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AUTUMN-FEUITING RASPBEEEIES AT WISLEY, 1911. 



The following varieties of Easpberries were planted at Wisley with a 

 view to ascertaining which could be depended upon to supply good 

 fruit during the autumn months. The trial has conclusively shown 

 that, with careful attention to detail, beautiful fruit may be obtained 

 in great quantity and at a season when it is greatly appreciated. The 

 canes should be cut down to within about 6 inches of the ground in 

 March, and mulched with some well-decayed manure. When growth 

 is advanced it will be well to go through the plantation and carefully 

 thin the growths, retaining only the strongest, at the same time remov- 

 ing all suckers. The canes when laden with fruit have an arched and 

 graceful habit, which causes the leaves to grow at right angles at the 

 top of the canes, thus protecting the fruit from the rain and early frosts. 

 On this account staking and tying should not be practised. Several of 

 the summer-fruiting varieties were planted in this trial but did not fruit 

 when cut down with the others. 



*1. Amelioree Congy (Burn). — Canes very strong, rich purple in 

 colour, having mostly three leaflets on each stalk, and with very few 

 spines; fruits large and light in colour; poor cropper, 



2. Baumforth's Seedling (Elvers). — Canes fairly strong, dark 

 purple in colour, with mostly five leaflets on each leaf stalk; not a 

 variety for autumn fruiting. 



3. Belle de Fontenoy (Bunyard, Burn, & Veitch), F.C.C. 

 October 3, 1865. — Canes moderately strong, spiny, and light greenish 

 purple in colour, with five good sized leaflets on each leaf stalk ; fruit in 

 fair clusters, light crimson, and nearly round. 



4. Bountiful (Laxton). — Canes moderately strong in growth, light 

 purple, and spiny, with three leaflets on each leaf stalk; not a good 

 autumn fruiter. 



5. Everbearing Feldbrunnen (Burn), A.M. September 26, 1911. — 

 Canes strong, purplish green in colour, with few spines ; five leaflets on 

 each leaf stalk; fruit in large clusters, round and large, rich crimson 

 in colour; an excellent variety for autumn fruiting. 



6. Fastolf Surpasse (Pfitzer), A.M. September 26, 1911.— Canes 

 strong, light purplish green, and moderately spiny; five leaflets on 

 each leaf stalk; fruit in good clusters, large, of rich crimson colour; 

 a splendid variety for autumn fruiting. 



7. Fillbasket (Elvers). — Canes strong, rich purple in colour, and 

 ■ spiny, three to five leaflets on each stalk ; not a variety for autumn 



8. Feldbrunnen (Bunyard).— Somewhat similar to No. 5, but 



fruiting. 



not quite so good. 



* See footnote, p. 399. 



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