HOUSE AND GARDEN 
July, 19 ii 
55 
for. The most dangerous is the rust or 
blight, for which there is no cure but care¬ 
fully pulling and burning the plants as 
fast as infested. Another is the black¬ 
berry-bush borer, whose presence is indi¬ 
cated by wilting, and a change in color in 
the canes which should at once be cut and 
burned. Another pest which has appeared 
but recently is the bramble flea-louse, 
which resembles the green aphis, except 
that it is a brisk jumper like the flea beetle 
of potato vines and turnips. The leaves 
of infested plants twist and curl up in 
summer, affording protection to the 
enemy, and do not drop off in the fall. 
Early on cold mornings, or in wet 
weather, when the insects are sluggish, 
cut out all shoots upon which'any are to 
be found, collect them in a tight bottomed 
box, and burn. 
As with other small fruits, so many 
varieties of the blackberry are being in¬ 
troduced that it is difficult to give a list 
of the best. Any selection from the fol¬ 
lowing, however, will prove satisfactory 
for home use, as they are all tried and 
true,—Early King, Early Harvest, Wil¬ 
son Junior, Kittatenny, Rathburn, Sny¬ 
der and Erie. 
The Dewberry is really a blackberry, 
that can be trained and requires the same 
culture. As the vines are naturally slen¬ 
der and trailing, in garden culture it must 
be supported. The canes may be staked 
or wired up, as with blackberries, or a 
wooden barrel-hoop, held by two stakes, 
makes a good support. The dewberry 
ripens ten days or more before the black¬ 
berry, and for that reason at least a few 
plants should be included in the berry 
patch. The varieties are few, Premo be¬ 
ing the earliest and Lucretia the best 
known. 
CURRENTS AND GOOSEBERRIES. 
The two most important of the bush 
fruits, the currant and the gooseberry, are 
very similar in their requirements of soil 
and culture. A deep rich moist soil—ap¬ 
proaching a clayey loam—is the best. 
There is no danger of overfeeding them, 
although where manure is used it should 
be well rotted up. 
The long-suffering currant will stand 
probably more abuse than any plant in 
the home garden—and is frequently the 
most neglected. Although the currant is 
so hardy, no fruit will respond more 
quickly to good care. Plenty of room, 
plenty of air, plenty of misture,—secured 
when necessary by a mulch of soil or 
other material in hot, dry weather—are 
all essential to getting the best from the 
currant bush. 
Four or five feet each way is not too 
much space to give the currant. The soil 
should be manured liberally, and well 
worked befre planting. Do not think that 
you can dig out a little hole just big 
enough for the roots, leaving the rest of 
the ground unturned and unenriched, and 
get good results. Keep the soil between 
the bushes well cultivated. As the hot, 
dry season comes on, mulch the soil if you 
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