THE 



GOOSEBEERT. 



No fruit is easier of propagation than the goose- 

 berry, and it should find its place in every garden. 



It should be protected from suckers, like the currant, 

 and like that it loves a fresh, deep, rich, moist soil of 

 a soft, loamy texture ; it can scarcely be too much en- 

 riched with cooling manures. The north side of an 

 open fence or hedge will do well for it, but it should 

 not be placed under the shade of trees ; open ground 

 is far better. It should be so carefully and thoroughly 

 pruned as to admit the air and light freely, and it is 

 well to train it up into little upright bushes or small 

 trees. Summer as well as winter pruning is often 

 necessary to admit sun and air. 



The English varieties are much subject to mildew in 

 this country. Mr. William Newcomb, of Pittstown, 

 N. Y., a very successful horticulturist, wrote me that 

 he always in the spring placed three inches of hog- 

 manure under every bush, and raised the best English 

 varieties in that way in the greatest abundance and 



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