PROFITABLE FRUIT-CROWING. 



what standard roses are, and those who have not 

 seen standard Red Currants may be told that they 

 are nearly as ornamental as standard roses, and 

 much more useful ; they are, moreover, very easily 

 produced. 



Fig 22. STANDABD CUKRANT. 



A standard Currant tree, nearly full grown and 

 pruned ready for bearing a heavy crop of fruit, is 

 shown in fig. 22, above. The pruning for form- 

 ing the head is exactly the same as described above, 

 and all that is needed is the narration of the 

 process for producing the stem. Choose strong, 

 yet firm, young shoots, as soon as the leaves have 



