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the main or first runner was not to 

 be stopped as above, it would per- 

 haps run half a yard, or two feet 

 in length, without putting out more 

 runners, probably without shewing 

 a single fruit. When the said lat- 

 eral shoots have three joints, if any 

 of them do not show fruit at either 

 of these, it will be proper to pinch 

 off the tops of such shoots at the 

 third joint ; which will promote 

 their putting forth a supply of two 

 or three new shoots, some or all of 

 which will most likely be fruitful ; 

 and after this according as they ad- 

 vance in growth, train the runners 

 along in regular order, cut out 

 casual very weakly vines, and thin 

 others where very irregularly 

 crowded. 



To preserve cucumbers, squash- 

 es, &c. from bugs and flies, sprin- 

 kle the plants with a strong in- 

 fusion of elder leaves ; that of 

 hops is likewise recommended. — 

 Or, suspend a diamond-formed 

 piece of white paper, shingle, or 

 other piece of wood by a thread 

 tied to the end of a stirk stuck in 

 the ground a small distance from 

 the hill, so that the paper will hang 

 directly over the hill and near the 

 plants. The air, by constantly vi- 

 brating the paper or shingle, will 

 have a tendency to prevent insects 

 from alighting on the plants. It is 

 said sprinkling the plants with the 

 fine dust of slacked lime, while 

 they are wet with dew or rain will 

 preserve them from insects. 



Cucumbers are rendered more 

 wholesome by slicing them into a 

 basin of cool spring water. 



CURRANT, Ribes, a species 

 of fruit tree. There are three 



kinds of currants produced in this 

 country, red, white and black. 

 The red and the white are a 

 wholesome cooling fruit, and flour- 

 ish well in this part of the coun- 

 try. They are easily propagated 

 by cuttings, setting the young 

 twigs in the ground, which will 

 furnish themselves with roots ; and 

 will bear fruit the second year. 

 Some plant them singly, others in 

 clumps. The latter method is 

 disapproved by the best gardeners. 

 If they be set single round the 

 borders of a garden, close to the 

 fence, and fastened to the fence, 

 to prevent their being bowed to 

 the ground when loaded with 

 fruit, they will take up little or no 

 room, and make an agreeable ap- 

 pearance. And it will be easy to 

 keep them free from weeds. When 

 they are planted on the south, or 

 southeast side of a wall, the fruit 

 will be ripe in June; but on the 

 north side, Ihey may be kept till 

 October on the bushes, in a sound 

 state. 



A wine that is not unpleasant is 

 made of the red kind; but that 

 which is made of the white is 

 preferable ; and this ought to be 

 more attended to. This wine 

 meliorates exceedingly by age, 

 becoming equal to the best of 

 Malaga wine, after being bottled 

 a year or two. 



The way to make currant wine 

 is as follows : Take ripe currants, 

 wash them, clear them from the 

 stems, add a gallon of water to a 

 gallon of currants, and bruise 

 them well in the water. Strain 

 it through a cloth. Then to one 

 gallon of the mixed juice and 



