302 THE FRUIT GARDENER. [fi. * 



To enumerate the kinds would be an 

 endlefs tafk, particularly of goofeberries } 

 nor would it be at all fatisfadtory, almoft 

 every one having their favourites. But it 

 cannot be doubted that the rage for multi- 

 plying the varieties of this fruit has been 

 carried too high of late years; and that 

 many of our old kinds far excel the new 

 ones, in refpedt to flavour. 



Currants and Goofeberries 



Should be planted at from four to fix 

 feet apart each way, according to the qua- 

 lity of the foil. The feafon is any time 

 from November to the firft of March. 



Currants and goofeberries produce both 

 on fpurs, and on the fhoots of laft year , 

 but the fruit on the latter is always largefl. 

 Therefore, the fhoots to be retained fhould 

 be left at full length ; and the plant ought 

 to be regularly thinned out, leaving thefe 

 generally at the diflance of from nine to 

 twelve inches apart, and twifting off all 

 fuckers, &c. from the root, which take 

 greatly from its ftrength. 



Goofeberry plants, in particular, fhould 

 be kept free and open in the middle ; nor is 



