Its
dwarf habit of growth, unlike that of the Cuthbert, enables one to
stimulate it with any kind of manure. By this course the size of
the bushes is greatly increased, and enormous crops can be
obtained.
I prefer to set out all raspberries in the fall, although as a
matter of convenience I often perform the task in the early
spring. I do not believe in late spring planting, except as one
takes up a young sprout, two or three inches high, and sets it out
as one would a tomato-plant. By this course time is often saved.
When it is our wish to increase the quality and quantity of the
fruit, I should advise that the canes of all varieties be cut back
one-third of their length. A little observation will teach us the
reason for this. Permit a long cane to bear throughout its natural
length, and you will note that many buds near the ground remain
dormant or make a feeble growth. The sap, following a general law
of nature, pushes to the extremities, and is, moreover, too much
diffused. Cut away one-third, and all the buds start with
redoubled vigor, while more and larger fruit is the result. If,
however, earliness in ripening is the chief consideration, as it
often is, especially with the market-gardener, leave the canes
unpruned, and the fruit ripens a few days sooner.
In purveying for the home table, white raspberries offer the
attractions of variety and beauty.
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