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TUe grovriiig of this fruit and the gooseberry is the easiest and least trouble- 
some of any the fruit grower has to deal with. About the only thing to do is to 
keep the weeds down and to gather the crop, which latter process does not de- 
mand that close attention necessary for otlier berries. This fruit may be left to 
hang a week or two after ripe, if necessary, without any hann. They are 
usually gathered when pickers are not busy with ra.spberries. Plant in rows 
about five or six feet apart and three feet in the row. On the red and white 
varieties the fruit is mainly borne on tlie wood two years old, the black varieties 
on wood one year old. Prune accordingly. To kill worms on currant and 
gooseberry bushes, dust them with white hellebore while the dew is on. Yield, 
about one" hundred and fifty bu.shels per acre and some two or three quarts per 
bush, but often a great deal more. 
Cherry — Berries sometimes more than half an inch in diameter; bunches 
short, plant verv vigorous and productive when grown on good soils and well 
cultivated. 
La Versailles — Very large, red; bunch long, of great beauty and excellent 
quality; one of the finest and nest, and should in every collection. 
North Star -Currants are produced on new fruiting wood, the average 
growth of the North Star is three to four feet, frequently branched ; the strongest 
and most vigorous grower among red varieties. Bunches averaging four inches 
in length, are freely produced. Single berries of Cherry are larger in size, but 
bunches of North Star are longer, heavier, and bring the .same price in market. 
Should be given more room than other varieties, and ground kept well enriched. 
Combines extreme hardiness, vigorous growth, good size, extra quality, and 
great productiveness. 
Red Dutch — An old and well known sort, good quality, berry medium, 
long bunch. Very productive. 
Victoria — Large, bright red, bunches extremely long, berries medium size, 
of excellent quality. Good, erect grower; very productive. Ripens late, one 
of the mo.st valuable sorts. 
