THE GOOSEBERRY. 



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Forms of Trees. The Gooseberry can be grown as a 

 bush, a fan, cordon (Figs. 41 and 42), or stan- 

 dard (Fig. 33). Bushes are the usual dwarf trees, 

 and require to be planted 6ft. apart . each way. Fan- 

 trained trees, to be planted 5ft. apart, are suitable for 

 low walls or fences facing north or west ; cordons, 

 to be grown ift. apart, with one main stem fur- 

 nished with spurs, also for low walls or fences facing 



Fig. 37. A "MAIDEN" 

 GOOSEBERRY TREE. 



A variety of pendulous haHt. 

 I>ines show where to prur.e. 

 Shoot must be pruned to a bud 

 pointing- upwards. 



Fig. 38. A TWO-YEAR-OLD GOOSE- 

 BERRY TREE. 



Lines show where to prune, 

 habit. 



Variety of erect 



north or west, and for trellises in the open garden. Stan- 

 dards form a pretty kind of tree for growing by the side 

 of garden paths. They are obtained by grafting any of 

 the drooping varieties on stems 2ft. high of the strong 

 upright-growing sorts. Such trees can be obtained of 

 most nurserymen. Standards grafted on Ribes aureum, 

 with stems 3ft. to 4ft. high, are also available- These 

 have neat, compact heads. Plant them 5ft. apart. 



