150 FRUIT GARDEN. 
Yellow, Smiling Beauty, Smooth Yellow, Yellow-smith, 
Rumbullion. 
White—Bright Venus, White Champagne, Cheshire 
Lass, White Crystal, White Damson, Whitesmith, White 
Honey. a 
Green.— Green Gascoigne, Pitmaston, Green-gage, Lang- 
ley Green, Late Green, Green Laurel, Gregory’s Perfec- 
tion, Green Walnut, Jolly Tar, Cupper’s Bonny Lass. 
In forming his collection, the horticulturist should espe- 
cially select a few early and a few late sorts, and by pro- 
perly disposing the bushes in various situations in his gar- 
den, he may prolong the fruit season by several weeks. 
The same object may be further promoted by defending the 
fruit of the late sorts from the attacks of wasps, which is 
accomplished by surrounding the bushes with bunting (the 
thin stuff of which ships’ flags are often made); and also 
by retarding the ripening of the fruit, which is done by 
covering up the bushes with bast-mats. This last contriv 
ance, however, answers better with currants than with 
gooseberries. 
The gooseberry-bush affects a loose rich soil, which 
readily imbibes but does not retain much moisture. 
Gooseberries, like currants, may be grown in lines or com- 
partments. They are propagated by cuttings, and may be 
transplanted, in open weather, during any of the winter 
months. They are trained with single stems, from six 
inches, to a foot high; and all suckers, which are apt to 
spring up from tke roots should be carefully removed. 
Formerly it was the practice in Scotland to spur all the 
annual wood ;, but now the black currant system of pruning 
is more generally and advantageously followed. The ground 
on which the bushes stand is carefully digged once a year ; 
and manure, when necessary, is at the same time added. No 
