Raspberries 
Coming immediately after strawberries, when 
there is a dearth of other fresh fruits, Rasp¬ 
berries are equally desirable for planting in the 
garden for home use, and in the field for 
market. They are easily cultivated. Beds sel¬ 
dom require renewing. Their season of ripen¬ 
ing is long. The fruit bears transportation 
well, and aside from the demand for it for 
immediate consumption, it brings highly re¬ 
munerative prices for drying and canning. 
Plant in good soil and manure from time to 
time freely. The hills should not be less than 
four feet apart each way, with two or three 
plants in a hill. Cut out the old and weak 
shoots each year, preserving not over six for 
Iruiting. If the location is so much exposed 
that the plants are inclined to kill down seri¬ 
ously. they may be bent over in the fall, on 
mounds of earth formed at one side of the 
hills and covered sufficiently to keep them 
down until spring. Surplus suckers take 
strength from the bearing plants. They should 
be cut away or hoed up frequently. 
Prices—Raspberry strong plants, except as 
otherwise noted, $1.00 per doz., $5.00 per 100. 
Large, conical; deep, rich crimson; firm; 
of excellent quality. A vigorous grower, 
entirely hardy and immensely productive. 
Golden Queen. Rich golden yellow. The 
flavor is of the highest quality. I11 size 
equal to Cuthbert; immensely productive; 
a very strong grower and hardy enough 
even for extreme northern latitudes. A 
yellow Raspberry of high quality, com¬ 
bined with vigorous growth and perfect 
hardiness. 
Japanese Wineberry. Some value as a novelty, 
otherwise but of little value. 
King. The earliest red Raspberry on record. 
H. E. Van Deman, the well-known pomo- 
logist, thus describes it: Round, medium 
size, light crimson color, moderately firm 
and of excellent quality. A seedling of 
Thompson, and ripens about the same 
time, but larger and more productive. 
(Note that Thompson has for years stood 
as the earliest of Raspberries, red or 
black.) 
Marlboro. The best early red Raspberry for 
the North, ripening soon after the Hansell. 
Hardy and productive. 
Strawberry-Raspberry. One of the numberless 
frauds. 
BLACK RASPBERRIES 
Cumberland. Largest black Raspberry known; 
bush perfectly hardy, very productive; fruit 
enormous, far surpassing any other sort, 
quality unsurpassed. The great firmness 
of the berry makes it a splendid shipper; 
ripens just after the Palmer and before the 
Gregg; in other words, a mid-season vari¬ 
ety. A very great acquisition. 
Gregg. Of great size, of fine quality; very pro¬ 
ductive and hardy. It takes the same posi¬ 
tion among blackcaps as Cuthbert among 
the red sorts. No one can afford to be 
without it. 
HERBERT RASPBERRY 
RED AND YELLOW VARIETIES 
Herbert. New. Originating with R. B. Whyte, 
Ottawa, Canada. A very strong grower, 
hardy, and very productive. Fruit large to 
very large, obtusely conical, bright to 
rather deep red; drupes medium size, not 
crumbling; moderately firm; sweet and 
sub-acid, sprightly, juicy and of good 
flavor. Quality very good. Season begins 
a few days before Cuthbert. The best Red 
Raspberry tested here. It has all the good 
points required in a berry for local market, 
being hardy, vigorous, productive, with 
fruit of large size, 
good color and 
very good quality. 
$1.50 per doz., $10 
per 100. 
Columbian. A 
most vigorous 
grower; canes 10 
to 16 feet in 
length. Roots 
deep;hardy. Fruit 
very large, some¬ 
what conical; 
color, dark red; 
seed small; de¬ 
licious; very valu¬ 
able for both can¬ 
ning and table 
use. Fruiting sea¬ 
son unusually 
long. July 12 to 
August 15. An 
excellent shipper, 
shipper. Wonder¬ 
fully productive. 
Cuthbert (Queen of 
the Market). 
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