172 FRUIT CULTURE. 



cess with the English kinds by planting under 

 the shelter of fences, buildings, or trees, and 

 by mulching with salt hay, or salted marsh- 

 hay, for the purpose of securing uniform damp- 

 ness. Recent results in the application of fun- 

 gicides give good reason to expect that we can 

 control this powdery mildew. Besides dusting 

 with sulphur, spraying frequently with the cop- 

 per solutions is recommended. 



Crown Bob, Roaring Lion, Whitesmith, and 

 Green Ocean are standard English varieties. 

 Windham's Industry is a new kind, of unusual 

 vigor, which may prove to be adapted to our 

 climate, and therefore desirable. Of native 

 kinds Smith's Improved and Downing are the 

 largest and best. Mountain and Houghton's 

 Seedling are smaller, very productive, and free 

 from mildew. The gooseberrj^ is subject to 

 the attacks of the currant worm and the span 

 worm, for which the same remedies should be 

 applied. A larva also burrows into the fruit, 

 attaining a full size of nearly three quarters of 

 an inch. A very small midge also deposits its 

 minute eggs upon the fruit, and the tiny larvae 

 burrow within. The presence of these insects 

 is shown by the withering or the premature 

 ripening of the fruit, which should be picked 

 before the moth escapes. 



