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CURRANTS. 



Currant bushes are propagated by cuttings and by 

 dividing old roots ; the former method is preferable. 

 The cuttings should be taken off in the fall and kept 

 like scions during winter, or they should be cut ear- 

 ly in the spring and immediately inserted in the 

 ground. In two years they should be set in rows eight 

 feet apart and six feet apart in the row. They re- 

 quire an occasional pruning of the old wood. They 

 should be cultivated and manured. A deep soil suits 

 them best. 



Red Dutch. — A kind much larger than the common 

 red, produces large clusters and is less acid. 



White Dutck — Large yellowish white, transparent, 

 and less acid than the red. Perfectly hardy. 



May's Victoria. — "A new variety from England. We have 

 had bunches over five inches long. The berries are very large, 

 bright red, excellent flavor, and hang long on the bush in perfec- 

 tion. Foliage thick, deep green, Of gre^t excellence." — Colt. 



CRANBERRIES. 



These are propagated by taking sods from natural 

 cranberry meadows and dividing them before setting 

 them out. They require a soil that is submerged at 

 least a small part of the year. They have been cul- 

 tivated on high lands with tolerable success by en- 

 riching them with peat and meadow muck. 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



These are propagated the same as currants are. — 

 They are more apt to suffer from heat and drought ; 

 they should therefore be planted the north side of 

 buildings or walls, in a deep moist soil. They are sub- 

 ject to mildew. To prevent this, prune liberally, en- 

 rich the ground with wood ashes, lime and salt, the 

 latter at the rate of two quarts per square rod. They 

 should be mulched deeply. 



Croiun Boh. — Large; roundish-oval, hairy, red and of 

 first quality. Measures one and one half inches 

 through. Foreign. 



