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lated from the Revue Horticole, states that seed- 

 lings withstand the heat of French summers much 

 better than cuttings, and recommends propagation by 

 seeds rather than by other methods. 



Grafting is easily done, the Missouri currant being 

 the stock oftenest used. According to Robert Man- 

 ning,* the best results are obtained by side -grafting 

 under the bark in August, the top being cut down in 

 spring and the snag removed afterward, as with 

 budded trees. Although quite extensively practiced at 

 one time in the production of standard bushes, and 

 as a supposed remedy for the mildew, the fad soon 

 died out. 



PLANTING 



The methods of planting recommended for the cur- 

 rant are equally applicable to the gooseberry. If 

 rows are placed six feet apart in the direction most 

 convenient for cultivating, and the plants four feet 

 apart in the opposite direction, in order to afford 

 opportunity for cross cultivation when the plants are 

 young, and at intervals thereafter, they will have 

 room enough for proper development, with convenient 

 space for their care and for gathering the fruit. 



The same arguments as with the currant will apply 

 in regard to the choice of season for planting. These 

 fruits drop their leaves so early that fall planting may 

 be done much earlier than with most other fruits, 

 even in September, allowing the plants to become 



*Trans. Mass. Hort. Soc. 1879:37. 



