EIcHT] STRAWBERRIES AND THEIR KIN 
ling of good size, very hardy, and of fine quality. 
Among my own seedlings I have not only the early 
one, mentioned above, but another that ripens its 
fruit in September. There is something very at- 
tractive about the effort to grow improved varieties 
of these small fruits. They come into bearing 
when young, and if not worth the keeping we have 
wasted little time and space in the effort. I wish 
more people knew what a grand fruit the goose- 
berry is at its best. Gooseberry jelly is one of the 
most delicious with which the housekeeper stores 
her cupboard. 
The propagation of gooseberries and currants is 
identical. Take cuttings in the fall, as soon as the 
wood is ripened, seven to ten inches long. Propa- 
gators generally put these in bundles, in a cool cel- 
lar, over winter. I prefer planting them at once 
— setting them obliquely, in clean ground, in a fur- 
‘row where they can be two-thirds under ground. 
Draw the dirt on, and ram it down very tightly. 
When done the row should stand a little above the 
level of the soil, to avoid the settling of water dur- 
ing the winter. The cuttings should be about one 
inch apart in the row. It is easy to multiply either 
gooseberries or currants by layers, or an old bush 
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