x Contents 



PART III 



THE GROSELLES 

 CHAPTER XI 



PAGES 



CURRANTS 263-281 



Soil and location, 265 Fertilizers, 266 Propagation, 

 267 Planting, 270 Subsequent tillage, 271 Prun- 

 ing, 272 Gathering and marketing, 275 Uses, 276 

 Duration of plantations, 277 Hardiness, 278 

 Yield, 279 Profits, 280 Black currants, 281. 



CHAPTER XII 



GOOSEBERRIES 282-298 



Soil and location, 283 Fertilizers, 284 Propagation, 

 284 Planting, 288 After treatment, 288 Prun- 

 ing, 289 Gathering and marketing, 291 Uses, 293 

 Duration of plantations, 294 Hardiness, 295 

 Yield, 295 Profits, 296 English gooseberries, 297, 



CHAPTER XIII 



VARIETIES OF CURRANTS 299-315 



Botanical derivation, 299 History of the cultivated 

 currant, 302 Red and white currants, 304 Euro- 

 pean black currants, 312 The golden or buffalo cur- 

 rant, 314 The American black currant, 314 Recom- 

 mended varieties, 315. 



CHAPTER XIV 



VARIETIES OF GOOSEBERRIES 316-333 



Botanical derivation, 316 History and future, 318 The 

 kinds of gooseberries, 321 Recommended varieties, 

 331 Ornamental currants and gooseberries, 331. 



