42 NATURE STUDY AND AGRICULTURE 
is then carried to the imperfect flowers by the bees or the 
wind. To avoid the necessity for this extra care we may 
simply use a variety with perfect flowers, as the Senator 
Dunlap. 
The type of strawberries commonly known as ever-bear- 
ing, or fall-bearing, of which the Progressive is one of the 
leading varieties, is especially adapted to the home garden. 
It must, however, be provided with good soil and supplied 
with moisture throughout the growing season, that it may 
bear heavily in the late summer and fall. 
Currants are about the hardiest fruit we have, and they 
require very little care and attention. It is not absolutely 
necessary even to 
give them any pro- 
tection in winter, 
although a good 
mulching ‘is an ad-. 
vantage. Ifrotten 
manure is used for 
the purpose, it can 
be worked into the soil in the spring and will help to produce 
better fruit. To give room for cultivation, set the bushes 
four feet apart in rows that are six or eight feet apart. The. 
bushes should not be allowed to become too thick, but all 
suckers except two or three should be cut out every fall or 
spring, and also all canes that are four years old. -Thus we 
keep about eight canes to the bush and if well grown they 
will yield more and better fruit than a larger number. 
As almost all of the varieties are entirely hardy, we can 
scarcely make a mistake in choosing. The London Market, 
Cherry, Red Cross, Perfection, and White Grape Currant are 
among the best, the white currant being sweeter than the red. 
GOOSEBERRIES 
