Best Varieties of Basj^herries — Currants 201 



Varieties, — Of the Blaclicap type, I have found the 

 following most sMtisfactory: Gregg, Palmer, Doolittle, 

 Ohio, i^liaffer and Caroline. 



Of the Redcap type, Cifthhert, Turner, Golden Qiieen, 

 Brandywine and Hansell. In the lower half of the cotton 

 l)elt, all of them succeed best on the north side of the 

 garden fence. In the northern half, such protection is 

 not necessary. Raspberry cordial is an excellent astrin- 

 gent, which should be kept by every family, especially 

 where there are children. 



THE CURRANT 



This is a very popular fruit in some of our northern 

 stales where both soil and climate are favorable to its 

 growth. It is a native of Europe and the northern part 

 of North America. It is well adapted to northern ex- 

 posures of the mountain regions of the southern states, 

 and succeeds well in the Piedmont region on clay loam 

 soils on northern exposures or protected bj- buildings or 

 fences in the home garden. I have grown the Red Dutch 

 quite successfully in garden culture at Clemson College, 

 South Cai'olina. 



The plant is hardwood, shrubby growth, requiring 

 little ])runing except the removal of old canes to make 

 way for vigorous new ones. Clean, shallow cultivation 

 l»y means of which a soil mulch is secured, or a mulch of 

 woods-mold, will insure good results. 



Propagation is usually done by cuttings made eight 

 or ten inches long and planted in November in an in- 

 clined position, preferably on the north side of a fence. 



