Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-01-23
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For the Lc~isturg ChIoEll!e.
Practical DiIectiuns----Wo. z,
RASPBERRIES.

The Raspberry Is, next TO the Straw
berry, one OF our mos, picas4a; and whole.
some fruits. Ii Is easily propagated by
planting, either IN autumn or early spring,
some of the suckers or Offsets that spring
from the main root. Tie best soil for is
seems to he deep, mos, and rich sandy
loam, il q sunny or parii-i,yshaded place;
aud the best manure, fine chip dit, saw
dust, rotten leaves, wood and stone e-coal
ashes, or fne old rotted stable dung The
sucker, or canes should be planted in rows
aud hills from two TO four feet apart each
way, according 10 the vigor Of the variety
used, and in clusters Of from three to five
canes to each bill. Tie raspberry canes
should be pruLed very early every spring,
by cutting away all the wood but that of
the last year growth, and also cutting of
at least tie one fourth part Of the tops Of
tLat, 80 as 10 leave lis canes not more than
three OF four feet high. If you wish to
nave fine crop Of late raspbeIries, you
must cut of all the canes on that part Of
your patch as close as say within six or less
inches Of the ground for these cut-canes
will then throw out new wood which will
come into leaving in August or Sep
tember following. A light top-dresSing
Of salt il the spring Will increase the
size of your canes aud berries The
ground should be hoed occasionally and
kept loose and free from weeds 4 rasp-
berry patch, so planted and managed, will
be in perfection in its third year, and do
well fOr about five or six years afterwards.
But as the suckers or new canes Of each
year extend their roots all around the CEN
tral root or plant in quest of new soil, as
if unwilling to grow where it has once
grown, it will be necessary 10 root up
your patch every fifth or sixth year after
it has come into full bearing, and form
new patch on some other part Of your
grounds.
GOOSEBERRIES.
Autumn, Immediately after vegetation
has cast off its leaves or ceased to grow, is
the best season for Ilautipg the cuttings or
roots Of the Gooseberry. The bes, soil
for it, seems to be loamy or clayey one.
When You pant, cut out every bud OF eye
from that part of your cutting, which will
come below the surface Of the ground, as
this will prevent the growth of suckers or
sile-shoots, and make your bush grow up
in the form of a little tree, and produce
more, and larger and iuer favored berries
than you can otherwise expect.
The great pest of the Gooseberry, is the
miliew, or mould, which attacks and COW
ers lis berries with a thin whtlSh or dark
colored finn or coaring. before or Just about
the time they are beginning to attain their
full size and ripen. Various remedies to
prevent this, such as maturing the roots
of the bush, trimming lis branches SO as
to allow free circulation Of air through
them, and spriukling them with soap-suds
on Washing days before bcssoming, or
spriukling warm ashes once or twice pretty
thickly over the foliage after the blossoms
have appeared, and while the dew is on
them, &c, have been recommended ard
tried with pretty fair success But the
bes, preventive of mildew am aware Of
is shude or shading the bush, for | had
bush which once stood under the outer
edge and SHADE Of large white lilac tree,
and !; bore fine berries every year,
and perfectly free from mildew, until l
cut down my lilac tree on account OF
its age and decay-after which my goose
berries suffered more or less from mildew
, every year. The ounce tree would afford
, a nice and sufficient shade for this purpose
! try II, and keep the soil rich and your
tree well-trimmed or pruned, for this is
necessary to success and as the gooseber-
ry-bush seldom produces well for more
: thar five or six years, it ought to be re-
b newed by raising young tree in its place.
v CURRANTS.
:. Autumn is the best season of the year
o for planting cuttings of the eurrant bush !;
|, and if you want pretty little currant trees,
; and the large, fine and abundant currants
which the tree-form alone can produce,
YOU must, as in the case of the gOoseberry
IS previously noticed), and for the same rea-
e son, before planting cut out of your cut
n tings every eye or bud that would, other
wise, come below the surface Of the ground.
n If this be carefully done, and the buds or
!. limbs above ground are also cut out or off
Y from time to time to the proper height as
t, your plants grow, you will soon have nice.
IS clean and straight little currant trees, ia-
y stead Of the nasty, crooked, filthy, hedge
lie ike currant bushes, which we generally see
in our gardens Currlnt trees, thus Sc
Is cured and trimmed, viii grow quite high,
(, and yield uncommon crops OF large and
. fine favored currants. Another advantage