Round the Year in the Garden 



to be room for them. In time amateurs will regard 

 cordons of Gooseberries and Red and White Currants 

 as the ideal form in which to grow these fruits. A few 

 of the finest Gooseberries are (of red sorts) Ironmonger, 

 Keen's Seedling and Warrington ; (of green sorts) 

 Langley Gage and Greengage ; (of yellow sorts) Yellow 

 Sulphur and Champagne Yellow ; (of white sorts) White- 

 smith. All these bear comparatively small fruits. Those 

 who wish to grow giant Gooseberries should choose from 

 Crown Bob, Lancashire Lad, Whinham's Industry and 

 Speedwell (all red sorts) ; Careless and Shiner (white) ; 

 Plunder, Stockwell and Thumper (green); Langley 

 Beauty, Ringer, Leveller and Keepsake (yellow). Of 

 Red Currants, Raby Castle and Fay's Prolific, and of 

 White Currants, White Dutch and White Transparent 

 are satisfactory sorts. 



Black Currant. This accommodating fruit will thrive 

 in a partially shaded spot ; it gives no difficulty if one 

 remembers to cut out the old shoots in autumn, to make 

 room for those of the current year's growth, and if one 

 is lucky enough to keep the bushes free from the Black 

 Currant Mite, or Big Bud, a minute insect pest that 

 attacks the buds, causing them to become enlarged and 

 useless. When ordering Black Currants it is wise to 

 make inquiries as to whether the bushes are free from 

 Big Bud, for it is all important to start with healthy 

 bushes. Boskoop Giant is a favourite variety, though 

 the old Black Naples, which bears smaller berries, is 

 quite good also. 



Canker in Fruit Trees. Canker is one of the most 

 embarrassing diseases with which the fruit grower has 

 to contend ; there is little hope for a tree that is badly 

 attacked. Some varieties are especially prone to develop 

 this malady, particularly when growing on heavy land, 

 and it is as well to know the names, if only to avoid 

 planting them on soil of this nature. Ribston Pippin 

 and Cox's Orange Pippin are unfortunately among them ; 



