Gardening for Amateurs 



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is borne on the shoots of the previous year's 

 growth, so that sufficient of these must be 

 present in every part of the tree before a 

 good crop can be procured. Sometimes there 

 are too many of these shoots, causing the 

 tree to be overcrowded with growth. This 

 must be guarded against by cutting out 



(to their base) the smallest and weakest of 

 these, also any dead or old worn-out shoots. 

 Under glass two crops are usually secured 

 in a year, but this is not possible out of doors. 

 As the young shoots grow as many as are 

 necessary for the proper furnishing of the 

 tree should be retained, and carefully tied 



Fig. 1. A, Red Currant bush. B, Standard Red Currant. 

 C, Trained Red Currant. D, Black Currant bush. 



Fig. 2. Black Currant cutting 

 on left ; Red Currant cut- 

 ting on right. 



