FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 
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RASPBERRIES. 
The fruit succeeds best in moderately rich, mellow soil. It should be planted in rows 
five or six feet apart, leaving the plants about three feet apart in the rows. They re- 
quire good cultivation and that the ground be kept clear of weeds. Most of the suckers 
should be cut away to throw the strength into the stalk for bearing. All the old canes 
should be removed immediately after the bearing season is over. 
All the tenderer half tender kinds will be greatly benefitted by protection during the 
winter, which may be secured as follows: Raise the earth into a mound or bank between 
two hills or plants, and bend them down so as to meet and fasten them; cover with a 
little earth or coarse litter, which will preserve them perfectly till spring, when they 
should be loosened, raised and tied to stakes. During midsummer when the plants have 
attained a height of about four feet, they should be cut back to within about three feet 
of the ground; this will add much to their strength and fruitfulness. 
Brandywine.— A large, bright scarlet berry, firm and beautiful. Carries well and 
commands a ready sale in market. 
Doolittle's Iinprovecl Black Cap.— Productive and valuable for market pur- 
poses. Fruit large, hemispherical; black; rich, brisk, sub-acid flavor. 
Gregrg-.— The largest Black Cap grown; quality rich and sweet. A perfect shipper. 
Bush perfectly hardy and wonderfully productive. New and a great acquisition. 
Herstiiie.— Large, roundish, conical; light crimson; moderately firm; parts from the 
core; rich and highly perfumed. Desirable for home use. 
Highland Hardy.— Very early, hardy and productive. Fruit of medium size; 
quality not the best. A favorite in some places. 
Maiiiniotli Cluster.— The bush a very rank,.upright grower, with but few thorns, 
fruit large, black, with a rich purple' tint or bloom. 
Queen of the Market.— (Cuthbert.)—Plantavigorous grower, attaininga height 
of five or six feet; very productive and perfectly hardy. Foliage luxuriant and tough, 
never burning. Berry of largest size, best quality, and carries well. Ripens late. 
Reliance.— A seedling of Philadelphia, and superior to its parent in every respect. 
Ilardy aud productive. Fruit large, good, and carries well. 
Souhegan.— This new Black Cap is a variety of the most positive value. It is a 
prodigious bearer, of most excellent quality; jet shiny black, and large size, The bush 
is as hardy as could be desired. Its season of ripening is early, from a week to ten days 
earlier than any other Black Cap with which we are acquainted. 
Turner — The Turner is very valuable on account of its early ripening and fine 
quality. It is full medium size, and of a fine red color. The bush is VEur hardy, 
standing uninjured where many varieties have winter killed outright. The toliage 
NEVER BUUNS. It is oue of the most desirable for home use. 
