9.90 COME INTO THE GARDEN 



when fastened against the flat surface of wall or 

 fence. This also keeps them from reaching out 

 in the exasperating fashion they have, to hook 

 themselves upon the unwary passer-by; and as 

 the plants must be gone over annually to remove 

 old wood, and to take out weak new wood — 

 leaving about six canes to a plant — the labor of 

 fastening the branches up is really not to be con- 

 sidered as an extra. They must be handled 

 anyway. 



Currants and gooseberries may be grown be- 

 tween the rows of fruit trees in a garden made 

 up wholly of fruits; or they too may take their 

 place along a boundary. Currants do better in 

 shade, hence are especially suited to under- 

 planting between trees. Gooseberries like par- 

 tial shade, but do better if this falls on them 

 during the hottest part of the day from a build- 

 ing rather than from trees; hence they are not 

 quite as well for planting in the midst of trees, 

 though it may be done. Both of these fruits 

 prefer a deep, rich, moist, cool soil; and to in- 

 sure this coolness at their roots it is always well 

 to mulch them during the summer with grass 

 clippings, especially in the warmer sections. 



Grapes should always be used as abundantly 

 as possible, for in addition to being a highly 

 valuable food, they furnish one of the most or- 



