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CULTURE OF THE STRAWBERRY, ETC. 
the first runners of that year, and the old one destroyed after that 
bearing season in Novembes. The bed ought to be three feet six 
inches wide, having an alley on each side, the ground must be well 
digged and manured, the surface raked fine, and rendered as loose as 
possible. On the first of March the decayed leaves and superflu¬ 
ous runners must be removed, and the earth loosened with a pointed 
trowel; pulverized manure, such as bone dust, or any other, should 
then be scattered over the bed to be washed into the earth by the 
rain ; liquid manure ought to be occasionally applied under the 
leaves from March to the end of fruiting time. During the bearing 
season of the large sort, when the fruit of the small kind is not 
wanted, the experiment might be made of cutting down the fruit 
stems of the Red Alpine to within half an inch of the ground, to in¬ 
crease the produce in autumn, at which time all fruit is desirable. 
All the male or sterile hautbois, ought to be wholly extirpated, be¬ 
cause the productive hautbois have the male and female blossoms on 
the same plant. One row of the prolific hautbois might be planted 
between two rows of any of the large kind, and the seeds of the 
hautbois sown, that a new variety of large size, and of exquisite fla¬ 
vour might be formed. In like manner one row of the alpine might be 
planted between two rows of the large sort, and its seeds sown that 
the produce may combine the frequent bearing qualities of the alpine, 
with the large size and fine flavour of the other kind. 
Raspberry .—As a succession of this fruit must always be desira¬ 
ble in the desserts, it may be prolonged considerably beyond the ul¬ 
timate time, by cutting down some of the stains wholly to within 
four inches of the ground, instead of leaving the canes at four-fifths 
of their length. The double bearing varieties should have the stems 
of every alternate stool cut down every year; these will furnish an 
abundance of fruit so late as September, and in a fine warm autumn 
even to a later period. The large white double bearing is the best.— 
Lindley on Fruits. The former year's canes might be cut down to 
the ground as soon as they have produced their crop, instead of al¬ 
lowing them to stand till the winter or spring; this removes an un¬ 
necessary incumberance, and at a season, when sun and air, are of 
infinite importance to the young canes, and consequently to the suc¬ 
ceeding crop of fruit. The cutting down of the young canes for a 
succession of fruit may take place from November to the end of 
February. The rows should be five feet apart, to allow of manure 
being wheeled between them, and rubbish taken away ; the plants 
may be supported with tar-twine, secured around two stakes at the 
top, and two at the centre, and two at the bottom of each row. After 
