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succeed ; planting them either in nur- j purpose gives the following directions : 

 sery-rows for a year or two, or such as i" Procure stakes four feet in length, 

 are tall and strong may be planted at and three or three and a half inches in 

 once, where they are to remain, observ- circumference. To these, disposed after 

 ing to train the whole for the pur]>oscs this manner, XXXXX, train the trees 

 intended, as directed for the cuttings, in the fan method, and tie the shoots to 

 and they will form bearing plants after the stakes with matting. Independent 

 one or two years- growth. : of^being secure from the wind, there 



The propagating by suckers is by are other advantages to be gained by 

 some objected to, alleging they incline this mode of training; the space taken 

 to run greatly to suckers again : there up is less, the pruning is more easily 

 is, however, but little foundation in performed, and the whole surface is 

 this, for it is peculiar to these shrubs, regularly exposed to the action of the 

 let them be raised either by seeds, sun and air. The wood is also equally 

 cuttings, or any other method. and properly ripened, and better crops 



By Layers. — The young branches of well-flavoured fruit ensue, 

 being laid in autumn, winter, or spring, " By this means the late kinds are 

 will readily strike root, and next autumn likewise much more easily and more 

 be fit to transplant. securely protected from the depredation 



In the general propagation of these of birds and wasps, and from injury by 

 shrubs we would observe, that as they frost or wet. 



naturally throw out many suckers from "A single mat thrown over the bushes 

 the root, so as often to become trouble- is sufficient to preserve the fruit until 

 some, it is proper, previous to planting Christmas, or later. And moreover, by 

 the cuttings and suckers, &c., to rub off this system the trees in matting up are 

 close all the buds or prominent eyes not disfigured or crushed, the wet is 

 from the lower part, as far as they are more effectually kept off, as it does not 

 to be put into the ground, which will in I fall on the mat and soak through to the 

 some measure diminish their tendency fruit ; but from no flat surface being 

 in the production of suckers ; likewise, presented the rain runs off the mat as it 

 when transplanting the young plants, if falls ; the fruit is kept perfectly dry, and 

 they discover any tendency to the pro- there is little or no injury done to the 

 duction of suckers, let all such parts mat. The stakes never want renewing, 

 be also carefully rubbed ofl' close. — as the bushes, when once in a regular 

 Abercrombie. shape, support themselves." — Gard. 



Grafting. — An anonymous writer in Chron. 

 the Gardener^s Chronicle observes, that After-Culture. — "Never allow the 

 "standard currants have a pretty ap- branches to be loo crowded, or to in- 

 pearance, and this is increased if they terfere with one another. The shoots 

 are grafted with opposite colours, such ■ which spring up in the centre are to be 

 as black and white, and red, or red and cut away very close, as well as the small 

 white. Allow the stock to reach four j shoots on the main branches, leaving 

 feet in height, then let it be stopped so only the external one, which must be 

 as to make a bushy compact head. shortened for about a third of its length. 



" For standards or espaliers, train | If this is done, the bush will have the 

 cither horizontallyor bythe fan method, | form of a cup, with the branches ranged 

 about six shoots or more, according to regularly round the stem. Red and 

 the space you wish to cover on either white currants require the same treat- 

 side, leaving one for the centre to be ment, as they produce their fruit on 

 grafted. Train the same number of spurs. The black currant must be 

 shoots of the worked variety. Each managed differently, as it bears chiefly 

 leading shoot, if kept and spurred in, I on the shoots of the preceding year, 

 will bear abundantly, and the fruit will Instead, therefore, of spurring and 

 also be of finer quality, and of a sweeter otherwise shortening the branches, all 

 flavour, by being fully exposed to the that is necessary is to thin them, and 

 sun and air, which is better attained by keep the bushes compact." — Gard. 

 this method than if the plants were j Chron. 

 grown in the usual way. I Forcing. — Red and white currants 



Training as Espaliers. — Mr. Snow, may be in our desserts during nine 

 gardener at Swinton Gardens, for this months of the twelve. Pot some three- 



