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or so in the ground, or if grown in rows they may be 

 tied to wires running along the rows ; the wires should 

 be stretched between two stout posts, one at each end of 

 the row, and three feet more or less above the ground, 

 according to variety ; to prevent the wire from sagging, 

 stakes should be driven into the ground directly under it, 

 at intervals of six or ten feet ; the wire is attached to 

 these by means of staples placed over it and driven into 

 the ends of the 

 stakes. The di- 

 agram, fig. 66, 

 shows the meth- 

 od of training 

 to the wire ; the 

 longer canes at 

 the right and 

 left are the 

 canes which are 

 to fruit the cur- 

 rent year ; these 

 are tied out as 

 there shown, 

 while the new 

 shoots, which 

 are to furnish canes for the next year's fruiting, grow up 

 in the center, and as soon as tall enough are tied to the 

 wire ; after the outer canes have fruited, they are cut 

 away to give the others more room. 



The varieties are very numerous, those named below 

 are such as will be most satisfactory for ^private use. 

 From 100 to 200 hills or plants, of all varieties, will usu- 

 ally be sufficient for most families. 



Fastolff.—A large crimson fruit of delicious flavor. 



Brinckle's Orange.— An orange colored berry of large 

 size, very productive, and of excellent flavor. 



Clarke.— Rot quite so large as the lastolff, but of 



Fig. 66. — TRAINING RASPBERRIES TO A WIRE. 



