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ter still, heaping the soil up around them in the 

 fall, and then every stalk will not only bear 

 fruit, but will throw out roots, and the whole 

 bush may be divided in the following October 

 into a half a dozen or more vigorous new plants. 

 Now is the time, also, to put out the bushes 

 where they are expected to grow for years to 

 come ; and as they can be had at no great cost, 

 it would be well for those who have none to get 

 their first supply at the nursery. It is true, as 

 we have said, that currants will grow in neglect- 

 ed corners, along fences, anywhere that its roots 

 can get half a hold upon the soil, but it is also 

 true that it will make double return in thor- 

 oughly enriched garden soil. It is a fruit that 

 a slovenly cultivator can depend upon, but also 

 one that the careful gardener can do wonders 

 with. The currant worm is proving a formida- 

 ble enemy in some districts, but Mr. Skene has 

 fought them successfully by thoroughly syring- 



