The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-03-22

THE La;ive Black Raspberry, as found in its wild
state i, by no a uniform prolific bearer fuu
one-half the plants either wholly barren, 50
nearly 50. render them worthless 20 cultivate.
Many Of the bearing plants produce small and seedy
berry, deficient both u pup ana haVoT- + - lpeF-
lection cannot be rera-ed by any system % cultiya
ton alone hut must b. the result o. patient experiment
and careful and discriminating selection OF pants
from which propagate others. The original plant
Of the improved variety selected from the fed
Of it, superiority over others some years ago,
cy Ieari.r JpSlvu Of Western New York, and cUtva-
tSH in the surrounding country, and known The
JosIyn E..rberry About eight years since Hr. Do1-
little. an intelligent and experimental cu'tlyatOr pEr
chased small stock al these plants. and by soien-
tifc and discriminating culture, deyoting nearly his
entire time aud energies the subject, annually
lsctug the most healthy vigorous AID prolific plants.
firm which to cultivate ones, has al length
ceed=d in producing variety Of Ills mos; delicious
fruit nearly free from sterile or barren plants Of
more vigorous E~nwt, yielding much Larger, more
Pulpy berry, as vel as gr--;eF quantity tAaA tie
ordinary plant
Tie Back Raspberry possesses some anrantags.
any other variety 81 grows ia clusters, ABOUT one
OF which ripcu. daily and is SER g4:herei
from the cluster f for the table without the labor 81
separate handling remove stem, and hubs its firm
~. or FISH fs- Transportation aud longer keeping
rrr r.. an from small insects in the cavi.y
common % other varirt..s -u little ripe; is
Observation-Disclosures n.--v- plat, il regu-r.- no winter
protection IL the % ~. visited the grounds
Of Mir. poo'ii;ls, and well pleased with Biz sue
At saw that i va destined :" -gprr,~,!e
ordered several hundred plants to he ut the ip
loving spring, bu' having been, in common with my
ci'eu Hufli4SHl TN me pictures ava
glowing representations Of now varieties Of fruit,
resolved test their be4riu. qualities u our prairie
soI. before Offering tism 10 tn public Ny plants
fru ted summer. and although D.. not realize
f Yield o. their late arrival and u fol-
lowing iTy s-r- vet tie results, l1dvr the c.rcCtn-
stance were lj-i-y satisfactory Ny experience IN
the cultivation this fruit has ueccssari been brief
and limited, eel that shall not haz ri ny repu
rstioi in recunlsi-r ding IL Tor cultivation.
Mr.. Doaft'e has FOR some years past supplied the
res Rochester and Bstio With til, fine fruit rom
h.s T.at- and has now near y" f'rS an extended
plantation for tie saTily x tina: city. Zach plant or
hin IS expected TO rvodlc seHe quart the nsyt year
after planting. and Jbtre Fflis yearly th.r5t
shah he prepared q tie Oj.sliug Il spring supply
few thousand plants :" those w!o may sire tArm al
Sic Per hundred, my residence. or delivered in Dt-
tasa, ysb3- delivery. Orders msy be Ter with
Il. .. Black IN Ottawa Printed directions for tteir
cultivation mostly taken from the manual Of Mr. Doc
i,ttle with such Hod catuns experience in our
pr-iri. se sH sunny climate, have suggested, vii! be
furnished plrc~H~rs- s~-si-. WILLS WAITE.
NV Y-h 3