required, a strong loam, highly enriched, will give the most satisfactory 

 results. In preparing the ground let it be worked deeply, as a good root 

 bed is a great advantage. Drainage must also be provided for if 

 necessary, and if the soil is not sufficiently rich use enough manure to 

 give the plants a fair start. Planting may be done at any time while 

 growth is at rest, but it is advisible not to delay till after July. In 

 selecting varieties the cultivator should bear in mind the object he has 

 in view, and choose those adapted for his requirements. Care should 

 also be taken to select well-shaped, vigorous-looking young plants. The 

 distance between in planting should be eight to ten feet each way. 

 Keep down weeds by constant attention, but as the plants are apt to 

 suffer when their roots are disturbed to any extent the work should be 

 performed with care and as lightly as posssible. The Gooseberry is very 

 impatient of drought, and it will be advisable to conserve the moisture in 

 the soil as long as possible by mulching four or five inches deep early in 

 the season, This mulching will also assist in supplying nutriment to the 

 plants, which are strong feeders, and whose roots are never quite inactive. 

 Plantations of Gooseberries must be kept in heart by the use of manure 

 when necessary, and the plants should never be allowed to get stunted 

 through lack of nourishment. 



SUMMER PRUNING. X Showing where Shoots should be pinched back. 



