The Cuthbert
is so nearly hardy that we let it take its chances, and probably
in eight winters out of ten it would stand unharmed. Its hardiness
is greatly enhanced when grown on well-drained soils.
It now has a companion berry in the Marlboro--a variety but
recently introduced, and therefore not thoroughly tested as yet.
Its promise, however, is very fine, and it has secured the strong
yet qualified approval of the best fruit critics. It requires
richer soil and better treatment than the Cuthbert, and it remains
to be seen whether it is equally hardy. It is well worth winter
protection if it is not. It is not a suitable berry for the home
garden if no other is grown, for the reason that it matures its
entire crop within a brief time, and thus would give a family but
a short season of raspberries. Cultivated in connection with the
Cuthbert, it would be admirable, for it is very early, and would
produce its fruit before the Cuthberts were ripe. Unitedly the two
varieties would give a family six weeks of raspberries. There are
scores of other kinds in this class, and some are very good
indeed, well worth a place in an amateur's collection; but the two
already named are sufficient to supply a family with excellent
fruit.
Of the third class of red raspberries, representing our pure
native species, I should recommend only one variety--the Turner;
and that is so good that it deserves a place in every collection.
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