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a soil of good staple be provided, and that of considerable depth. 
In the first place, due regard must be paid to the difference, 
between the Antwerp or Fastolff Rasptterries, and what is 
termed the double-bearing kind ; the latter being so pruned as 
not to bear in summer, but instead thereof, to yield its fruit in 
September and October. And although at that period the latter 
are not so full flavoured as summer Raspberries, they are of 
some importance where it is necessary to produce much variety 
in the dessert. To proceed with the details of culture, we will 
commence with the new plantation : strong suckers, or canes, as 
they are termed, may be planted any time, between the fall of 
the leaf and the beginning of April, presuming the ground to 
be in a due state of preparation. If they occupy a plot of 
ground to themselves, the rows should be from four to five feet 
apart, and the plants a yard apart in the row. 
They should be pruned back previously to planting, to about 
thirty inches in length ; less would scarcely set the root in 
action, more would rob the suckers of the ensuing year. With 
some care as to watering, in dry weather, and the top-dressing, 
recommended at page 36, they will yield some good fruit in 
their first season : the main object, however, is to ensure good 
suckers or canes for the ensuing year. In the month of August, 
or as soon as the fruit is entirely gathered, the shoots which 
have borne a crop may be entirely cut away, provided some 
good suckers are prepared to supply their place. This will 
ensure maturity and perfection in the canes for the succeeding 
crop. The young canes may now be tied to the stakes — not, 
however, too closely. When very luxuriant, they will have a 
tendency to grow to an unusual height ; and, if so, in the early 
part of October, they should be reduced to within six feet of 
the ground. 
We come now to the winter dressing. In the middle of No- 
vember we pare away the surface-soil over the roots, about two 
inches in depth, in order to apply a coating of good rotten 
manure, as far as the roots extend ; which will be about a 
foot on each side of their stems. The parings, of course, form 
a ridge between the rows, and are dug in, as they are some- 
times of a weedy character ; the spade, however, must not 
approach nearer than eighteen inches to the canes. This 
leaves plenty of room for spade operations; and when the inter- 
