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RASPBERRIES 



To keep a Raspberry bed in good, productive condition, the old, weak and dead 

 wood should be cut out every season, as soon as the crop is gathered, to give strength 

 to the young shoots for the next year's bearing. In spring, the weakest suckers 

 should be removed, leaving five or six of the strongest in each hill ; the ground 

 should be spaded, and a top-dressing of manure given. 



Protection. — To guard against injury by the winter, the canes may be tied to 

 stakes and covered with straw, or they may be laid down in the autumn, and covered 

 with a few inches of earth, leaves, litter or branches of evergreens. 



AMERICAN BLACK, or BLACK CAP.— Very hardy and productive, much es- 

 teemed for cooking and preserving. Ripens later than the other varieties. 10 

 cts. each ; $1 per doz, 



ANTWERP RED, {of the Hudson River.) — This is an excellent variety, and very 

 popular in market ; three-quarters of an acre of land on the Hudson, planted 

 with it, yielded $330 ; and three acres in the same locality, $1,500 in one season. 

 The berry is large, conical, dark red, rich and juicy ; very early ; canes have 

 a few small purple spines. 10 cts. each ; $1 per doz. 



ANTWERP YELLOW, or WmTE.—Fruit large, pale yellow, sweet and rich ; a 



beautiful and excellent fruit, but not so well adapted to marketing as the pre- 



, cedicg ; canes thickly covered with greenish spines. 10 cts. each ; $1 per doz. 



BELLE DE PALUAU.— A new French variety, large, red, and fine. 25 cts. each ; 

 $2 per doz. 



COL. WILDER, (5n7icA;?6'5.)— Yellowish white, resembling the Yellow Antwerp ; 

 vigorous and hardy. 25 cts. each ; $2 per doz. 



CHILIAN. — From France, red, large and fine ; late, tart. 25 cts. each. 

 ENGLISH SUPERB.— English, large, red, very robust. 25 cts. each. 

 FASTOLFF. — Very large, of a purplish red ; very hardy and productive. 20 cts. 

 each ; $1,50 per doz. 



FRANCONIA. — Fruit very large, of a purplish red, rather darker than the 

 Red Antwerp or FastolJff; canes very strong, hardy and productive. 20 cts, each ; 

 $1,50 per doz. 



A HORNET.— A large red French variety. 25 cts. eac!li ; $2 per doz. 

 KIRTLAND. — Red, medium quality. .10 cts. each; $1 per doz. 

 KNEVITT'S GIANT.— Large, red, excellent ; one of the best. 20 cts. each $1,50 

 per doz. 



> ORANGE, (BrincMe.)— Large, orange yellow, beautiful and first rate ; hardy and 

 very productive ; the best of this color. 20 cts. each : $1,50 per doz. 



RED ANTWERP. — This is the genuine Red Antwerp, quite distinct from the Hud- 

 son River variety ; finer flavored, but not so firm, nor so valuable for market. 

 20 cts. each ; $1,50 per doz. 



VICE P. FRENCH. — Large, roundish, bright crimson, strong grower and produc- 

 tive. One of the finest reds. 25 cts. each ; $2 per doz. 



VICTORIA.— Very large and fine, red. 25 cts. each ; $2 per doz, 



