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GARDEN GUIDE 



delicious jelly; the black particularly so. Served on the table freshly 

 picked, the white and red, mixed, make an appetizing dessert. 



Any soil of a medium rich nature will grow good Currants and 

 they are not particular as to situtation. They prefer a light, open 

 space preferably to one that is shaded by trees. They may be planted 

 in Spring or Fall, and must be attended to in the matter of pruning to 

 insure a good crop of fruit annually. All young shoots should be 

 pruned back about half, and only a few left to form the bush, care being 

 taken annually to remove all young growth which springs from the 

 base of the bushes, otherwise they will get too thick and small fruit 

 will result. Standards are in every way preferable as they can be more 

 easily pruned and the fruit is kept up out of the dirt, a great advantage 

 on sandy soils. 



If planted four feet apart they will soon 

 grow up and fill the space between each 

 plant. As Currants admit of hard pruning, 

 they may be used for bordering garden walks, 

 or planted against fences to utilize space, 

 where this is a consideration. 



The Currant worm is one of the worst 

 pests we have to deal with. Powdered 

 hellebore dusted on the plants is a good 

 remedy, but they should be watched for 

 carefully as soon as the fohage appears, and 

 kept destroyed until the foliage becomes hard. 

 Ordinary road dust, air slaked Ume, or any 

 fine dust, has been used successfully in 



destroying the Currant worm, but it should be applied quite early 

 in the morning, or late in the evening when the foliage is damp with 

 dew; it is then very evenly distributed and most effective. There is 

 some danger in using a liquid insecticide because the fruit is small and 

 it is almost impossible to wash off all traces of poison. 



Currants are usually propagated from cuttings made of the 

 ripened shoots, and root quite freely if put in during the Fall. The best 

 varieties are: 



Red, — Fay's Prolific, sweet, large and very productive. Cherry, large 

 and very prolific. Pomona, a new variety; keeps long after getting 

 ripe. 



Black. — Champion. Berries large, of good quality Boskoop Grant. 

 White. — Bar-le-duc, White Grape. 



Pruning Currant shoots 



1. Twig should be cut 

 back to bud as shown in 

 Fig. 3. No. 2 shows torn 

 snag 



