CHAP. VII.] THE RASPBERRY. 
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seed; as there is no particular desire for the 
production of new sorts. The usual mode of 
propagation is by cuttings, which are taken 
off the strongest shoots in autumn or early in 
spring, and planted in rich soil. The cut¬ 
tings are generally about a foot long; and 
all the buds are taken off except five or six 
at the top: the cutting is then firmly in¬ 
serted in the soil about six inches deep. 
No other care is required but pruning the 
young trees every year. The currant bears 
on spurs of the old and new wood; and as 
currant-trees, when pruned, are generally 
cut into these spurs, a currant-bush after its 
winter pruning looks like a worthless stump, 
fit only for the fire. The currant is very 
hardy, and will grow in any soil or situation, 
even under the drip of trees. In open 
situations and rich soils, currants have been 
grown to a very large size; but not pro¬ 
portionately large to gooseberries. The red, 
white, and striped currants are varieties of 
the same species; but the black is another 
species. All belong to the same genus as 
the gooseberry. 
Raspberries are, what are called, travelling 
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