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BUSH FRUIT. 



fcvel of the surrounding soil. This done, 

 X-ater the roots well, and prune back all 

 tfie shoots so as to form a cup-like bush, 

 tfilh branches radiating from the centre. 



Fruiting Wood. Gooseberry and cur- 

 lant bushes produce their fruit both on the 

 foung wood and on the wood two, three, 

 fcnd four years old ; and generally along 

 the branches. The general bearers, there- 

 Jare, young and old, of proper growth and 

 veil ripened, must be continued as long as 



they remain, fruitful, cutting out from time 

 to time such as are of irregular growth C-? 

 too crowded, all branches and decayei 

 wood, together with the superfluous c* 

 over-abundant young wood of last sunr- 

 mer ; but retaining a selection of young 

 shoots where necessary, to fill up gaps k 

 the tree ; the rule being to. keep them 

 trained to a single stem below, while th 

 head, or general expansion of branches, if 

 kept open and regular. 



