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TREATISE ON THE CULTURE AND 



Priming of Currant-Ruflies, 



The pruning of Currants is nearly fimilar to that of Goofe- 

 berries. You may begin in the Month of November, and 

 continue till March, as it fuits your convenience. 



.Currants ihould never be left too thick of wood ; and a 

 great deal depends on the management of them ki Summer, 

 to have ftrong and fine wood for the following Seafon. If 

 they have been neglected for fome years, and fufFered to run 

 up to long naked wood, they rauft be cut down near the 

 ground-; they will then fet forth fine ftrong fhoots. In this 

 cafe, I would recommend heading down every other tree, and 

 cutting the others partially, by taking out every other branch 

 as near as can be to the ground, unlefs they are trained up 

 with fmgle ftems, in which cafe k will be necelTary to cut 

 them as near as poffible to where the branches begin to break 

 out and form the head. 



In the Winter pruning, you muft prefervethe ftrongePc and 

 tfineft fhoots, leaving them from nine to eighteen inches long, 

 according to their ftrength, and from eight to ten inches 

 apart, and as regular as pofFible from top to bottom of the 

 tree ; taking care to cut out all the dead and weak fhoots. 

 Pay particular attention in Summer, and keep the .middle of 

 the buih open to admit the fun and air ; prefcrving the fineft 

 and ftrongeft fhoots that are nearer! the item. Some are fond 

 of training them up with fingle ftems, to a confiderable 

 height, to form fine round heads, which are very ornamental, 

 if not fufFered to run up too high .; as in that cafe they are 

 liable to be broken by .the wind,, if not well fupported by 



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