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more or less a tendency to bear twice. That is, the 

 last year's canes carry a full crop, and some o£ those 

 of the current year, also, show fruit late in the 

 autumn. But the whole of both sorts of canes bear 

 in the real double-bearing varieties : that is, the 

 first in the usual way, and the other, or current 

 year's shoots, in September or October. But as the 

 first crop on these last-year canes are selclom eqvM to 



Protecting th.e Eipe Fruit. — Birds and 

 wasps, especially the former, are very fond of Rasp- 

 berries, and means must be taken to keep them off 

 or destroy them. 



Varieties. — These, though gradually increasing 

 in numbers, ai-e not very numerous. The following 

 are those selected by Jlr. Carmichael : — 



Wilson Jcsioe Blackbebbies (natural size). 



common Raspberries, a better mode is to cut all the 

 canes level with the ground in the spring, as this 

 forces the current year's canes of these varieties to 

 ■come earlier, grow stronger, and produce a. finer crop 

 in the autumn. 



An annual mulch with rich manure, frequent 

 waterings of sewage, and keeping the surface free 

 of weeds and of suckers not likely to be wanted 

 for stock, and rather loose, complete the culture of 

 the Raspberry. 



Select List oe Raspberries. 



Baumf orth's Seedling— fruit 

 larffe, of a deep red colour, 

 and a very fine new va- 

 riety. 



Belle de Fontenay — fruit 

 large, round, deep red, well 

 flavoured. This is a good 

 autumn - bearing kind. 

 October, 



Carter's Prolific— fruit large, 

 very good, flavour, a useful 

 sort. 



Fastolf — ^fair, medium size, 



good flavour, and great 

 bearer. 



October Tellow — fruit me- 

 dium size, good flavoui-. 

 October. 



Semper Fidelis — fruit large, 

 red, a vigorous grower and 

 great beai'er. 



Vice-President— fruit large, 

 deep red, well-flavoured. 



Tellow Antwerp — fruit me- 

 dium size, pale yellow, 

 good flavour. 



