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GRAPES, continued 
buds to remain. The following 
spring allow but two of the strong- 
est buds to throw out shoots. These, 
in the fall, will be from seven to 
ten feet long, and should be cut 
back within four or five feet of 
the root. The ne.xt spring the vine 
should be fastened to the lower 
wire of the trellis. When growth 
commences, pinch the buds so that 
the shoots will be from ten to twelve 
inches apart. As these grow, train 
them up perpendicularly to the 
second, third and fourth wires. No 
fruit should be allowed to set above 
the second wire of the trellis. 
During the season, when the 
shoots have reached the upper part 
of the trellis, they may be pinched 
to prevent further growth. After 
the fruit is gathered and the vine 
has shed its foliage, the cane should 
be cut back to two buds of the old 
wood. The following spring allow 
but one bud to throw out a shoot, 
and treat as in the previous year. 
This system of pruning should be 
followed each year. After the vine 
has undergone the fall pruning, it 
should be laid upon the ground and 
covered to protect it through the 
winter. Grape-vines should be top- 
dressed in the spring. 
Niagara (see page i8) 
Gooseberries 
Plant Gooseberries on good, strong land, and keep them well cultivated or heavily 
mulched. 
The fruit is useful for cooking when green or ripe, and may be canned with such 
facility that it is being cultivated more extensively every year for home use and market. 
Downing. A seedling of Houghton. 
Fruit large, two to three times the size 
of Houghton; whitish green; flesh soft, 
juicy, good; plant vigorous and prolific;, 
excellent for family use, and very prof- 
itable for market. Planted more exten- 
sively than any other. 
Houghton. Vigorous grower; branches 
rather slender; very productive; not 
subject to mildew; fruit of medium 
size; skin smooth, pale red; flesh len- 
der and good. 
Industry. Bush a strong grower, and 
the most productive of European varieties; 
fruit large, dark red, mild, sub-acid, sweet 
and good-flavored; one of the best for 
market either green or ripe. This variety 
is not good in sections where mildew is 
prevalent. 
Pearl. The most prolific Gooseberry 
known. One bush produced 2,500 berries. 
It is free fjrom mildew and is larger than 
the Downing. The color is light green and 
quality first-class. Being thoroughly 
tested, it promises to be the most valu- 
able variety of recent introduction and 
the best of its class. 
Red Jacket (Joslyn). A most prolific 
and valuable Gooseberry; as large as 
the largest; berry smooth; very hardy; 
quality and foliage best of any Goose- 
berry known. The introducer says of 
it: "For ten years it has stood close to 
Triumph, Crown Bob, Whitesmith, 
Smith's Improved, Downing, and more 
than a dozen other sorts; and while 
these others have all mildewed in leaf 
and fruit, mildew has never appeared 
on Red Jacket." 
Smith (Smith's Improved). Grown 
from the seed of Houghton; the fruit is 
large, oval, light green in color ; flesh 
moderately firm, sweet and very good; 
the plant is a vigorous grower, hardy 
and productive. 
