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20 ELLWANGER & BARRY's 



RASFBERRIES. 



The Raspberry, next to the Strawberry, is the most delicious of the small Garden fruits. The 

 early season of its ripening, (immediately after the Strawberries, and before other iVuits are ripe,), 

 enhances its value very much. Considering the high estimation in which it is uaiversally helc 

 as a table fruit when gathered fresh from the bush, as well as for jams, jellies, preserves, and dis- ^-nf 

 tilhng purposes, it is surprising that its culture should be so much neglected. The tew that come \^ 

 to our markets, command the most exorbitant prices. Not one Farmer in an hundred, we might .<ri 

 eay five hundred, through our fine, mild region of country, has as yet thought of growing Rasp- [ 

 berries, either for family use, or for sale. 



Soil and Culture. — The soil for the Raspberry should be a rich, and somewhat sandy loam, ; 

 with an open exposure to the air and sun. Some growers recommend partially shaded situations, • 

 but we have generally found a deficiency of flavor in such places. 



The Plants or suckers should be planted in rows, four feet apart ; or, in very small gardens, two ' 

 and a half to three feet will do, and two and a half to three feet apart in the rows. When planted ! 

 m this way, two or three plants are usually put in the " hill" — forming a clump, or, as gardeners ' 

 call it, a ^" stool. '^ Some Nurserymen recommend planting in double rows, eighteen inches apart, ! 

 in the row, and allow them to run together ; but this " running together," according to our expe- ' 

 rience, is just the way to obtain small, poor fruit. '• ' 



They should be regularly pruned every spring, cutting out all the old, weak, and dead wood - 

 and surplus shoots, leaving live or six of the strongest suckers ; a few inches o( the tops of these . 

 should also be cut oH' where they are weak and immature. The ground should be well spaded * 

 around them, and a top-dressing of manure given. The canes should be neatly tied up to stakes. • 



Protection. — In the colder portions of our State, and in Canada, the Raspberry is liable to bf*^ 

 killed in the winter. To guard against this, the canes may be tied to stakes, and covered with^ 

 straw, or they may be laid down and covered with a few inches of earth, leaves, litter, or branch- "' 

 es of evergreens. •( 



A Raspberry plantation will last about six or seven years ; a new one should be made in a new 

 place. To obtain a crop of late fruit, it is only necessary to produce new wood by cutting down 

 the canes in the spring, to wnthin a few inches of the ground. 



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No. 



American White, . . 

 American Black, . . . 

 American Red, . - . . 



Antwerp Red, 



Antwerp White, or 

 Yellow Antwerp, 

 Double Bearing, . . . 

 Fastolfl; 



Franconia, I 00 50 



Price 

 each. 



Price 

 pr.doz. 



$00 06 

 00 06 

 00 06 

 00 124 



$0 50 



50 



50 



1 00 



00 12^ 

 00 25 

 00 50 

 00 50 



1 00 



5 00 

 5 00 



REMARKS. 



Very productive, hardy and fine. 

 Productive ; of tolerable quality. 

 Large and fine for table. 

 Large; fine flavored ; excellent 



Large, beautiful and first rate. 

 Bears till late in the autunm. 

 New, and of the richest flavor. 

 Quite new ; a splendid iruit. 



MULBERRIES. 



No. 



Large Black, . . . . 



Multicaulis, 



Moretti or Alpine, 

 Wliite Italian, . . . 



Price, 



$00 50 

 00 25 

 00 25 

 00 25 



REMARKS. 



Table. 



Sweet ; fine fruit ; tender 



Fine foliage and fruit. 



Hardiest, 



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