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Evesham district, and the Crittenden or cluster damson in 

 Kent. 



Among the most important cherries for a succession are 

 Governor Wood, Knight's Early Black, Frogmore, Blackheart, 

 Black Eagle, Waterloo, Amberheart Bigarreau, Napoleon Bigar- 

 reau, and Turk. 



Among gooseberries, Whinham's Industry can hardly be 

 beaten for fruiting, and Keepsake, Lancashire Lad, Crown Bob, 

 and Whitesmith are other excellent and prolific varieties. The 

 mite has played such havoc in plantations of black currants in 

 recent years that bushes should be obtained only from mite-free 

 nurseries. Baldwin is one of the best varieties, but specially 

 liable to mite infestation. Boskoop Giant is comparatively new 

 to this country. It has been declared mite-proof, but this is 

 probably an exaggeration. Lee's Prolific is an old favourite, 

 but its berries are not as large as those of Baldwin, and not 

 nearly equal in size to the Boskoop currants. Fay's Early, 

 Early and Late Dutch, and Scotch Red are well known as good 

 red currants, while Comet is a novelty yet to be fully tried. 



Superlative is probably the best of all market strawberries, 

 and a strong grower, while Hornet is another good variety, 

 superior in flavour but not equal in size or so free a grower. 

 Among strawberries, Royal Sovereign is now the chief favourite 

 for market production, having superseded Paxton to a great 

 extent, though the latter is still largely grown, as also is Stirling 

 Castle. A new early variety is the Laxton, while Laxton's 

 Latest is a novelty in late strawberries. 



In some fruit plantations, strawberries are planted between 

 the rows of trees and bushes, to stand until they are too much 

 shaded, or until their profitable life is ended. This plan pre- 

 vents horse cultivation, and it is preferable to grow strawberries 

 by themselves. 



An important point to be considered in relation to the plant- 

 ing of either raspberries or strawberries is whether sufficient 

 hands can be obtained for picking promptly as the fruit ripens. 



Returning to the subject of planting fruit trees and bushes, it 

 is first to be observed that the work should not be done when 

 the soil is in a wet condition, as it is of great importance to 

 place friable moulds over the roots. If the weather is not 



