. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. 426 The Canadian Horticulturist. SOME NOTES ON BERRY GROWING. ED raspberries are about as profitable as any that can be raised. As a rule they sell higher even than strawberries, and when properly treated will yield a splendid crop. Mine I suppose are the Cuth- bert variety, although they were transplanted from an old garden, and I never knew positively what the variety was. They are as large as the end of one's middle finger, and very aark red when ripe. In fact, they should never be picked until they reach t
. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. 426 The Canadian Horticulturist. SOME NOTES ON BERRY GROWING. ED raspberries are about as profitable as any that can be raised. As a rule they sell higher even than strawberries, and when properly treated will yield a splendid crop. Mine I suppose are the Cuth- bert variety, although they were transplanted from an old garden, and I never knew positively what the variety was. They are as large as the end of one's middle finger, and very aark red when ripe. In fact, they should never be picked until they reach that color, as they are dry until that time. But when ripe they are sweet and delicious, with the true rasp- berry flavor. They are also quite firm, and will bear transportation well. My method of growing is to plant in hills four feet apart each way. We leave from five to seven canes to grow each year, cutting out all the rest, as well as all the suckers that come up in the early part of the season. After the crop has been gathered, we cut out all the old canes in order to give the new ones a better chance for the rest of the season. The new are cut down to about one-third their length late in the fall, and then bent over and covered with straw and earth to protect from frost. We uncover them early in the spring and tie the canes up to stakes, of which we use only one for each hill. We give them the same dose of liquid manure that is given the strawberries. It is very little trouble to keep the soil between the rows free from weeds and cut out the many suckers that appear. If the canes are not very vigorous, we leave six or seven in a hill, but generally five canes are enough to secure the best results. I am satisfied that a moderate amount of shade is beneficial to red rasp- berries. The general theory is that no kind of plant will grow as well, or pro- duce as well, when it stands near to trees, which are supposed to absorb nearly all the nutriment there is in the soil, leavi
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