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ing in the old fashioned way, although we ad- 

 mit that, while they live, they yield very 

 large fruit and appear very pretty. It is an 

 excellent plan to renew currant bushes, once 

 in six or eight years. 



When you desire extra sized fruit, pinch oft' 

 the ends of the growing shoots about the 20th 

 of June, and thin out the clusters just as you 

 would to produce the same result with the 

 grape. No farther treatment is necessary, ex- 

 cept to keep the ground around the bushes 

 well cultivated and free from weeds, and to 

 prune out the superfluous wood every winter. 



The best varieties of a reputation well es- 

 tablished here, are the large Red Dutch and 

 the large White Dutch. Other fine, large va- 

 rieties, highly recommended by those who 

 have cultivated them, are Knight's Early Red. 

 Knight's large Red, and the Victoria (a very 

 large, fine currant.) These are nearly twice 

 the size of the common red and white currants 

 and are in every respect superior to them. 



Of Black Currants, the Black Grape is one 

 of the best. People who have acquired a 

 fondness for this species of the currant, often 

 place a high value upon it. 



Uses of the Currant. The currant, stewed 



