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I'he eighth Sort is preferved in 

 fome old Gardens, but the Fruit 

 liaving a difagreesble, flrong Tafie, 

 lias occafioned its beipg but little 

 fultiva,/:d of late Years. . 



Tha(e Sorts with variegated 

 Leaves are preferved by fuch as are 

 fond of ftrip'd Plants 5 but as their 

 greatcft Beauty is only in the Spring, 

 before their Leaves grow large, 

 after which they become more 

 green j ib they are fcarcely worth 

 preferving in a Garden. 



The fourteenth Sort was obtained 

 By Mr. Feter CoUinfon from. Ar?re- 

 tJ(;Ay in whofe faie Garden it has 

 produced Fruit, ,and from, thence 

 has been communicated to feveral 

 other curious Gardens. The man- 

 lier of this Plant's flowering is 

 very different from the other Sorts 

 of Currants, for which Variety it 

 in ay haye a Place among other 

 Shrubs i but the Fruit being fome- 

 what like our Black Currmt, is 

 ijot much elleem'd. 



All thefe Sorts may be eafily pro- 

 pagated by planting their Cuttings 

 any time from Sepembet to March, 

 upon a Spot of frefh Earth, which 

 \n the Spring muft, be kept very 

 clear from Weeds, and in very dry 

 Weather if they are v/ater'd, it will 

 greatly promote their Growth : 

 Thefe may remain two Years in 

 this Nurfery, during which time 

 they muft be pruned up for the 

 Purpofes deiigii'd, . i. e. either to 

 clear Stems, if for Standards, or if 

 for Walls, Pales, or Efpaliers, they 

 may be trained up fiat. 

 , Then th-^y ihould be planted out 

 where they are to remain j the befl 

 Seafon tor which is fbon after the 

 Leaves begin to decay, that they 

 may take Root before Winter, fo 

 that they may be in no Danger ot 

 faffering fi-om Drought in the 



Thefe Plants are generally planted 

 in Rows, ^t about ten Feet afunderj 

 and four Diflance in the Rows? 

 but the beft Method is to train 

 them againftlow Efpaliers, in which 

 manner they will take up muchlefs 

 Room in a Garden, and their Fruit 

 will be much fairer. : 



The Diftance they iliould be 

 placed for an Efpalier, ought not to 

 be lefs than eight fet, that their 

 Branches may be trained horizon* 

 tally, which is of great Importance 

 to their Bearing. • . 



Thofe that are planted againfl 

 Pales or Wails, fliould alio be 

 allqwed the fime Diftance; if the/ 

 are planted againfl: a South-Ealt 

 Wall or Paie, it will caufe their 

 Fruit to ripen at Icaft a Fortnight 

 or three Weeks fDoner than thofe 

 in the open Air, and thofe which 

 are planted againfl: a North Wall or. 

 Pale, will be proportionably Jatcr 5 

 fo that by this Method . the Fruit;, 

 may be continued a long Time in 

 Perfection, efpecially if thofe againft, 

 the North Pales arc matted in thp 

 Heat of the Day. 



: Thefe Plants produce their Fruit 

 upon the former Year's Wood, and 

 alfe upon fmall Snags which come. 

 out of the old Wood, fo that iq 

 pruning 'em, thefe Snags fliould be. 

 preferved, and the young Shoots 

 Ihortened in proportion to their 

 Strength. The only Method, very 

 necefliafy tp be obferved in pruning 

 of them, is not to lay the Shoots 

 too clofe, and never to prune their" 

 Snags to make .'em fniooth i this^. 

 with a fmall Care in obferving the, 

 Manner of their Growth, will be 

 fufticient to in(lru£l any Perfon how 

 to manage this Plant, fe as to pro- 

 d'jice great Quantities ot Fruit. 



Thefe Plants will thrive and pro- 

 duce Fruit in alraofl: any Soil or. 

 Situatio^j and are often planted 



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