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farther culture is requisite than keeping down weeds, and 
preventing the extensive ravages of caterpillars. This last 
object is best attained by employing persons (women and 
children) to pick them off on their first appearance. Goose- 
berry plants are sometimes trained on walls or espaliers, 
to accelerate the ripening, or increase the size of the fruit. 
In the United States: 
Houghton Seedling, Roaring Lion, and 
Woodward’s Whitesmith, Sheba Queen, 
comprise a good selection for use. The Congress of Fruit 
Growers have recommended 
Crown Bob, Early Sulphur, 
Green Gage, Green Walnut, 
Houghton Seedling, Iron Monger, 
Laurel Red Champagne, Washington, 
Woodward Whitesmith. 
The Raspserry (Rubus Id@us) is, like the preceding 
small fruits, a native of Great Britian. The principal 
varieties are :— 
Red Antwerp, Knevett’s Giant, 
Yellow Antwerp, Cornish, 
Falstaff, Williams’ Double Bearing. 
Of these, the first two have never been surpassed, and are 
generally sufficient for all common purposes. Raspberries 
vare propagated from suckers, which are planted in rows 
five or six feet apart, and at three feet from each other in 
the.rows. The fruit is produced on small branches which 
proceed from the shoots of the former year. Every year 
they throw up a number of shoots or canes from the root, 
which bear fruit the subsequent year, and then decay. In 
dressing the plants in winter, all the decayed stalks are cut 
away, and of the young canes only three or four of the 
