216 Small Fruits 



on the same bush will be very inferior in size and 

 flavor if they mature at all. 



Blueberries picked from a number of bushes and 

 mixed will have afar more delicious flavor than the 

 berries from one bush only. The flavor varies 

 in berries from different bushes, some being more 

 acid than others. 



CURRANTS AND GOOSEBERRIES 



Currants and gooseberries are two of the hardiest 

 of fruits and yield excellent results for the time 

 given them, yet they are not cultivated very ex- 

 tensively. Currants stand at the head of most 

 fruits as a jelly foundation. 



In the case of both currants and gooseberries the 

 fruits are produced on both old and new wood; the 

 fruit appears as auxiliary growths from the shoot 

 itself and wood three years or more of age is un- 

 profitable and should be cut away. 



Currants and gooseberries can remain on the 

 bushes a much longer time than most fruits without 

 deteriorating even as long as three weeks. 



Currants and gooseberries should be pruned in the 

 spring. Two or three main branches of the cur- 



