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reds, and Lee's Prolific at the head of the blacks. The currant 

 and gooseberry require about the same cultivation, are infested 

 with the same insect enemies and rec[uire the same kind of treat- 

 ment to destroy them. I use as a preventive, London purple or 

 Paris green, applied before the fruit sets. If you begin its use 

 as soon as the leaves become visible, there is not much danger 

 of the worms injuring your bushes. Should you discover 

 worms later, white hellebore in the proportion of ^ pound to 

 i6 gallons of water, applied with a spray pump, will check the 

 ravages. After my berries are picked, I spray again to prevent 

 the worms from working on the foliage. 



While the growing of currants and gooseberries calls for care, 

 skill, application and a study of the habits of the bushes, for 

 clean cultivation, good mulching and fertilizing, no man can 

 succeed who does not appreciate the importance of marketing 

 in the right manner and at the right time. Never sell immature 

 fruit. You simply destroy the taste and desire for a good arti- 

 cle. The demand for gooseberries has been seriously checked 

 by the attempt to force immature, undersized and necessarily 

 bitter berries on the market. Mature your fruit by the best of 

 attention, ship only perfect berries of full size, give full measure, 

 and your customers will come again and again. This is the way 

 to make the growing of currants and gooseberries profitable and 

 yearly increase the demand for this luscious fruit. 



