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three to four feet apart, and are treated in all other re- 

 spects like Currant bushes. 



Downing. A native variety of medium size, greenish- 

 white when ripe, excellent quality. 



Houghton's Seedling. Also a native variety, size me- 

 dium, color red, flavor average. 



Of the foreign varieties among Reds may be named as 

 leading sorts, Warrington, Champion, Waterloo; of 

 Greens, Green Globe, Melville, Green Gage ; of Yellows, 

 Sulphur, Champagne, Golden Drop ; of, Whites, Crystal, 

 Whitesmith, Dutch. 



FIGS. 



The Fig on account of it not being hardy in the north- 

 ern states, is but little cultivated unless in tubs, which 

 are placed in cellars or sheds to protect them during the 

 winter months, or occasionally on the back wall of lean- 

 to graperies ; but in all parts of the country where the 

 thermometer does not get lower than twenty degrees 

 above zero, they can be grown freely in the open air 

 without protection. It is hardly ever necessary to prune 

 the Fig, except to regulate its shape by cutting back any 

 extra strong shoots. In sections of the country such as 

 Maryland, or West Virginia, or Delaware, where it may 

 require slight protection when grown in the open air, it 

 should be planted against a wall or fence, and trained 

 against it ; on the approach of cold weather it should be 

 laid down and covered as recommended for hardy grapes. 

 When grown in tubs to be kept in cellars, sheds, or green- 

 house pits, they should be placed under cover in this 

 latitude early in November, kept as dry as possible with- 

 out shrivelling, and set out in the open air again in 

 May. The soil and general treatment for plants grown 

 in the open air in pots or tubs will be suitable for them. 



