342 THE FRUIT PLANTATION 



Dutch will be found to be the most satisfactory variety, 

 as the plants are much less injured by borers than are 

 Cherry, Fay and Versailles, which are larger and better 

 varieties, and are to be preferred in sections where the 

 borers are not troublesome. Victoria is a valuable market 

 sort where borers are numerous, as they are little injured 

 by them. The same is also true of Prince Albert, which 

 is little attacked by currant worms and is particularly 

 valuable as a late sort. White Dutch and White Grape 

 are valuable light-colored varieties, and Black Naples as a 

 variety for jelly. 



GOOSEBERRIES 



While this fruit, like the currant, delights in a cool, 

 moist soil, it should only be planted where it can have a 

 free circulation of air, unless it is in partial shade. The 

 distance should be the same as given for the currant, and 

 it will well repay the best of cultivation. From the 

 tendency of most varieties to throw up suckers, careful 

 attention should be paid, particularly while the plants are 

 young, to the removal of surplus shoots, in order to secure 

 an open head. Aside from the heading-back of the young 

 shoots and the removal of the older canes, little pruning 

 will be required. If soil of a suitable nature cannot be 

 secured, few plants will be more benefited by a mulch. 



INSECTS AND DISEASES. Gooseberrries are, even more 

 than the currant, attacked by the currant worms, and 

 the same remedies should be used upon them. In addi- 

 tion to the leaf-blight, gooseberries, particularly the va- 

 rieties of English origin, are often much injured by 

 powdery mildew, which attacks stems, leaves and fruits. 

 It is most troublesome in dry seasons and on dry soils, 

 especially as the gooseberry thrives best in a cool, moist 

 climate. Much can be done to prevent its attack by a 

 proper selection of soil ; by planting either in a partial 

 shade, or upon a hill-side, where the air can have a free 



