CHAPTER IX. , 



GOOSEBERRY AND CURRANT. 



THE GOOSEBERRY 



Is propagated by cuttings. New varieties are 

 raised from seed. 



Cuttings should be taken from bearing shoots, 

 and all the buds removed except three or four at 

 the top. The new plants should be trained up to 

 a single stem a foot above ground. A very rich 

 moist soil is best. 



The gooseberry has received comparatively 

 little attention in this country, and the English va- 

 rieties best adapted to our climate have not been 

 sufficiently tested. Many of the larger ones ap- 

 pear much subject to mildew; a defect, however, 

 which is often removed by rich soil, pruning, and 

 good cultivation. English writers enumerate sev- 

 eral hundred varieties, some of which have weigh- 

 ed an ounce and a half; but the larger sorts are 

 neither so good in flavor, nor so profitable for cul- 

 ture as those of medium size. 



THE CURRANT, 



From its hardiness, free growth, great and uni- 



