OF ONE ACRE. 
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worked and free from weeds, as in the asparagus and 
rhubarb. 
BLACKBERRIES, BLACK CAP RASPBERRIES AND RED 
RASPBERRIES. 
The culture is the same for all these, and they 
should he planted in liberal quantities, so that there 
may be plenty to preserve, as well as a full supply for 
the table. In my own kitchen garden I have two 
rows of Wilson’s Early Blackberry, one row Gregg 
Black Cap, and one row each of Philadelphia and 
Cuthbert Baspberries, and still the family cry for 
more, so I shall add about two rows of Wilson, Jr. 
Blackberries, and one of Lucretia Dewberry, in the 
spring. The dewberry will ripen before the black¬ 
berries, and thus prolong the season, as is already 
done with the two varieties of red raspberries. 
The plants should be planted as early in the spring 
as the ground can be gotten into suitable condition, 
and if purchasing from a nursery, select those plants 
which are grown from root-cuttings, for they will 
not “ sucker ” so much, and where the garden is con¬ 
stantly well fed and cultivated this will save much 
in working, and the plants being carefully trimmed 
will last for years without replacing. The rows 
should be ten or twelve feet apart, so as to admit of 
free passage in cultivating and picking. As they do 
not grow so wildly until after the fruit has been 
picked, a couple of rows of peas or a row of early corn 
can be grown between each row. I have tried plant¬ 
ing at closer distances, with the invariable result that 
by fall the berry patch was an impassable jungle, 
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