Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-25
LUSCIOUS RASPBERRIES.
Subjects of Interest to Lovers of
Fruit.
BY R. H. HAINEs.

The months of October and Novem-
Der are now becoming the most popular
of any in the year for the planting of
raspberries and other fruits. Ten years
ago very few persons were in the habit
of planting fruit at this time Of the year,
and many others were not even aware
that success could be obtained in doing
so. How opinions have changed! Now
the most experienced fruit-growers not
only realize that excellent results follow
fall planting, but that even better sue
cess may often be obtained from fall
planting than from setting out fruit in
the spring. Our climate and seasons
appear to be changing. and it
would seem as if very hot
weather in May and early droughts
were more frequent than formerly, and
consequently easily injure many plants
that are set ont IN spring However, if
the plants get well established by setting
them out before the winter comes on,
then they are enabled to resist these IN
favorable influences of the weather and
to grow with much greater vigor. Of
course there is right way and a wrong
way to follow up fall planting, but
where the soil is well hilled up over the
canes no injury should be received from
the succeeding cold weather, even
though the planting is deferred until late
in November. Some of the most no
ticeable of the new raspberries are the
following:
ISaoeet Home.-This new raspberry APP
pears to combine all the good qualities
of the popular Gregg raspberries, and is
even more productive than that excellent
variety. Under favorable circumstances
the "Sweet Home" yields splendidly, a
quart of berries having been picked from
a one wear old plant; while 900 berries
are said to have been picked from
single cane. The fruit ripens about a
week later than the Doolittle, and is
equally as large as the Gregg. Its firm
ness will make it also profitable market
berry.
Caroline. Though not strictly new
variety, yet, hitherto, owing to the
limited number of plants of this rasp-
berry, it is practically new sort to those
who could not previously obtain the
plants. 1t is probably the best hardy
yellow raspberry that has yet been dis
seminated. The fruit is Of large size,
of excellent quality, and is produced in
great abundance. The Caroline makes
a very desirable novelty.
Sk0whegGn -The fact that this new
black cap originated in New Hampshire,
and that it is sufficiently hardy to pro-
duce fine crops there, will be noted as
being decidedly favorable to its growth
and popularity. 1t ripens Gerry eGrtV, is
of large size, and of good quality-being
Juicy, sweet and rich in favor.
Clttlsbert deserves a passing word. at
the present time it is undoubtedly the
best red raspberry for family use, and
for the country at large that has yet ap-
peared. The fruit is very large, some
times measuring little over three inches
in circumference, and the plants are
among the hardest known.
Welsh is a new red raspberry that
fruit growers are watching with great
interest. 1t is especially noticeable for
its earIiness, and as the earliest red
rsspberries often sell for three or four
times as much as the later berries, it may
accordingly prove very desirable va
riety for market as well as for home use.
Reliance is coming more and more into
favor every year. The fruit is Of large
size, ripens late, and together with the
early varieties should make the season
for raspberries last about six weeks
Wetherbee and New Rochelle are desirable
red leap" varieties Florence and Brln-
klo's Orange are good yellow varieties.
Belle de F0ntenGy is perhaps the best
faLL6eGrtng variety. kentucky and Gregg
are popular black-cap and Turner and
Highland Hardy among the hardest and
earliest of the red raspberries.
In garden culture the plants may be
set either three feet apart by four feet,
or one or two feet apart in rows which
may be from five to seven feet distant
from each other. AS the young plants
only weigh about an ounce each, they
are often sent through the mails. BY
rightly wrapping them they go in per
feet safety in this way, even though sent
long distances, as correspondents in Cali
fornia, to whom / sometimes send
plants, report that they reach them in
excellent condition. Frequent cultiva-
ton in spring will help decidedly in OBJ
tanning luxuriant growth of canes and
foliage.
MorestOUn, ~ j.