School: Duleek (B.) (roll number 6554)

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1. Raspberry Production in Duleek - Planting (continued)

   

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   plant. This plant may take a different strain from the parent plant, but in quite a few instances it turned out quite a distinct variety. In many cases the variety was very poor indeed and not worth planting. In some cases, however the variety was very good, and bore fruit of excellent quality and flavour. The growers who produced such variety nurses it, and produced cane from it. These canes were not named after the grower who produced them except on rare occasions. They got their name from the appearance of cane or of its fruit. The names of most of the old varieties are as follows:-
   The Thimble - Fruit resembled a thimble
   The Crooked One - Canes were crooked
   The Straight Line - Canes were tall and straight
   The Cane - Resembled a cane
   The grower now selected the cane from a young bed usually from two to three years old. These canes grew from buds produced by the parent plant roots. The reason for taking the canes from a young plantation was : the roots were very fibrous and take root in their new ground better. The ground previously prepared as already mentioned is now in a suitable condition for planting. Planting took place in the months of October, February &

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