2l8 OF CURRANTS. 



Under the bushes that have been covered for late 

 fruit, ^'ou will always had plenty of self-sown plants, 

 which I would advise you to plant out by them- 

 selves. Those who make Currant-wine may save 

 tlie seed, alter the fruit is squeezed, and dry it : it 

 may tiien be sown in Autumn, or early in the 

 iSpring, on a bed of tine light earth j by which you 

 will, most probably, obtain some line varieties. By 

 no means propagate them iioni suckers, as they 

 never grow handsome, and are very liable to throw 

 out a great many suckers. 



In many gardens there still remains a small sort 

 of red and white currant not worth cultivating ^ 

 1 would therefore advise those who have any of 

 them in their gardens to root them up, and plant, 

 in their room, the large lied and White Dutch, the 

 long-bunched Red, and Champagne large Pale Red. 

 Currants may be planted out in the same manner 

 as Gooseberries, either in quarters or in single 

 rows round the edges of quarters. 



I would particularly recommend planting a few 

 against a South or West wall, or paling, which will 

 produce fruit much earlier than in quarters, &c. 

 Also to plant some between other fruit-trees on 

 North walls, or palings, for latter crops j these may 

 be covered with double nets, to preserve them 

 from birds ; tucking in a few fern branches between 

 the two nets, which will prevent the heat of the 

 sun and drying winds from shriveling the fruit. 

 In quarters they should be covered with mats for 

 the same purpose j at the same time permitting all 



