. [Fruit culture]. —2322 2120191817161514 I—13?12?111098?765 I—432?I Fig. 6 and are bedded in sand over the winter. By spring, the cutends will have calloused over and the root cuttings may beplaced in a shallow furrow and covered over with 2 or 3 inchesof dirt until they each develop one or two good canes. Afterthis they will be ready for setting in their permanent placesin a plantation. Red raspberry plants from young bushes are preferable, asthey are likely to have greater vigor than plants taken fromolder bushes, and will be less likely to carry Fig. 8 16 RASPBERRIES § 17 The cha
. [Fruit culture]. —2322 2120191817161514 I—13?12?111098?765 I—432?I Fig. 6 and are bedded in sand over the winter. By spring, the cutends will have calloused over and the root cuttings may beplaced in a shallow furrow and covered over with 2 or 3 inchesof dirt until they each develop one or two good canes. Afterthis they will be ready for setting in their permanent placesin a plantation. Red raspberry plants from young bushes are preferable, asthey are likely to have greater vigor than plants taken fromolder bushes, and will be less likely to carry Fig. 8 16 RASPBERRIES § 17 The character, or individuahty, of the parent bush is usuallydisregarded when selecting the bushes from which to produceyoung plants for new plantations. Such a practice does notproduce the best results, because the vigor and fruit-bearingqualities of the parent bush may be the factor that determinesthe profitableness of the offspring. It is a great waste of timeand money to plant young plants from inferior parent bushesand give them all the care needed to bring them to fruit-bearing age, only to find after all this expense that they willnot bear sufficient fniit to pay expenses. 14. Red raspberry nursery plants of different grades areshown in Figs. 6, 7, and 8. All those in Fig. 6 are consideredto be of the first grade, and were sold as such; those shownin (a) and (&), however, have a much better fibrous root system,are more vigorous, and in every way are more desirable thanthose shown in (c) and (d); this illustrates the fact that apersonal selection
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