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bo smaller, of course, as they are layered much later, and besides do not grow from 

 such strong canes, but our experience has satisfied us, that these smaller plants are 

 safer to set— especially in large plantations — where the work has to be trusted to help. 

 We claim them as better for the same reason that we pref-r a small to medium Straw- 

 berry plant to a large overgrown one, as explained in the article on Strawberry culture. 

 We have noticed that they are more sure to grow and they make just as fine a bush 

 by fall. . 



Many persons have written to us for " root cuttings," and plants from root cuttings 

 of the Black Cap family. We hope this explanation will satisfy all such, that such are 

 not produced from roots, but from the 'tips in August and September. We place all 

 such as increase thus (by "tips,") by themselves, with a note under. When bushes 

 have been bent over to be layered thus, it will be necessary to trim them off pretty 

 close for bearing the following year, or else it will be necessary to stake them, and tie 

 the bushes up to the stakes, for by layering when the stalk is, green, they get bent over 

 and remain thus, if the whole top is left on. If it is cut off, say half, they will work 

 back to an upright position, before bearing season. If it is desirable to grow the tip 

 raspberry without stakes for fruiting and plants, it is very important that the new 

 growth should not be allowed to get over two feet high before pinching off. These 

 will grow exceedingly stocky and throw out such rank side branches as will layei 

 without bending over the main stalks, and after these side branches have produced 

 roots at the tips, they can be cut back half-way, leaving a very fine upright bush te 

 bear fruit. We represent this by a rough sketch, {Fig. 26.) 



Fig. 26. 

 The three main statkB'Tire'uptight and the branches' bending over to the ground at 

 they appear when layered, the heaviest lines showing the wood that is left on, aftei 

 cutting back for fruiting purposes, as shown by the cross linos. 



- Fig. 27. 

 Fig. 27 represents a bush that was not nipped back when growing, or at least allowed 

 to get too high before pinching off, and being layered to increase plants presents the 

 appearance above— the two cross lines showing where they should be cut off for fruit- 

 ing purposes. The two figures will show at a glance the importance of nipping off 

 the new growth without further comment. 



SOIL FOR RASPBERRIES AND PREPARATION OF 



SAME. 



Any good corn land will grow good crops of raspberries, but a loamy soil is prefera- 

 ble, especially if mcrease of plants is desired. If not in good order and manure is 

 scarce, we would prefer to set the plants, throwing a small quantity of manure or 

 commercial fertilizer over the plant when set or in the furrow with the .plant provid- 



