CURRANTS. 



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bud below for bearing another year, and one older 

 near can be removed to give room for it. The 

 simple routine of pruning 

 Black Currants is cutting 

 out old branches and en- 

 couraging young growths, 

 also preventing these being 

 unduly crowded. 



Digging and Manur- 

 ing. Currant bushes 

 should not be dug amongst 

 with the spade, but the 

 ground may be pointed 

 over carefully with a fork. 

 Manure, especially for Black 

 Currants, which produce 

 fibrous roots near the sur- 

 face, and suffer from 

 drought, is best spread on 

 the soil and there left to 

 decay. Lime is g,od for 

 Currants, and if it is 

 da>hed amongst the 

 branches when wet, for 

 adhering and destroying 

 moss, enough will fall to Fig 24._ BBANCH OF BLACK 



the ground for the roots. CUBBANT, SHOWING OLD AND 



YOUNG WOOD (see page 61). 



