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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Pruning Currant Bushes 



LINUS VVOOIAi:UT()N, CRIMSnV, ONT. 



1^ 1 1 \\ \nun\ng of the currant is most im- 

 portant, because the young wood is 

 the most fruitful, and if the growth is well 

 cut hack an al)un(hince of fruit buds will, of 

 course, result. The natural tendency of 

 the growtli of a young currant plant is 

 shown l)y the illustration. If in the winter 

 pruning- these are cut back to two buds eacli 



Natural Growth of Currant Bush. 



Fruit Spurs on Currant Bush. 



fruit spurs will form along the whole lengtb 

 of the mail! stock, as illustrated. 



This treatment applies to the white and 

 red currant, on which the fruit is borne on 

 wood of the same season's growth, but not 

 to the black. The fruit of the black cur- 

 rant is produced on one year old wood, and 

 consequently it will not do to give it spur 

 pruning. This work should, of course, be 

 done in the winter season. Proper atten- 

 tion to thi? v'ork is very important. 



