PLANTING RASPBERRIES 



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Soils. — Rich black soil is best for raspberries. They are not 

 thrifty in light sandy soils. The vines respond readily to additions 

 of fertilizers and manures. 



Locations. — The raspberry patch for home fruit should be located 

 at one side of the garden where the bushes may be left undisturbed 

 for some years. Near the house is better than off at some distance 

 because the fruit should be picked frequently. The vines should 

 not, however, be placed in the shade of fruit trees or other trees. 

 Give them an open exposure. The aspect of the slope is not an 

 important consideration. Where hot west winds occur in the 

 summer season, some protection on that side should be given. 



Varieties. — For practical considerations, the third group men- 

 tioned above is not included here. Among the varieties of black 

 raspberries belonging to the American black caps (species R. 



Fig. 180. — Pint berry baskets with two varieties of raspberries. Ruby at left, Empire at 



right. (U.S.D.A.) 



occidentalis) may be mentioned Black Cap, Cumberland, Farmer, 

 Gregg, Kansas, Ohio, and Palmer. The purple, red, or yellow 

 berries belonging to this species (occidentalis) are: Catawba 

 (purple red), Columbian (purple), Golden Thornless (yellow), 

 Purple Cane (red) and others (Fig. 180). 



The red or purple varieties belonging to our native red rasp- 

 berry group (strigosus) are Cuthbert, Herbert, King, Philadelphia, 

 Marlboro, Ranere (or St. Regis) and Perfection. Yellowish 

 varieties of this same group are the Caroline and the Flavus. 

 Golden Queen is the chief yellow variety of the foreign species 

 (idseus). 



Planting Raspberries. — A good plan is to plant the raspberries 

 in solid rows with the plants three or four feet apart in the row and 

 the rows about six feet apart. Sometimes the hill system of plant- 

 ing is used, the plants being five feet apart each way. 



