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District Lists Recommended by the 
Experimenters 
Burlington District 
A. W. PEART 
Burlington, Ont, 
CoMMERCISAL AND DomeEstic—Snyder, 
Briton, Triumph, Agawam, Taylor. 
Lake Simcoe District 
G. C. Caston 
Craighurst, Ont. 
COMMERCIAL AND DomerstTic—Agawam, 
Eldorado. 
THE CURRANT 
The currant is a very hardy fruit and 
for this reason can be grown with suc- 
cess all over the Province of Ontario, and 
as fair results are obtained without high 
culture, almost everyone who has a gard- 
en grows currants. Like all other fruits, 
however, the currant becomes most profit- 
able when it is given good care. 
The currant is a moisture loving fruit, 
hence for profit it should be planted in 
a cool, moist, but well drained soil. It 
also requires rich soil, hence as a rule 
the best is a good clay loam which is re- 
tentive of moisture and cooler than sandy 
loam, The soil should be thoroughly pre- 
pared for currants before planting. One 
year old plants from cuitings if strong 
will give good satisfaction, although two 
year old plants are not too old. They 
should be planted in rows about six feet 
apart, and from four to five feet apart in 
the rows, the wide distance being more 
satisfactory for the strong growing vari- 
eties and especially black currants. Fall 
planting is best for currants, as the buds 
start very early in the spring and should 
these develop before they can be planted, 
their future growth will be checked. 
They can, however, be planted in the 
spring with success. The plants should 
be set a little deeper than they were in 
the nursery, and the soil well pressed 
against the roots. Thorough cultivation 
should follow to promote as much growth 
as possible, but it should be shallow, as 
the currant roots are near the surface. 
The following spring the currants will 
need some pruning to give them a shape- 
ly open head, the bush when well shaped 
having from five to seven main branches 
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 
well distributed to avoid crowding. The 
fruit of red currants is formed from 
spurs on wood two years old, while the 
fruit of black currants is borne on wood 
of the previous year. Currants should be 
pruned annually to get the best results. 
Varieties Recommended 
General List Approved by the Board of 
Control 
Biack—Black Victoria, Champion, Lee, 
Naples, Saunders. 
Rep-~-Cherry, Fay, Pomona, Red Cross, 
Victoria, Wilder. 
Wuite—White Grape. 
District Lists Recommended by the 
Experimenters 
Burlington District 
A. W. PEART 
Burlington, Ont, 
CoMMERCIAL— 
Buack——Lee, Naples, Saunders. 
Rep—Cherry, Fay, North Star, Prince 
Albert, Victoria, Wilder. 
Wauite—White Grape. 
Lake Huron District 
A. E. SHERRINGTON 
Walkerton, Ont. 
BiacK~—Champion, Naples, Saunders. 
Rep—Pomona, Red Cross. 
THE GOOSEBERRY 
The gooseberry and the currant are the 
two hardiest bush fruits which are cul- 
tivated, and the gooseberry, like the cur- 
rant, succeeds in all parts of the Province, 
although the hardy gooseberries are con- 
fined to the varieties derived from the 
native species and to crosses between 
the native and the European. The Huro- 
pean varieties are only grown success- 
fully in favored locations as in most 
places they are very subject to mildew. 
The gooseberry, like the currant, re- 
quires a cool, moist, though well drained 
soil to give the best results, and suffers 
more than almost any other fruit in a 
dry time. These cool, moist conditions 
are best obtained as a rule by planting in 
a well drained friable clay loam. The 
soil should be thoroughly prepared, as 
although the gooseberry will give a fine 
crop of fruit, even if not well cared for, 
