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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 



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Red Raspberries. 1, Sunbeam — Fruit small, round, dark red, prolific ; season quite long, 

 one of the earliest varieties ; flavor poor. 2, Hansel — Fruit small, round, light red : 

 flavor poor ; season very early. 3, Miller — Fruit resembling? the Cuthbert but 

 smaller, earlier and of inferior quality. 4, Thompson's Early — Fruit rather small, 

 roundish, dark red ; poor flavor ; season early. 

 — Photo and Descriptions hy J. H. Stahl, Western Washington Experiment Station. 



branches may be cut off about six inches 

 from the ground, thus leaving a handle 

 by which to pick up the plants. 



"The root tips of both the blackcaps and 

 the hybrid form are planted in spring in 

 well prepared soil, the rows being four 

 feet apart and the plants set three feet 

 apart in the rows. These plants never 

 sprout from the roots, hence the spaces 

 in the rows between the plants are in no 

 danger of being taken by sprouts, but if 

 no care is taken the rooted branches may 

 soon cover all the unoccupied ground." 



Preparation of Soil 



The preparation of soil for planting is 



much the same as for any other crop. 

 There is no secret about it and no pecu- 

 liarity. Of course, deep plowing is good, 

 because it makes more plant food avail- 

 able. Pulverizing the land with a good 

 harrow is good, because it tends to aerate 

 the soil and form a dust mulch on top. 

 When this is done the land may be 

 marked off into rows, by the check 

 system, if the contour of the land will 

 permit, preparatory to setting in squares. 

 The distance of planting depends on the 

 kind of plants, whether upright or bushy 

 growers; the kind of soil, whether rich, 

 medium or poor, and the amount of mois- 

 ture available. In rich soil or in damp 



