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and form of the tree is not disfigured. By this me- 

 thod a continual succession of young wood is kept 

 up for many years. The currant is often trained to 

 good advantage to trellisses or fences. 



Art. 5. — On the Culture of the Gooseberry. 



The gooseberry is a native of the same parts of 

 the world as the currant ; but its species are more 

 numerous, and its varieties unlimited and yearly in- 

 creasing from seeds of the finer kinds. 



The gooseberry is a prominent article in domestic 

 cookery ; when green it is used as a tart, and pre- 

 served for that purpose in this state in bottles. 



When ripe it is used for the dessert, for pies, 

 puddings, &c. ; it is also preserved in this state as 

 jams and jellies ; and we have the testimony of 

 Dorothy, the domestic consort of the u Vicar of 

 Wakefield/' that the gooseberry, when ripe, makes 

 an excellent wine, to which use it is often put in 

 Great Britain. 



The new varieties of the gooseberry are obtained 

 from seed in the same manner as the raspberry and 

 currant. The manner of propagation is by cuttings, 

 in the same way as the currant, and the mode of 

 preparing and planting the ground precisely the 

 same ; but the selection should be made in a low, 

 moist, loamy spot of ground, or the gooseberry will 

 seldom thrive well ; while the currant will thrive in 

 almost any soil and location. 



Pruning. — The gooseberry tree should be well 

 pruned every spring, so that the air may have free 

 access to every part of it, in order that the fruit may 

 swell freely and evade the mildew with which it is 



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