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a spot is far better devoted toMorello cherries, or almost 

 anything else that will do in such a position. 



Poor small currants are little worth growing, and should 

 be rooted up, and their place supplied with good sorts. 



For wine-making, the White Dutch is said to be the 

 best kind, because it is the sweetest, but red currants 

 also make as good as any British wine, provided a 

 sufficient quantity of fruit and of sugar be allowed. 



To grow currants fine, the trees must be kept very 

 thin, and must not be allowed to produce too much 

 fruit. 



CHAPTER XXVI. 



A FEW GOOD GOOSEBERRIES, 



THE Red Champagne, Red Turkey, or Ironmonger, is 

 unequalled in richness. The fruit ripens rather early ; 

 it is oblong, tapering a little towards the stalk, of me- 

 dium size, dark red, and hairy. The tree grows with 

 erect branches, and is an excellent bearer. I believe 

 Ironmonger differs from Red Champagne (although with 

 many the sorts are reckoned the same) in having rounder 

 and darker red fruit, a spreading habit of growth, and 

 downy leaves. Another Turkey Red is a fine-flavoured 

 smooth-skinned gooseberry. 



The Old Rough Red, Little Red Hairy, or Old Scotch 

 Red, is a full-flavoured small gooseberry, which is much 

 esteemed for preserving. It is small, round, dark red, 

 very hairy, and long in the hairs. It is one of the best, 

 not only for jam, but for bottling green. The branches 

 have a somewhat drooping habit of growth. 



The Roaring Lion, or Great Chance, is a very large, 

 smooth, red gooseberry. It is oblong, ripens late, the 

 branches are inclined to droop, and it is handsome as 

 regards size, but not first-rate in flavour. 



Mailing's Crown Bob is another good red. The fruit 

 comes rather late ; it is large, oblong, bright red, hairy, 

 thin in the skin, and very good in flavour. The branches 

 droop, and the trees bear plentifully. 



