PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
Small Fruits 91 
Bramble fruit like blackberries, rasp- 
berries, etc., should have all old 
wood (older than the previous season’s growth) cut out 
close to the ground each spring and the past season’s 
growth should be trimmed back to 3 or 4 feet in height. 
All of the old canes should be removed and should be 
burned. 
Mulching of currants and gooseberries will give good 
results. A strawberry bed should have a light coating two 
inches deep of coarse hay, or straw that is free from weed 
seed, after the ground has just frozen ; and in the spring 
just about the time growth starts, this covering should be 
raked between the rows and allowed to remain there until 
the fruit has been harvested. Then it should be removed 
and cultivation be resumed. 
CURRANTS 
Hardy, easily cultivated ; popular for table use, jellies, 
etc. Set 4 feet apart in rich ground ; cultivate well and 
prune out old wood. Du6t with hellebore, for worms. 
Price of Currants: 
Cherry, 1 year . 
“ 2 years . 
Fay, 1 year . 
“ 2 years . 
Wilder, 1 year . 
“ 2 years . 
White Grape, 1 year ... 
“ “ 2 years .. 
Cherry. Particularly large bright red fruit with thin 
skins ; of excellent quality. 
3 
10 
100 | 
$0.60 
$1.50 
$10.00| 
.75 
2.00 
14.00IBY MAIL: 
.60 
1.50 
lO.OOj 1 year. 
.75 
2.00 
14.00|3 for 85c; 
.60 
1.50 
10.001 10 for 
.75 
2.00 
14.00| $2.00, 
.60 
1.50 
10.001 postpaid 
.75 
2.00 
14.001 
White Grape Currants. 
Small Fruits Section 
The piquant Gooseberry. 
Pay. Uniform, easily picked, exceedingly productive. 
Wilder. Bunch and berries very large; moderate acidity. 
An immense yielder, always dependable. 
White Grape. Very large, yellowish white; very mild 
and pleasing flavor. Makes an attractive table appear¬ 
ance when mixed for dessert with a red kind. 
GOOSEBERRIES 
Set 3 to 4 feet apart, in good rich soil, and give a liberal 
dressing of manure every season. Regular pruning every 
year is essential. To prevent mildew spray bushes soon as 
leaves appear and several times during the summer with 
potassium sulphide (liver of sulphur) — one ounce to four 
gallons of water. 
PRICE OF GOOSEBERRIES: 
Downing, 1 year . 
2 years . 
Houghton, 1 year.. 
2 years . 
Josselyn, 1 year . 
2 years . 
3 
10 
100 
$0.60 
$1.50 
$10.00 
.75 
2.00 
14.00 
.60 
1.50 
10.00 
.75 
2.00 
14.00 
.65 
1.75 
12.00 
.75 
2.00 
15.00 
Downing 1 . Large, pale green, of splendid quality for both 
cooking and table use; bush vigorous and usually free 
from mildew. 1 year, by mail, 3 for 85c ; 10 for $2.00. 
Houg-hton. Small to medium ; roundish, oval, pale red, 
sweet, tender. 1 year, by mail, 3 for 85c; 10 for $2.00. 
Josselyn, Large sized, smooth, prolific and hardy, red 
berries of best quality. The freest from mildew. 1 year, 
by mail, 3 for $1.00 ; 10 for $2.60. 
The prolific Wilder Currant. 
