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from the last, and so proceed. Four-feet beds are per- 

 haps the best. Early in September is the best time to 

 put in Gooseberry cuttings, for by so doing a season is 

 gained over those put in late in the autumn, winter, 

 and spring. Seed may be used to raise new sorts. It 

 may be sown in deep seed-pans, or in fine beds under a 

 handlight, in the spring. 



The Currant. 



The Currant is a most useful fruit, especially the 

 white and the red kinds, the latter being valuable for 

 tarts and jellies. To get fine fruit and possess it longer 

 than ordinary, plant the trees on a west or north wall 

 (see "Multum in Parvo Gardening"), and hang nets 

 over them as a guard against the birds. Red and white 

 Currants may be preserved in their natural state a long 

 time. 



The propagation of the Currant may be assimilated 

 to that of the Gooseberry, with this slight difference — 

 all the Currants, red, white, and black, may be made 

 into cuttings, and planted at any time from October 

 until February. 



The Raspberry. 



The cultivation of the Raspberry is comparatively 

 simple, but one thing should always be borne in mind, 

 viz. that the Raspberry plant objects to frequent re- 

 movals. The situation is not of so much consequence 

 as a good soil and a permanent standing. The soil 

 should be good sandy loam of a moderate depth, well 

 manured annually, and forked in. 



The propagation of the Raspberry is by the young 

 suckers which spring from the distant roots that ramble 

 from the main plant. The suckers should be dug up 

 with the spade, reserving as much of the fibre about it 

 as possible. October and November are the best 

 months to remove them and to make new plantations. 

 I recommend strong one-year-old canes for planting 



