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GARDENING FOR PLEASURE. 



vigorous growth, it is sometimes set in any out of the 

 way corner, and in almost any soil ; but it will amply 

 repay generous cultivation with finer fruit. The man- 

 ner of growth is the same as the Raspberry, and when 

 the fruit is picked, the old canes are to be cut out to give 

 the new ones a chance. The new shoots are very vigorous 

 growers, and when they reach the hight of five, or at 

 most, six feet, they should be stopped by pinching ; this 

 will cause an abundance of side shoots to start which are 

 to be pinched when about IS inches long. This treat- 

 ment increases the productiveness of the plants and keeps 

 the fruit within reach. The bushes should be kept tied 

 to stout stakes or wires, as advised for the Raspberry. 



The following are a few of the popular kinds : 



Eittatinny. — An immensely large berry of excellent 

 flavor, of deep, shiny black color, one of the very best 

 for family use. 



Wilson's Early. — One of the earliest varieties, ripen- 

 ing a week or more before the Kittatinny, quite as large, 

 and of excellent quality. 



Cut-leaved. — The merit of this variety is its lateness of 

 ripening, coming in just when the others are done fruit- 

 ing. It is of large size, and esteemed by many, while 

 others do not like its very distinct and peculiar flavor. 



CURRANTS. 



The Currant is useful both for dessert and for preserv- 

 ing purposes. An immense weight of fruit is obtained 

 for the space it occupies, and the ease of its culture makes 

 it common in every garden. The red and white varieties 

 of Currants may be planted three or four feet apart each 

 way, the black at four or five feet apart Pruning is 

 done in fall by cutting off about one-third of the young 

 growth of the previous summer, and thinning out old 

 shoots when the plant gets too thick. All are trained in 



