FRUITS 



are hardy and healthy, bear profusely, and 

 besides the necessary pruning in Winter and 

 some fertilizer dug about them in Spring, 

 need no other care excepting to be sprayed 

 with hellebore in case the currant worm 

 appears. The bushes should be set from 

 four to six feet apart, and two-year-old 

 plants are best. If placed along a garden 

 walk and planted six feet apart, Paeonies 

 might be planted between the currant 

 bushes, and as the foliage of Paeonies be- 

 comes very luxuriant, they will form with 

 the currant bushes, quite a hedge. 



Satisfactory varieties of currants are: 

 White Grape, Cherry, Wilder, Victoria, and 

 Prince Albert. 



Gooseberries require the same culture as 

 currants, but thrive best in a partial shade. 

 Besides the currant worm, gooseberries have 

 another enemy in mildew, but this can be 

 prevented by spraying with Bordeaux mix- 

 ture in March and April, and again still 

 later should any signs of the trouble appear. 

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