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E. W. REID’S CATALOGUE OF SMALL FRUITS, ETC. 
Raspberries. 
CULTURE. 
After preparing the soil the same as for strawberries make straight 
rows seven feet 
apart and plant 
three feet in the 
row. Only mark 
one row at a time 
and plant when 
ground is moist. 
After setting, take 
your footand press 
the soil firmly 
about the roots ; 
this is very essen- 
tial; work as you 
would corn and po- 
tatoes. and do not 
let any ridge work 
about the row. I 
cultivate with the 
Planet Jr. horse 
hoe and practice 
level culture. You 
can plant anything 
that will not shade 
them between the 
rows the first year. 
1 f manure is plenty 
and you can get it, 
spread on the 
ground before 
plowing the first 
year, as it adds 
greatly to thecrop. 
The ends should 
be pinched out 
of the young canes 
when one foot high 
the first year, and 
when one and one- 
half feet the sec- 
ond ; do not let 
them get too high. 
By doing this you 
dispense with 
stakes and wire. 
The pruning 
should be done in 
spring when the 
leaves begin to 
show themselves. 
Cut the laterals on 
on average of from 
six to twelve 
inches in length. 
When the fruit is 
all gathered, cut 
out all old wood 
and young canes but the three best and burn them. This destroys all insects and rust that 
may occur, and the canes make a much better growth. 
PALMER RASPBERRY. 
New Varieties. 
PALMER. Last season we had the honor 
of introducing this valuable new berry, 
and we certainly feel proud ; it has made 
quite a record the past year. Last season 
there were not half enough plants to sup- 
ply the demand, and we fear it will be the 
same this, so all that wanta supply should 
place their oi'ders early and send to the 
introducer and got pure stock. W. J. 
Green, Horticulturist at Ohio Experi- 
mental Station, says the following of the 
new varieties are recommended for gen- 
eral planting; viz., Palmer, Muskingum 
and Hilborn : “ You will see by the report 
below how the Palmer succeeded along- 
side of the standard varieties, and you can 
