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feet apart. When a branch has borne once or twice, and is 

 getting woody and coarse, cut it out. New shoots will 

 replace it. 



Gooseberries are growing in popularity, since better kinds, 

 larger and sweeter, 

 are being bred. They 

 yield more freely than 

 currants, over a longer 

 season, and should be 

 treated " much the 

 same. Be sure to get 

 kinds which do not mil- 

 dew in your locality. 



With both currants 

 and gooseberries 

 watch for the currant 

 worm, which appears 

 in late spring, usually 

 on the lower part of 

 the branches. Poison 

 him with hellebore. 



Grapes are the latest 

 berries of all, and are 

 in some ways the best, 

 at least after the 

 strawberry. There 

 are many kinds, and 

 one should have at least one early, medium, and late 

 kind, to make the season longer. They should be set nine 

 feet apart, and every spring should be carefully pruned before 

 the sap starts. Cut out most of last year's growth, leaving 

 from ten to twenty young buds to make the wood for the new 

 fruit. 



FiG. 128. Grapes yield well with little 

 trouble. 



