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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, to give strength to the young shoots for the next year's bearing. In the 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. 



They can be planted in the Fall or Spring with success. Black Caps cannot be planted in the 

 Fall. 



Prices of Raspberries : 10c each, 50c per 10. Not less than 10 of a kind at rate per 10. 



RED RASPBERRIES 



Clarke — Large, light red ; moderately firm ; high flavored ; a strong grower ; productive and very hardy. 



One of the best red raspberries for home use. 

 Columbian — Fruit very large, dark red, bordering on purple ; plant a very strong, robust grower, hardy, 



and very productive. 

 Cuthbert — Medium to large, conical, deep rich crimson; very firm; good quality. Very hardy. 



Season medium to late; unquestionably one of the best varieties for market. 

 Herstine — Fruit large; oblong; crimson, moderately firm; juicy, flavor sub-acid, and very good; an 



abundant bearer; season early to medium. 

 Loudon — Large, broadly conical, beautiful red. Ripens about with Cuthbert, continuing later, and in 



quality fully as good as that variety. 

 Marlboro — The best early red Raspberry for the North; hardy and productive. 



BLACK RASPBERRIES (Black Caps) 



Cumberland — Large, good quality, hardy and productive; mid-season. 



Eureka — Very large, glossy black, juicy, rich; hardy and very productive. A valuable, very early 



variety. 

 Gregg — Fruit large; good quality; season medium; hardy, a vigorous grower and great yielder. 

 Kansas — Very large, handsome, firm, and of excellent quality ; very hardy and productive. One of the 



best Black Caps. 



YELLOW RASPBERRIES 



Golden Queen — Large, beautiful amber color; firm, and of fine quality. Plant vigorous, hardy, and 

 remarkably productive. 



STRAWBERRIES 



DIRECTIONS FOR CULTURE 



The Soil and its Preparation — The Strawberry may be successfully grown in any soil adapted to 

 the growth of ordinary field or garden crops. The ground should be well prepared by trenching or plow- 

 ing, at least eighteen or twenty inches deep, and be properly enriched as for any garden crop. It is un- 

 necessary to say that, if the land is wet, it must be thoroughly drained. 



To Cultivate the Strawberry — For family use, we recommend planting in beds four feet wide, 

 with an alley two feet wide between. These beds will accommodate three rows of plants, which may 

 stand fifteen inches apart each way, and the outside row nine inches from the alley. The beds can 

 be kept clean, and the fruit can be gathered from them without setting the feet upon them. 



Covering in Winter — Where the winters are severe, with little snow for protection, a slight cover- 

 ing of leaves or litter, or the branches of evergreens, will be of great service. This covering should not 

 be placed over the plants until after the ground is frozen, usually from the middle of November till 

 the first of December in this locality. Fatal errors are often made by putting on too much and too early . 

 Care must also be taken to remove the covering in the spring, just as soon as the plants begin to grow. 



Mulching to Keep the Fruit Clean — Before the fruit begins to ripen, mulch the ground around 

 the plants with short hay or straw, or grass mowings from the lawn, or anything of that sort. This will 

 not only keep the fruit clean, but will prevent the ground from drying or baking, and thus lengthen the 

 fruiting season. Tan bark can also be used as mulch. 



