Lovett's illustrated catalogue : trees and plants . ch hill, requiring, of course, double the number. Soonas planted cut back the canes to within a few inches of theground. The cap varieties succeed not only on goodsoil, but many sorts yield large profitable crops on thelightest kind of sandy land. In field culture plant them inrows seven feet apart and three and a half feet distant inthe row, requiring plants to the acre; or five feetapart each way, requiring 1,742 plants to the acre. Ingarden culture plant four feet apart each way. Keepthe soil loose and free of weeds throughout the se
Lovett's illustrated catalogue : trees and plants . ch hill, requiring, of course, double the number. Soonas planted cut back the canes to within a few inches of theground. The cap varieties succeed not only on goodsoil, but many sorts yield large profitable crops on thelightest kind of sandy land. In field culture plant them inrows seven feet apart and three and a half feet distant inthe row, requiring plants to the acre; or five feetapart each way, requiring 1,742 plants to the acre. Ingarden culture plant four feet apart each way. Keepthe soil loose and free of weeds throughout the season,cutting down the suckers with the hoe or cultivator, and~~ y leaving only single rows, or three or four canes to the hill, for fruiting. Prune the bearing canes of the upright-growing varieties by cutting back one-half theirlength on an average and shorten in the laterals. In pruning Blackcaps cut the bearing canes at themiddle of the bend. The pruning should be done in the late Winter or early Spring preceding the fruit-ing season. size of berries and excessive yield, more than com-pensate for their lack of bright color. For the homegarden it is unexcelled, its fine fruit being equallyvaluable for the table or for canning. Doz., 50c.;100, $2 00; 1000, CUMBERLAND ()
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