Small Fruits for Colorado. 
Red Jacket. —Another hybrid between Houghton and Red 
Warrington (European). One of the best varieties for fancy 
fruit. Fruit larger than any of the pure American varieties, of 
good quality. When fully ripe does not stand shipping well. 
In some favorable sections of the state the English varieties 
may be grown successfully. The following varieties are recom¬ 
mended : 
Crown Bob. —A dwarf variety producing large fruit of ex¬ 
cellent quality. 
Industry. —This is perhaps the most popular of the English 
varieties. It is vigorous and productive. Fruit large and of high 
quality. 
Wellington Glory .—An excellent variety that has succeeded 
well in America. 
Pruning. —The American varieties are vigorous growers and 
tend to produce a large number of branches or canes. This ten¬ 
dency should be checked to some extent; otherwise the fruit pro¬ 
duced is apt to be small. The pruning may be done either in the 
spring or fall. Some of the old wood should be removed each 
year and a corresponding number of new branches be substituted. 
The balance of the new shoots should be cut out. About six or 
eight branches are all that should be allowed to fruit. The Hybrid 
and English varieties require practically no pruning. The English 
varieties may be pruned into tree form the same as the currants, 
as they are stocky and upright growers, while the American varie¬ 
ties have slender branches and often assume a weeping form. No 
training is necessary. The plants are left to grow in their natural 
way. | 
The following varieties are recommended: Houghton, Down¬ 
ing, Smith’s Improved, semi-hardy for very favorable locations. 
Winter Protection. —While the American varieties are con¬ 
sidered hardy, it is advisable to give slight protection. This con¬ 
sists in scattering a liberal quantity of stable manure around the 
crown and in among the branches of the bushes. This should be 
carefully and completely raked out in the spring and scattered be¬ 
tween the rows and later worked into the soil. In dry weather a 
heavy mulch of green alfalfa or other green material should be 
placed between the plants to keep the ground cool and moist. 
Coarse litter of any kind may be used so long as it does not contain 
weed seed. 
