RASPBERRIES 53 
Mons. Charles Baltet estimates that Paris alone con- 
sumes 5,000,000 kilos = about 4922 tons of raspberries 
annually, and that this quantity is grown in the neigh- 
bourhood of the French capital, but the varieties differ 
from ours. In Burgundy the raspberry has practically 
supplanted the black currant, as it is extensively used 
for the manufacture of light wines, and in some cases 
is exported to London preservers. In Lorraine, rasp- 
berries are largely distilled, and M. Baltet says that the 
most popular variety is River’s Hornet, because it has 
abundant bright-coloured juice. 
SoIL AND SITUATION 
Unquestionably the best land for raspberries is a deep 
loam. If this overlies a clayey subsoil there will be no 
reason to fear that the crop will give out prematurely 
during a dry season, but, on the other hand, it must be 
remembered that if the situation is a low one, some dis- 
advantages will become obvious in a wet season. If a 
deep soil, containing a fair amount of vegetable matter, 
can be provided, and it is well drained and the situation 
is such that spring frosts do little or no harm, then rasp- 
berries may be relied upon to do well. It may be urged 
that as raspberries are surface-rooting subjects, such a 
deep rooting medium is not essential. I do not argue 
that it is essential, but where large quantities of high- 
class fruit have to be provided, and there is but a 
limited supply of labour, water, and liquid manure, the 
difficulties of securing a good crop are reduced to a 
minimum when the grower has a deep, fertile soil to 
deal with. Every garden soil can be improved by 
trenching, adding large dressings of farmyard manure 
to those of lighter texture, and road grit, ashes, burned 
refuse, etc., to tenacious land. Fairly good crops of 
