The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-09-18

! perfection the fnllowipe senten !; md = frcu
! ynar 10 year. The summrr cnffifre should be,
ftepemrd. As the plants st eshhlished, l.
a,l struggling suckers hstneen the row, Il,
/ from The esireme roots ni single sionl%, 10
kgltarrd uut by horing. or twisted I'll, 10 Rd.
faf the air md sun freely IL the fruit
| Pruning md pipier dresspge--" Il IL fe.
1ul=ife ey4rs winlrr or spfiug to enl oul the
! lead siGtns, aud la thin md regulate The sue
eezsInnnl vonae shoots. Tins annual pruning
may he performed any time. during .open
weather, run November ill the beginning OF
/ April When ktehcn garden ctops arr onl.
tisaird between The rows. II j. most eonyeni-
eni Ia d" thls n soon "a tht old hratefs begin
10 decay. \. h pruning ndiscrimnatelv 10
the AZ, wealherYi winter, II sometimes hnp.
feas shut severe lrnsis Immediately fo1oc,
nni p7ritellV hill the plnnts: Their fore II Is
salef iu Terien the tendef young sirms nnrly y
III spring hui let II not be deferred iii the
i'atls eir nhhing rev shoots. as TINT would
"enkcU thu foaz. Cut an all the old 4lend
strms cl,a &, iltE bottom, AVID, having se
leefed from the strongest young shoots on
enrh maiu stool, three, four ar Eve, 10 be pre-
served fora snrcrs'inn OF heArrrs, ent away
thu supernhnptanl close 10 the ground. Let
zach ni the shoots rrlnnca he pruaed nj TOP,
briow the weak bending pnr cutting IN he
length, aud in the large sdflS a. he l.ngtS
ot i've or 'is ieer Il any Of tbt sems N
verge IRE 8# ily. or dregglr smnch asnnder
Thy may trcd together nj top, ord ihua the
strong one will support earh olh"r, or Ij,a
taller varieties pav have the support Of
lakes. Prime plants against II wAll or trellis
n above and lrain the shoots to rise little
diagonHlly. Aiicrpruning. haNinr elenred n
way lhe cuttings, dig the gtonnd between and
about The plants. TO fnrn ~ little rich
compost every year viii condnce 10 plenli-
f1ilnnd fine relnrnsA lay IL nj the csremiiies
oi the roots, mud drefr IA lho plantation
gefs elder Eradicate all stray Cling suckers "
To obin'n fiaf IF terV inrgt ase The
iinii OF ia" raspberry mhy be obtained nl n
large 'iZr, other circumstances being al the
most favorable kindly destroying nllhe suck.
ers bat iuthis why, the plant b, ING destroyed,
Il double plantation is wanied, zone 10 grow only
suckers, and the other fruils In this Rech,.
nj Berlin, produces plants ten aud twelve feet
high, With fruit larger than any We hive seen
ia this counlry.-( Fersach den uenbaa, Sc p.
40
Taking hc crop 49," The fruit ofthe different
varlctlrs comes IN from the end of June on Iuly
I'll October az later. As II fipens il should've
timely gathered for immediate use; befnuse,
when fully ripe, II will not keep above iwo
or three DAYS hcfpte il lnonIds, or becomes
mhgg0iiy and unit 10 be used ~
1bcrerombie.
faspberrie, magbe forced equally well with
RnosebctrIes aud currents. md kr them. either
planted IN pots OF ~ the sol OF 1oor of the
bouse In NJ. Hopes garden NJ lnnilcm. the
raspberry is planted OUTSIDE along the north and
south sides OF pr the stIants % the preceding
year She Introduced under glass and trained
10 a trellls, aud forced while the suckers are
left TO grow upright in the open air.