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little superiority in any for bushes and standards. For Aug, 

 Cherries, Mahaleb, Gean, and Gaskin, the first for bushes, ^""^5 

 the others for standards. For Apricots, Peaches, and 

 Nectarines, the Almond, Mussel, St. Julien, and Bromp- 

 ton. The stock question is a somewhat complicated one, 

 and in the main it is best left to nurserymen. After all, 

 fruit trees, already established on the stocks, are very 

 cheap. The stocks should not be budded before they 

 are three years old. 



Currants. ^Bushes in the open will have been cleared 

 of their fruit, and may be pruned, the Reds and Whites 

 by the pinching of the breastwood to six leaves, the 

 Blacks by cutting out old wood which has borne fruit. 

 Top-dressings of manure and sewage will help Black 

 Currants to push the strong young wood, which is so 

 important for the next year's fruiting. Trees trained on 

 north walls will still be carrying fruit, perhaps, and 

 netting, held clear of the wall, will have to be used to 

 protect it from birds. 



Gooseberries. — Practically the same remarks as those 

 made with reference to Red Currants apply to Goose- 

 berries. The bush fruit will have been used, and late 

 wall crops will need protection. Summer pinching may 

 be practised with advantage. A sharp look-out should 

 be kept for the American mildew, and if any diseased 

 patches are seen on the young wood, the twigs should be 

 cut out and burned immediately. 



Grapes. — In early Vineries, started in winter, the fruit 

 may now have been used, and the object of the grower 

 is to get the wood ripe and brown, particularly at the 

 base of the laterals, where good buds are wanted for the 

 following year's crop. A vigorous washing with the hose 

 will do good as a preliminary ; afterwards free ventilation 

 and full exposure to sun will be helpful. If the laterals 

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