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most delicious flavor, but it is not hardy unless in well sheltered spots. 

 It is somewhat curious, when the true reason is not known, that this 

 variety is more hardy in Canada than in the United States, the reason 

 being that it is protected by the deep and long continued snow 

 through the colder Canadian winter. Cultivated varieties of Kasp- 

 berries, like blackberries, are so much superior to the wild kinds, that 

 it will be found, wherever raspberries are wanted, their culture will 

 well repay the trouble. About the same quantity of raspberries are 

 usually in demand as of blackberries. A new variety of red raspberry, 

 called "Hansell," promises to become one of the best standard 

 varieties. (See engraving.) 



CURRANTS. 



The currant is but little used except for pies and for preserving 

 purposes. There is perhaps no other small fruit that will give more 

 weight of crop for the space it occupies than the currant. However, 

 as it is only used for these special purposes, and is but little used to 

 eat as dessert, in an uncooked state, comparatively few are required. 

 The plants should be set out in the garden in rows about four feet 

 apart, and three feet between the plants; for market purposes these 

 distances maybe increased one-half. The young shoots require to be 

 pruned in the fall, cutting off about one-third of their growth, and 

 thinning out the old shoots when they become too thick. They are 

 all trained in bush form to a height of three or four feet. The best 

 red varieties grown are known as the Bed Dutch and the Cherry. 

 Of the white kinds, that known as the White Dutch is the best. It is 

 of a vellowish white color. This variety is sweeter than the reds, 

 and for that reason is better for dessert purposes. Black currants 

 are but little grown, and then exclusively for jams and jelhes. They 

 should be cultivated in the same way as the whites and reds, although 

 they are an entirely different plant, belonging to a different species. 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



The gooseberry is but little grown in this climate, as our summer 

 is entirely too hot for it, and it is rarely seen in good condition, as it 

 ripens just in the heat of summer, when the weather is the hottest, 

 thus forcing it unnaturally to maturity, so that the fine flavor obtained 

 in milder climates such as Great Britain is never found here. For 

 that reason it is not much grown, except to be used in a green state 

 for pies or tarts, and is in but little demand. Many of the English 



