. The American fruit culturist. ing, which will go fartoward affording a remedy for any natural defect of the more tender varieties may be raised on higher, drier, andfirmer spots of ground, where they are less liable to severefrosts. The stems of the raspberry are biennial, the canes growingthe first season and bearing fruit the second, after which theydie, and the new ones take their places. As soon as growthceases and the leaves drop, the old canes should therefore becut away. When the new canes of the blackcap kinds havereached a sufficient height, the tips should be pinched off,
. The American fruit culturist. ing, which will go fartoward affording a remedy for any natural defect of the more tender varieties may be raised on higher, drier, andfirmer spots of ground, where they are less liable to severefrosts. The stems of the raspberry are biennial, the canes growingthe first season and bearing fruit the second, after which theydie, and the new ones take their places. As soon as growthceases and the leaves drop, the old canes should therefore becut away. When the new canes of the blackcap kinds havereached a sufficient height, the tips should be pinched off, toprevent their growing taller, which will cause them to be- 585 586 THE RASPBERRY. come stout and thick, and to send out side-shoots, which inturn should also be pinched back when they have grown afoot or so in length, being shorter above and longer 792, 793- With the Cap varieties they should not bemore than two and a half feet high, which will obviate the ne-cessity of staking. The Antwerps may be pinched back at.
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