. Saanich (pronounced "San-nitch") which is to say Fair Land [microform] : a delightful section of British Columbia, near Victoria, Agriculture; Fruit-culture; Agriculture; Horticulture fruitière. RASPBERRIES For red raspberries, a deep loamy soil, well drained, and with a large moisture-holding capacity is best, though the black raspberry will thrive in a well-drained clayey soil. Prepare the ground as for strawberries, tirst plough- ing and cultivating deeply, especially in the heavier soils. The raspberry is a perennial and is propagated from the new growth obtained from the
. Saanich (pronounced "San-nitch") which is to say Fair Land [microform] : a delightful section of British Columbia, near Victoria, Agriculture; Fruit-culture; Agriculture; Horticulture fruitière. RASPBERRIES For red raspberries, a deep loamy soil, well drained, and with a large moisture-holding capacity is best, though the black raspberry will thrive in a well-drained clayey soil. Prepare the ground as for strawberries, tirst plough- ing and cultivating deeply, especially in the heavier soils. The raspberry is a perennial and is propagated from the new growth obtained from the bearing patch. The black raspberry, or "black cap," is propagated from tips, as in the case of loganberries. Planting may be done cither in the :pring or the autumn depending upon the condition of the soil as to cultivation and drainage. Usually the raspberrie-^, both red and black, are planted in rows, (i to 8 feet apart, and from 2'I> to 15 feet in the rows. Before planting roots must be buried and the top cut back to 6 or 8 inches of the ground. Set the plants from " to 5 inches deep, according to the soil. Spread the roots and pack soil firmly about them. The "black cap". There is a ready market for gooseberries. tips should never be covered with more than ri inches of soil. Cultivation and Pruning Cultivation is as essential to the raspberries as to the strawberries and should be continuous from spring until early fall. Plough earth up to the plants in the fall. P>arnyard manure should be applied during the winter in tlie ratio of ,5 tons to the acre, and an .ipnlication of muriate of pota>h in the spring will greatly improve the crop. The one-year-old vvood iirnduces the fruit and the canes should be removed when tlirough bearing, or in the early spring following. It is better to fellow the first method, ;is the new growth will obtain greater strength if the old canes are removed at once. Thin out the young canes in the spring to 8 or 10
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