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leaving three, frur, or five of the ftrongeft upon 
each ftool, cutting the others away clofe to the ground, 
together with the decayed items aforefaid; and the 
remaining fuccefiicn fhoots pruned at top, or ihort- 
ened about one-third or fourth of their length. 
The ether fpecies of Rubus are valued principally 
to introduce as flowering-fhrubs and for variety, in 
diverfifying fhrubbery plantations or any decorative 
compartments in pleafure-grounds, flower-gardens, 
borders. Sec. or, likewife, may introduce all or any 
defirable varieties of the Common Rafpberry for the 
fame occafion, in aflemblage with the others, or any 
principal forts thereof, fuch as the Rubus odoratus, 
or Odorous, Virginia Flowering-Rafpberry, and the 
occidental kind, or any curious forts of the Bram¬ 
ble tribe; though the Common Bramble is rarely 
admitted, or only fometimes a plant or two in 
thickets or any rough plantations, for obfervation; 
but the White-fruited, Double-flowered, and other 
varieties thereof, together with the other two Bram¬ 
ble fpecies, are proper to admit in curious fhrubbery 
collections. 
For the above occafions of planting in decorative 
compartments, fhrubberies, fpacious borders. Sec. all 
or any deflrable fpecies and varieties of the Rubus 
fr.nilv, being eligible, and if difpofed in a varied 
order, they will difplay a very agreeable variety in 
their general grow'th, flowering and fruiting in fum- 
mer and autumn. 
But the Flowering Rafpberry in particular, being 
very muhifolicus in its large, pnlmated. Ample leaves, 
and producing numerous, large, confpicuous fiowers, 
make a very ornamental appearance. 
All the principal forts may be procured at the ge¬ 
neral nurleries, for planting, which may be performed 
in the autumn or fpring, or any time, when fettled, 
open, weather, from October to March; and will 
multiply or encreafe plentifully in their different or re- 
fpecUve ways of propagation. 
The propagation of the Brambles is effected abun¬ 
dantly by layers at any feafbn of the year, and by 
cuttings in the fpring or autumn. 
But the Rafpberries are propagated moftly by fuck¬ 
ers, rifrng annually from the roots in many ftrong, 
upright fteir.s, in the fpring and fummer, of proper 
growth for tranfplajiting in autumn. Sec. or fpring 
following, with roots to each, and either generally 
planted at once where they are to remain, or fome in 
a nurfery, till wanted for future occafions; and will 
all flower and fruit the enfuing fummer; or may like- 
'uife be propagated by layers and cuttings of the (hoots 
E G STABLE SYSTEM 
in the autumn or fpring feafon ; but fuckers, forming 
immediate rooted plants, of proper growth, are moft 
eligible for general planting. 
The Common Rafpberries, when cultivated for 
their fruit, lhould have an open firuation to the full 
fnn, in any good foil of a gard. i*; are generally 
planted in kitchen gardens, but may be planted where 
thought convenient, either in full plantations, in con¬ 
tinual, wide rows, a yard and a half, or five feet 
afunder, to admit of proper room for their full growth 
xn fummer, and free accefs of the fun and air between 
the rows, to promote the growth and flavour of the 
fruit in full perfection; or fome may alio be planted 
in a Angle row, along the back part or front of a bor¬ 
der, or on the Ades or along the edges of anv lar^e 
quarters, and in Angle, crofs rows, in the diviAons of 
the latter; or, likewife, may difpofe fome in Angle 
p’ants, or two or three together, in borders, &.c. to 
grow in diflinCl, Angle branches. 
Likewife, fome may be occafionally planted againfl 
fouth and other walls, and in efpaliers, and the items 
trained thereto, whereby to obtain the fruit of fupc- 
rior growth and flavour. 
In all the above methods have the ground prepared 
for their reception, by proper digging or trenching. 
Provide for planting, as above, proper fupplies of 
young fuckers, of fome good bearing plants, in au¬ 
tumn, or any time from September or October, to 
March or beginning of April, in open weather, dig¬ 
ging them up with good roots to each plant; and, of 
which, prefer thofe of flrong, ftraight growth, with 
the mofl fibrofy roots, as the roots of fome are apt- to 
be woody and naked; and obferving, that where 
fometimes fmall, advancing, buds appear on the roots, 
near or at a fmall diflance from the ftem, the plants are 
defirably eligible, as the buds are rudiments of future 
fhoots for the following fummer; prune any long, very 
flraggling, and naked, woody part of the roots, and 
fhorten the weak, bending tops; and then, the ground 
where they are to be planted being digged, plant 
thofe deAgned for a full plantation, in wide rows, 
four feet and a half, or five feet afunder, and two 6r 
three feet diflance in each row; or, for the larger 
kinds, five or ftx feet, or more, between the rows, 
would be eligible, to allow fuffleient room for their 
fpreading growth in fummer, and to admit the free air 
and fun, in that feafon, to the fruit, as alio to have good 
room to pa£s between the rows, to gather the produce. 
Others mav be planted in Angle rows, in particular 
parts, as before intimated, or tome difpofed in patches, 
in holders. Sc c. Angly, or two or three plants toge¬ 
ther. 
