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The Canadian' Horticulturist 



out all wood that has already fruited and leave the young wood for the produc- 

 tion of fruit the following season. This treatment encourages it to produce a 

 strong groWth of young wood each year. 



NOTES ON CURRANTS. 



Fay 's. Prolific. — Color dark red : produces large clusters; is less acid than 

 die cherry. The only objection to it, is that it produces a large number of 

 seeds which injures it for preserving. 



Cherry. — Color dark red : very large : the bush makes a strong growth : is 

 ver) productive, and of good quality. 



Red Dutch. — Color dark red : this variety is well known, but has been 

 superseded by the larger varieties ; but for preserving purposes it is valuable. 



White Grape. — This is a very large variety, the largest of the white. The 

 habit of the bush is to spread. It makes a strong growth. 



Yellow Transparent. — Color, yellowish white: of excellent quality: good 

 for table use, and for preserving. 



I. a Fertile. — Color whitish-yellow: acid to sub-acid in flavor; many- 

 seeded : small clusters ; large : productive. Bush a free grower. 



Victoria. — Color, bright red : clusters of medium size. Fruit hangs a long 

 time on bush. Its buds do not commence to grow so early as other varieties by 

 two weeks, thus protecting it from late frost. The bush is not quite so strong, 

 resembling the cherry currant in growth. 



La Versaillaise. — In all respects the same as the cherry; produces large 

 clusters, and is very productive and valuable. — Geo. Coote. Horticulturist, 

 Oregon Experiment Station. 



Oil Of Sassafras — In making this only the green roots are used. They 

 produce about $ per cent, of oil, which sells at 35c. 

 to 45c. per lb. to wholesale druggists. Twenty- 

 five cents per 100 lbs. is the usual price for digging 

 and washing the roots ready for distillation. Much 

 oil is distilled in North Carolina, chiefly around 

 ( ireensboro and Statesville. where they also make 

 oil of pennyroyal. Any means of passing live 

 steam through barrels of chopped and bruised 

 roots, and thence through a worm or condenser of 

 some sort, will make the oil. The business is not 



nearly so remunerative as it was ten years ago. Oil with a specific gravity of 



1070. or over, finds a ready market. — Farm and Home. 



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