RASPBERRIES. 479 



Cultivation. 



The propagation of Raspberries is so well known to 

 every gardener to be by suckers, that nothing need be 

 said under this head ; but the raising of a new plant- 

 ation of stools is not by every one accomplished in the 

 shortest space of time, and a collection is scarcely ever 

 arranged so as to give all the sorts of which it may con- 

 sist an equal advantage. In order to this, it is necessary 

 that the respective heights should be known, to which 

 the different varieties attain. This will enable the 

 planter to arrange them to the greatest advantage. 



This will be by placing the tallest growers at the 

 back, the middle growers next, and the shortest growers 

 in front. By this mode of arrangement, the shorter 

 and middle growers will receive their due proportion of 

 sun, without being interrupted by those which attain 

 the greatest degree of elevation. The necessity of such 

 an arrangement as this must be obvious to those who 

 are aware of the advantage to be derived, in wet and 

 cloudy seasons, in having this delicate and tender fruit 

 fully exposed to the sun, and receiving a free and 

 plentiful admission of air. 



In making such a plantation as this, it will be advis- 

 able, if possible, to have the rows extend from east to west. 

 These should be four feet at least from each other ; and 

 supposing one row only can be allotted to each sort, and 

 that six rows are to form the extent of the plantation, 

 then the first or north row may be planted with 

 the Cornish, No. 9. ; the second with Woodward's 

 Red Globe, No. 22. ; the third with Red Antwerp, 

 No. 3. ; the fourth with Yellow Antwerp, No. 4. ; the 

 fifth with Cane, No. 6, 7> or 8. ; the sixth with Double 

 Bearing, No. 10. or 11. 



The stools in the first and second row should be four 



