. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1502 RASPBERRY coiKlitions would not warrant the growinsr of fruit to be soM fresh. Hybrids of it', striuosii^ and Ii. vcc'nlen- tuUs-known as i?. nef/fectns-h&ve given the purple- cane class, of which Shaffer (Fig. 2082) is a leading example. For further notes on species of Raspberry, see Rubas. Raspberrie
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1502 RASPBERRY coiKlitions would not warrant the growinsr of fruit to be soM fresh. Hybrids of it', striuosii^ and Ii. vcc'nlen- tuUs-known as i?. nef/fectns-h&ve given the purple- cane class, of which Shaffer (Fig. 2082) is a leading example. For further notes on species of Raspberry, see Rubas. Raspberries are extensively grown in the northeastern states. They thrive best in deep, moist soil. The lighter loams are preferable for reds and the heavier loams for blacks. The prime essential is that the land shall be able to withstand drought well; but it uuist not be over- wet. Much may be done to improve the drought-resist- ing quality of soils. If the subsoil is hard and impervi- ous it may be improved by undordraining or sul)Soiling. This wilTprovide a dci-per res(M-voir for tlie storage of moisture. Still more important is the proportion of vetretable matter. A soil rii-h in hunuis a-lniits water more reailily and in larger (luantities, retains it longer. 2081. Box of Cuthbert Raspberries (X and therefore resists drought better than one that is de- ticient in humus. Huuixis may be increased by the ap- plication of stable manure and by plowing under green crops, but the process must be gradual. Undecayed vegetable matter is not Immus, and its addition in large (piantities ma_y augment the difficulty which the increase in humus is designed to correct. Thorough soil preparation must therefore begin several years pre- vious to planting, if the land lias been improperly handled theretofore. Other important offices of humus are the holding of nitrogen to prevent its loss, and tlie unlocking of mineral elements from the soil. The well- known fact that bramliles thrive so well in virgi
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