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 maybe 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; 10 for 50 

 cents; 100 for $2.00, except where noted. 

 Not less than 10 of one variety at 10 rate; not 

 less than 25 of one variety* at 100 rate. 



RED AND PURPLE 



Columbian. Very large, dark red, bordering on 

 purple; a very strong, robust grower, hardy 

 and very productive. Valuable for market. 



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. 



Herbert. A hardy red raspberry, said to be supe- 

 rior to Cuthbert. 20c. each. 10 for ^.50. 



Marlboro. The best early red raspberry; hardy 

 and productive. 



BLACK (Blackcaps) 



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. 



KANSAS 



Gregg. Fruit large ; good quality ; season medium ; 

 hardy, a vigorous grower and great yielder. 



Kansas. Very large, handsome, firm, and of excel- 

 lent quality ; very hardy and productive. One 

 of the best Black Caps. 



EVERBEARING RASPBERRY 



St. Regis. A variety said to produce fruit for four 

 months. Brilliant crimson; good quality. 26c 

 each. 10 for 32.00. 



NEW PURPLE RASPBERRY 



Royal Purple. A new variety, said to be superior 



to the popular Columbian, and ripens much 

 earlier. 25c. each. 10 for S2.00. 



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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 icell prepared by trenching or plowing, 

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

 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 aroimd 

 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. 



A bed managed in this way will give two full crops, and should then be spaded or plowed down, a new 

 one in the meantime having been prepared to take its place. 



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