206 STATE HORTICULTURAL. SOCIETY. 



WINEBEEEY. 



Japanese Wineberry. This fruit has received considerable advertising 

 and the plants have been sold at high prices. The bushes are of vigorous 

 growth aud handsome appearance. The fruit is borne in clusters atid the 

 berries are enclosed in a mossy calyx. They are of medium size and have 

 a sprightly, acid flavor. The fruit falls to pieces when picked from the 

 bush. The bushes can scarcely be called productive, and the fruit, if valu- 

 able at all, is onlji so as a cariosity. 



The above is one of the many examples of over-advertising, and shows 

 the value of the test stations to the general public. 



H. p. GLADDEN. 



CURRANTS AND GOOSEBERRIES. 



CUEKANTS. 



The plantation of currants is placed with that of the gooseberries, as the 

 treatment and cultivation are the same. These fruits delight in a moist, 

 rich, cool soil. These conditions are generally supplied by manuring annu- 

 ally and by placing the plantation on land that slopes to the north. 



The pruning consists of removing the old wood and the surplus young 

 shoots. In general, wood that has raised three crops of fruit should be 

 cut out, and enough sprouts sho^ild be left to take its place. 



The currant worm is kept in check mainly by the use of the arsenites. 

 A thorough spraying at the time that the first eggs hatch is frequently 

 sufficient for a whole season. Frequent rains at this time will make subse- 

 quent sprayings desirable. If it is necessary to spray at the time that the 

 fruit is being picked, white hellebore is safer to use, as this is not poison- 

 ous to a human being. The arsenites in the hands of an experienced and 

 careful person would not be dangerous, but their indiscriminate use should 

 be avoided. 



The yellow-lined currant bug was present this past season, but not in 

 sufficient numbers to be a serious pest. It is found during the month of 

 June sucking the juice from the youngest and most tender leaves. It is 

 easily recognized by those not acquainted with it by its color, which is 

 bright yellow, lined with black. It takes fright very easily and hides 

 under the leaves. In large numbers, it seriously injures the tips of the 

 new shoots. Kerosene emulsion is recommended where they become 

 troublesome. 



The following table gives most of the data of the varieties: 



