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A. They require manuring with rotten dung, at 

 least eyery two years, and oft repeated pruning. 

 By this pruning the branches are removed in such 

 a manner that the gooseberry-bush has four or five 

 stems near the surface of the ground. 



Q. What is the best mode of protecting the goose- 

 berry-bush from the cold and snow in winter ? 



A. The best method consists in laying it down on 

 the soil and keeping it in this position by a few 

 shovelfuls of earth thrown on the extremities of its 

 branches. 



Q. At what distance from each other should the 

 gooseberry-bushes be planted ? 



At a distance of about three feet. 



Currant-bushes. 



Q, How are currant-bushes reproduced ? 



A. They are reproduced by the shoots of the pre- 

 ceding year, when they have attained from six to 

 twelve inches in length. These shoots are cut, and 

 are sunk in the earth, where they soon take root. 



Q. What care do currant-bushes require ? 



A. The same as gooseberry-bushes that is : water- 

 ing in the beginning, manuring from time to time 

 and proper pruning. 



Raspberry-bushes. 



Q. How do raspberry-bushes multiply ? 



