BOOK OF FRUITS. 35 



ing Spring ; the part inserted into the ground 

 should be cut across a bud, and then set from 

 three to five inches deep, according to the na- 

 ture of the soil and situation, being careful to 

 rub off all the buds below the surface ; they 

 should not be suffered to push near the ground, 

 but as buds appear they must also be lakeri 

 off, training them as dwarfs or half standards. 

 Both currants and gooseberries bear their 

 fruit on the last year's shoots, and on short 

 natural studs or spurs. The gooseberry will 

 continue to bear on the same buds or spurs 

 for many years, particularly if the branches 

 are kept open and free for the admission of 

 the sun and air. To have large and fine fruit 

 from the currant and gooseberry, they should 

 be trained to resemble a well formed tree in 

 miniature ; the ground near the bushes should 

 be well manured, particularly the last named 

 fruit. The gooseberry requires a rich loam, 

 free from weeds. Early in the Spring, spade 

 carefully around the roots, turning the soil 

 well over ; prune them by cutting out every 

 worn out, decayed or irregular branch ; let 

 none be permitted to grow across each other ; 

 cut out all the superabundant, lateral shoots 



