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known black varieties are Doolittle, Gregg, Kan- 

 sas, Mammoth, Cluster, Nemaha, Ohio, Souhegan, 

 Tyler, and Eureka. 



RASPBERRY PLANTATION 



" Red raspberries can be successfully grown in 

 any part of New Jersey, and should be planted in 

 every family garden," writes Charles A. Umoselle 

 of Atlantic county. " There are tender and hardy 

 varieties as in other plants, so a knowledge of the 

 best and hardiest eastern varieties is essential. It 

 is well to look around and see what varieties are 

 doing best in one's immediate neigh- 

 borhood before ordering, being sure 

 to get plants from only reliable 

 firms. This same principle applies 

 to all other plants, fruit trees, etc. 



" I have tested all the leading va- 

 rieties of red raspberries, and find post for rasp- 

 the Loudon to take the lead in both berry vines 

 hardiness and productiveness, with 

 the Cuthbert second. These are both good varieties, 

 good shippers, and also good market varieties. We 

 prefer the Loudon as a table berry, also for canning 

 purposes ; it also ships well, making a fine appear- 

 ance in the box, having a deep red color, which 

 does not fade in canning. 



" Raspberries are good feeders, requiring a liberal 

 amount of plant food, and responding readily to 

 good treatment. If the soil is not naturally in a 

 good state of fertility, rotted barnyard manure 

 should be applied, and the ground deeply plowed 

 and thoroughly cultivated or broken up with a 

 harrow or clod smasher in a small way, then well 

 spaded up, working in the dressing. 



