CURRANTS AND GOOSEBERRIES. 95 



CURRANTS AND GOOSEBERRIES. 



President — Mr. Barnard, have you your paper prepared ? 



Barnard — I don't know anything about currants and gooseber- 

 ries, hence have no paper. 



Member — Can a clump of gooseberry bushes be divided so as to 

 make four or five plants ? 



President — I think it could. 



Cole — What exposure is best ? 



Youngers— I think a partial shade is best for both currants and 

 gooseberries. 



Brown — Don't forget the Fay's currant — the best in the world ; 

 very long fruit stem and an abundant bearer ; it should be planted in 

 partial shade, as also should the Downing gooseberry. I have been 

 yelling Downing for years and have not changed my opinion yet. 



Carpenter — The Downing begins bearing very young and bears 

 every year ; it pays as well as any fruit we have. 



Reed — Do you cultivate the vines? We have, and where we cul- 

 tivated they do not bear as well as those that were not cultivated. 



Day — The Downing is undoubtedly one of the best gooseberries 

 grown; it bears a peck to the bush; but few know about the goose- 

 berry. Mine have the shade of a wire fence on the west side. I 

 leave six or eight stalks to the hill, which will make a larger clump 

 of bushes as they grow older. 



Laino — I have some gooseberries that were imported from Eng- 

 land ; they grow with only one stem. We had a hail storm this sum- 

 mer that knocked off most of the fruit, but from what few were left 

 I think they will be a grand berry — as large as a crab apple. Don't 

 know if they will mildew. 



Deweber — I lost all my Industry this summer by mildew. 



