The Home Garden 



The gooseberry requires very nearly the 

 same treatment as the currant. Care must 

 be taken, however, to thin out the bush so 

 that there will be a free circulation of air. If 

 this is not done mildew will most likely result 

 from dampness, and the crop will be a failure. 

 The only effective remedy for mildew, so far 

 as my experience goes, is flower of sulphur 

 dusted over the entire plant while its leaves 

 are damp. The open-head system of pruning 

 is, however, in my opinion, the best preventive 

 of this disease. That, and high feeding, which 

 makes the bush so strong that it overcomes the 

 disease by its own vigor. I would advise plant- 

 ing the gooseberry in airy locations, fully 

 exposed to sunshine, but sheltered from cold 

 winds and draughts, and keeping the ground 

 cool by the liberal use of mulch. 



Perhaps the best varieties are Downing, and 

 Houghton's Seedling. 



