162 TREATISE ON THE CULTURE AND 



White, the Double-bearing White, and Woodward's New 

 Rafpberry. 



Some prefer pruning Rafpberries in Autumn, a practice of 

 which I by no means approve. As they bear the fruit on the 

 wood of the preceding year, they are very liable to be killed 

 by the froft in fevere winters ; but, by deferring the pruning 

 till the month of February, you will have great choice of fine 

 Wood for bearing the following Summer ; remembering to 

 root out, or cut down, all the wood that bore fruit the pre- 

 ceding year, which generally dies ; felecling only from five 

 to feven of the mod vigorous and ftrong fhoots from the laft 

 year's wood, to bear fruit the enfuing feafon. Thefe fhoots 

 may be pruned to the length of three or four feet according 

 to their ftrength, if they are of the Smooth Cane Double- 

 bearing fort (which generally bears a fecond crop in Autumn, 

 and will in fine feafons continue bearing from June to 

 November) ; but, if the large Antwerp, the fhoots fhould be 

 left five or fix feet long. 



The Early White, which never grows fo ftrong as the above 

 forts, fhould be ihortened to two feet and a half, or three 

 feet. Thefe fhould be planted in rows about three feet diftant 

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

 rows ; always remembering to keep them clear of fuckers, 

 and to cut out the dead, or laft year's wood, as before 

 directed ; making choice of the ftrongeft fhoots for bearing- 

 wood., But be careful not to cut off the little fpurs on the 

 fides, which bear the fruit. 



Rafpberries will continue in bearing five or fix years ; by 

 which time you fhould have a f re 111 plantation to fucceed 

 them. The young plants will bear lome fruit the firft year, 



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