PROPAGATION AND PRUNING OF CURRANTS, 



Fig. 1273.— Branch of Cprrakts. 



£y\ rN^HE rules for the propagation of 

 the gooseberry may be applied 

 to the currant For the pur- 

 pose of making well- formed 



bushes the cuttings should be fifteen 



inches long, and all buds carefully taken 

 out, excepting the three at the upper 

 end. The cuttings should be inserted 

 into the soil six inches ; there will then 

 be left from four to five inches of clean 



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