plants, more subject ti. ilau 

 with no opportunity f"r r. i 

 ning the fruit by t-iipi iiiL' ■ 

 ters have shown an inrn:r 

 The fruit should be pick^ 

 care to prevent crushing 

 from the stems. If proper 

 well, but if carelessly pieki 



1 the Currant borer, 



speriments in thin- 

 er end of the clus- 



and in yield. 



Ii\ , taking especial 

 s Ml- t.-aring them 

 ir vi;in,l.s shipment 

 qui.kly spoil. For 



lart baskets, shippeil in crates, like any other ber- 

 though the 9-pound grape basket is now largely 

 " ' ' ' package, both for the ship- 



by the advantage of youi 

 soil. Yields vary greatly. 

 not average 50 bushels per 

 as high as 250 bushels. Wi 

 yield from 100 to 15i) Imsh. 

 amount will be obtain. ,1 ,,i 

 ful attention to detaiU. In 

 per bush may be exp' . n ii , t 

 scarcely vi.-l'.l as m. 



g, vigorous plants in fresh 

 Many growers doubtless do 

 lere, while others may secure 

 th good care Currants should 

 K IHi- acre, though even this 

 ly li> i;m.m1 culture and care- 

 uai.i. n culture 2 to 4 pounds 

 I n-li many neglected plants 

 I nilcr favorable condi- 

 iiitable crop, though, 

 M .- subject to fluctua- 



inds 



Fay 



1 varnti. ^ .u - i,."r.i (.roiitable. Some of the 

 s.)rts an- sHccter, but find little demand 

 irkct. Victoria is one of the most popular 

 ind varictiis. Cherry and Versailles are 

 biy more largely grown than any others. 

 > capricious, succeeding remarkably well in 

 locations, but proving unsatisfactory in 

 others ; its habit of growth is straggling and 

 undesirable. Red Dutch, though small, is still 

 highly prized on the Plains ; Prince Albert, a 

 very productive late variety, is popular with 

 canners and for jelly. Among newer varieties 

 the Wilder is promising. White Grape and the 

 newer White Imperial are popular white vari- 

 eties. Black Currants are little grown in the 

 United States but are popular in Canada. Black 

 Naples (Fig. 611) is the most popular kind. 



The best-known insect enemy is the imported 

 Currant worm {Pteronus RilesU), which never 

 fails t.) strip the leaves from neglected bushes 

 throufxliout the eastern United States, though as 

 yet unknown on the Plains. It begins feeding 

 on the clusters of leaves close to the ground, 



and if taken in time may be poisoned with arsenites, 

 though powdered hellebore, at the rate of a teaspoon- 

 ful to a gallon of water, is the common remedy, and 

 the one which should be used after the fruit sets and 





616. Tree-form training of Currant. 



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the insects have scatt.i. : .r i 

 ported and native Curr : ' ' 

 Theycanonlybeconfrnll I : 

 infested canes early in -: 

 emerge. The Currant il, ;, 

 times causes si-ri'niv iniiM\ n> iIk 

 eggjust beneatli tin- -kin, wii.rc tin 

 causes the fruit m mm r. ,1 ;,n.l i 

 practicable reim.ly lias y. t 1,, , i 

 fungous diseases, tliere are sc\ cr;! 

 leaves, causing them to fall i>rcn 

 yield to thorough treatment witli i 

 rant tubercle, a disease which has 

 rious in New York and New Jer- 

 serious enemy and a diili 

 is first shown by wiltint; . 

 mature coloring of tlte f v 

 ^ small and straggling, an 

 y.^i leaves, soon ' ' ' 



th the 

 llowed 

 burn- 

 y rem- 



^fM^¥^ 



f mm 



4 "* by the death of the c: 



'-? ing affect 



edy thus tar -m;-. -i. n The dis- 

 ease may be transmitted in appar- 

 .,^ ently healthy cuttings, so that fields 



7^ "Wf^'?^^^ 



'm 



Currant bush. 



The old cane, 



known to be affected 

 should not be used as 

 a source from which 

 to propagate. 



The treatment of 

 black Currants does 

 not differ materially 

 from that of reds, ex- 

 cept that the plants, 

 being larger, require 

 somewhat more room. 

 The fruit, though pos- 

 sessing a most un- 

 pleasant odor and fla- 

 vor, becomes agree- 



