. Everything for the fruit grower : 1900. Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Bridgeport Catalogs; Nursery stock Ohio Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Rickest Bed Raspberries .. 1^5 .. REID'S inTBSERlES, UPLAND, OHIO RASPBERRIES. Culture.—After preparing the soil the same as for strawberries, make straight rows 7 feet apart, and plant feet apart in the row. Mark only one row at a time, and plant when ground is moist. After setting, press the soil firmly about the roots with your feet; this is very essential. Cultivate as you wou
. Everything for the fruit grower : 1900. Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Bridgeport Catalogs; Nursery stock Ohio Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Rickest Bed Raspberries .. 1^5 .. REID'S inTBSERlES, UPLAND, OHIO RASPBERRIES. Culture.—After preparing the soil the same as for strawberries, make straight rows 7 feet apart, and plant feet apart in the row. Mark only one row at a time, and plant when ground is moist. After setting, press the soil firmly about the roots with your feet; this is very essential. Cultivate as you would corn and potatoes, and do not let any ridge work about the row. We cultivate with the Planet Jr. Horse Hoe, and practice level culture. You can plant anything that will not shade them between the rows the first year If manure is plenty and you can get it, spread on the ground be- fore plowing the first year, as it adds greatly to the crop. The ends should be pinched out of the young canes when 1 foot high the first year, and the second when 1% feet; do not let them get too high. By doing this j'ou will dis- pense with stakes and wire. The pruning should be done in spring, when the leaves begin to show themselves. Cut the laterals on an average from 6 to 12 inches in length. When the fruit is all gath- eredi cut out and burn all old wood and young canes but the best three. This destroys all in- sects and rust that may occur, and the canes make a much better growth. KING RED RASPBERRY. This new variety originated in Ohio, and is one of the most beautiful Red Raspberries ever put on the market. Its brilliancy of color when placed on the market last season created quite a sensation and a demand for more of its fruit than could be supplied; the berries easily brought from 6 to 8 cents per quart more than any other varieties. The plant is very healthy, robust, exceedingly productive, with strong, healthy canes, hung thick with fruit from top to bottom. Fruit larger than in any o
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