feet between 



