March, 1889. 
OR CH RR D 
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Seasonable Notes. 
The suggestions of last month in regard to 
the covering of strawberry plantations ap- 
ply equally to March and where a topdress- 
ing of unleached wood-ashes or other ferti 
lizer has not yet been applied, it should be 
done now. 
During this month also there is leisure to 
attend properly to the pruning of rasp- 
berries and blackberries which must not be 
neglected if we desire large fruit. We hear 
a great deal about summer pruning or pinch- 
ing the canes but seldom see it in practice, 
for the same reason perhaps that so little 
attention is paid to the summer pruning of 
grape vines. If the new canes of the black- 
berry and raspberry are pinched when they 
attain a sufficient height during the grow- 
ing season and the laterals also pinched 
back, they will become very erect and stocky 
and will require little, if any, pruning in 
the following spring. But when this has 
not been done it will be necessary to cul 
back fully one third and to reduce the lat- 
erals to about 12 or 18 inches. Whilst this 
will somewhat retard their season of ripen- 
ing it will greatly increase the quantity of 
the yield and the size of the fruit. Finish 
the operation by tying the canes snugly to 
the stake, or whatever other support may 
be provided, and spread a generous shovel- 
ful of well rotted manure or compost around 
each hill of raspberries; the blackberries, if 
in good soil, will not need any; in their case 
too great fertility means a rank, luxuriant 
growth of wood that will not ripen sufficient- 
ly to withstand severe weather and so will 
winterkill. Few people realize this and it 
often happens that a variety is unjustly con- 
demned for lack of hardiness when the 
fault really lies in its improper treatment. 
In fig. 529 we show the present appearance 
of two blackberry plants, the young canes 
of which were pinched back last sum- 
mer, and also of one as it should appear af- 
ter its final pruning in spring. 
Raspberry canes which have been laid 
down and covered with earth during win- 
ter should not be uncovered until all dan- 
ger of freezing is past, as they are now 
necessarily very tender and sudden exposure 
to severe weather would fatally injure 
them. 
Do not neglect to place a good coating of 
stable manure around the currant bushes 
for they are gross feeders and will well re- 
pay liberal nourishment. Cut out old, use- 
less wood, let light and air freely into the 
centre of the bush and also cut back the last 
year’s growth, causing the lower buds to 
start well. 
Plants l»y , Mail— How to Plant. 
Plants by mail, should always be open- 
ed as soon as received. Strawberries should, 
if very dry, be slightly moistened and sep- 
arated , and the dead leaves removed by 
clipping with a pair of sharp scissors, 
Pinching them off when dry mutilates them 
too much. Make a puddle of thick mud 
and dip the roots thoroughly, straighten out 
and wrap them singly in paper, place them 
upright in a box deep enough to hold them 
with the tops even with the sides. Then 
place them in a cool, moderately lighted 
place. In a few days abundance of new 
roots will form and on removing the paper 
they can be easily set, taking care to dis- 
turb the roots as little as possible. Plants 
that are managed by this method, which is 
very quickly performed, will, when appar- 
ently dead beyond all hope of redemption, 
start and grow with all the vigor of freshly 
dug plants. When received fresh, as they 
usually are by mail, of course this extra work 
is not required. They should be placed in 
a bucket of water, taken to the spot where 
they are to be planted, and at once set. 
If the soil is dry, there should be about half 
a pint or so of water poured around the 
Fig. 529. 
plants when half set and allowed to settle 
around them. The water not only nourish- 
es the plant but settles the soil and the dry 
earth acts as a mulch and prevents both rap- 
id heating and drying, so injurious to new- 
ly set plants. It is very unsatisfactery to 
both seller and purchaser to have expensive 
plants reported upon as failures when the 
careful planting we have advised would 
have made them a perfect success. Where 
large plantings are made of ordinary sorts, 
the usual mode is preferable. — E li Minch. 

A Good Trait. 
We find the Triumph gooseberry to be 
very free from the currant worm. During 
the two years we have had it on trial, the 
ordinary sorts have been stripped twice 
each year of foliage; the Triumph has only 
once had worms on it, and then only a few 
could be discovered. How long the exemp- 
tion may last we do not know. We shall 
watch it very carefully. — E. M. 
It is a wise thing in planning for this 
spring’s planting to consider what sorts are 
best adapted for local sale, and whether it 
will not be possible to dispose of a large 
portion of the crop near home instead of 
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