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furnished with young wood when necessaiy. by cutting 

 down even' alternate Umb to within a fev; 1:: of the 

 ground, and before these grow tall, the o:':^ iviay be 

 cut down ; thus giving a succession of healthy, fruit- 

 bearinsj branches. 



Black currants are propagated in the ner as 



the red and the white, and subjected to u^z - r early 

 training, but their habit, and the treatment they i ^ .::: e, 

 are somewhat ditioren:. They do be^: iii a looo^e ^.:;.::e- 

 sive, rich moist i a: i::: in a They 



dehght in richness, and thrive on the bordei : :: ditches 

 or drains. 



They should be pruned as soon as the leaves are 

 fallen, unless they are in a very rar::T; ant -t^*e e: growth, 

 in which case it is best to dehay, i^^: "hey io.:.y injure 

 themselves by putting C'u: ara:n, In ti-e ' : ;ihoo nj 

 shorteningr is required, un:--- i: i:e n^ee~-a-y n ir.eje 

 troublesomely overgrn^ n n ees : but thin out iib-rally. 

 allowing no two she:-:- Oj touch or cross each other 

 thi'oughout the tree. As they oiovr ohi: cr ci;ii=h. prime 

 away old shoots entirely, and ail that have merely a twig 

 or two of young wood. The trees need not be kept so 

 open in the centre as the red ani v-hi:e, 



The fruit of the hian: :o:.j..n in.n: 1:^ . as 

 soon as it is ripe, or it will drop, cr horivei n . , all 

 goodness. is eood for c:: kins', nr "Tii'o h; ^^ i::-, and 

 for some n — - ie - _ :; i:e, 



and less ^c^r-Oi-y n— o _ ^ _ 7 n :n or 



gooseberries. A nn ii n nd : : nver. 

 deser\-ing of a place in - they 



will do with a north aspe 



Goosebemes r re- 

 moving all the L ci . ret 

 high, and then allowing Tnev 

 make very attractive-looniag ne. ^ nan. 



with great beauty and cleanliness. n n he 



trained similarly: the branches n aroop 

 over and look veiy eraceful and r i^-- -eS red 



currants are ^ pretty 

 well, and pre . .. ... .-^ -at such 



