By Mr. Stephen Jeeves. 



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plants, single branches must be trained to each stake, and 

 when they have grown to the tops of these, the trellis should 

 be formed and fixed ; this may be made of such materials 

 as are most convenient, either of common poles, framed 

 wood, or iron ; the height from the ground to the centre of 

 the arch should be full seven feet, to allow persons to walk 

 with ease under it. When the trellis is fixed, the stakes 

 may be removed, and the branches must be tied to the 

 frame work at even distances from each other, and trained 

 in direct lines upwards, until they ultimately meet at the 

 top. It will be about six years from the time of planting, 

 before the whole trellis is well covered. 



The management of the plants thus treated is very simple ; 

 in the spring and summer, the side shoots must be pinched 

 off at a Utile distance from their origin, so as to keep the 

 branches clear of each other ; and at the pruning season, 

 the shoots may be all cut in, so as to form spurs close to the 

 main stems. A good leading shoot must be kept at the 

 end of each branch, until it has attained the proper length, 

 and this must be shortened in the winter down to the first 

 strong bud. When a branch has failed, from any cause, 

 a new one must be led up from the bottom, to supply its 

 place. As the fruit produced will be most abundant, it 

 must be thinned in the proper season. 



The crop when ripe has a very beautiful appearance, 

 every Gooseberry being exposed to the view of persons 

 walking under the trellis : this circumstance, and the faci- 

 lity with which the fruit may be gathered, are alone suffi- 

 cient to recommend the adoption of the plan; besides* 

 there is a great advantage in the berries being kept at all 



