MANAGEMENT OF FRUIT TREES, &c. 107 



have great choice cf fine v/ood for bearing the following sum- 

 mer ; remembering to root out, or cut down all the wood that 

 bore fruit the preceding year, which generally dies ; selecting 

 only from five to seven of the most vigorous and strong shoots 

 from the last year's wood, to bear fruit the ensuing season. 

 These shoots may be pruned to the length of three or four 

 feet according to their strength, if they are of the Smooth 

 Cane Double-bearing sort (which generally bears a second crop 

 in autumn, and will in fine seasons continue bearing from June 

 to November) ; but, if the Large Antwerp, the shoots should be 

 left five or six feet long. 



The Early White, which never grows so strong as the 

 above sorts, should be shortened to two feet and a half, or three 

 feetc These should be planted in rows about three feet dis- 

 tant from each other, and two feet from plant to plant in the 

 rows ; always remembering to keep them clear of suckers, and 

 to cut out the dead, or last year's wood, as before directed ; 

 niaking choice of the strongest shoots for bearing-wood. But 

 be careful not to cut off the little spurs on the sides, which 

 bear the fruit. 



Raspberries will continue in bearing five or six years ; bv 

 which time you should have a fresh plantation to succeed 

 them. The young; plants will bear some fruit the first year, 

 and come into full bearing the second year after planting. If 

 they be suffered to remain more than five or six years on the 

 same ground, they will degenerate and bear small fruit. Care 

 should be taken not to leave above eight or ten of the strong- 

 est shoots, rubbing off or pulling up all the superfluous ones ; 

 and to keep the ground well hoed and clear of weeds between 

 th? rows. 



