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rows and two feet between the plants, for garden culture. 

 The Black Cap is the only Raspberry suitable for drying, 

 and for that purpose it is now largely grown. 



Gregg. This is now grown to nearly the exclusion of 

 all other kinds of Black Caps. It is of the largest size, 

 excellent flavor, and enormously productive. The cut 

 (figure 94) shows a few berries of natural size. 



Erhart Everbearing. This is also an excellent variety, 

 nearly equal to the Gregg, with the property of bearing 

 three crops during the season, the last crop being late in 

 the fall. 



BLACKBERRY. 



The cultivation of the Blackberry is nearly similar to 

 that of the Easpberry, except that it should be planted 

 about one-third farther apart, and being hardier, there 

 is no need for covering it in winter in this latitude. As 

 it has a more vigorous growth, it is sometimes set in any 

 out-of-the-way corner, and in almost any soil ; but it will 

 amply repay generous cultivation with finer fruit. The 

 manner of growth is the same as the Raspberry ; and 

 when the fruit is picked, the old canes are to be cut out 

 to give the new ones a chance. The new shoots grow 

 vigorously, and when they reach the hight of five, or, at 

 most, six feet, they should be stopped by -pinching. 

 This will cause an abundance of side shoots to start, 

 which are to be pinched when about eighteen inches long. 

 This treatment increases the productiveness of the plants 

 and keeps the fruit within reach. The bushes should be 

 kept tied to stout stakes or wires, as advised for the 

 Raspberry. 



The following are a few of the popular kinds: 

 Early Harvest. This is not only a first-class Black- 

 berry in every respect, but its great merit is earliness, 

 coming right in to succeed the Strawberries, beginning 

 in this section to ripen the first wqek in July, and per- 



