114 THE PRACTICAL GARDEN -BOOK 



may be sown in heat in March, the plants transplanted once 

 before setting out to cause them to grow stocky and branch- 

 ing ; or seed may be sown in a warm place where the plants 

 are to grow. The flowers, to retain their colors, should be 

 cut before fully expanded and dried in a dark, airy place. 

 See Everlastings. Set the plants 18 inches apart. Height 

 12 inches. The heads resemble clover heads. The term 

 Bachelor's Button is also given to the cornflower (Centaurea 

 Cyanus) . 



Gooseberry. Since the advent of the practice 

 of spraying with fungicides to prevent mildew, the cul- 

 ture of the Gooseberry has increased. There 

 is now no reason why, with a little care, 

 good crops of many of the best English va- 

 rieties may not be grown. The price for 

 good fruits of Gooseberry is usually remu- 

 nerative, as the market is rarely overstocked by the sudden 

 ripening of the crop, since the fruits ripen through a long 

 season. A large part of the crop is picked green for culinary 

 purposes. The leading market variety is Downing, a native 

 sort, which is little subject to mildew. Several of the Eng- 

 lish varieties have proved of value, having larger fruits than 

 the natives. Whitesmith, Chautauqua, Triumph and In- 

 dustry are among the best. 



The propagation of the Gooseberry is similar to that of 

 the currant, although the practice of earthing up a whole 

 plant, causing every branch thus covered to throw out roots, 

 is common with the European varieties. The rooted 

 branches are cut off the following spring and planted in 

 nursery rows or sometimes directly in the field. In order to 

 succeed with this method, the plant should have been cut 

 back to the ground so that all the shoots are yearling. 



Pruning is essentially the same as for the currant 

 (which see); and the treatment of the currant worm is the 

 same as for that fruit. 



Gooseberries should l?e get (either in fall or spring) 3 to 



