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Of the varieties, Red Dutch, while old¬ 
er and smaller than some of the new 
sorts, is hardier and not so likely to be in¬ 
jured by the borer. London Market, 
Fay’s Prolific, Perfection (new), and 
Prince Albert, are all good sorts. White 
Grape is the most popular white kind. 
Naples and Lee’s Prolific are good blacks. 
THE GOOSEBERRY. 
The gooseberry required practically the 
same treatment as the currant received. 
It is even more important that the coolest, 
airiest location available be given to it, 
and the most moist soil. Even a partially 
shaded location will serve, but in this case 
extra care must be used in guarding 
against that often fatal enemy of the 
gooseberry—tbe mildew. Summer mulch¬ 
ing, to retain moisture, is, of course, of 
special benefit. 
In pruning the gooseberry, as with the 
black currant, it is best to cut out to a 
very few or even to a single stem. Keep 
the head open to allow the air to circulate 
freely and reach every twig and branch. 
The extent of pruning, besides being a 
precaution against the mildew, will also 
determine largely the size of the fruit; if 
berries of the largest size are wanted, 
prune out severely. All branches droop¬ 
ing to the ground, and all which cross or 
grow together, should be removed. 
The enemies of the gooseberry are the 
currant worm, borer and mildew. The 
first two are treated as already described. 
The gooseberry mildew is a dirty, whitish 
fungous growth covering both fruit and 
leaves. It is especially destructive of the 
foreign varieties, the cultivation of which, 
until the advent of the potassium sulphide 
spray, had in many localities been prac¬ 
tically abandoned. For this spray, use 1 
oz. of potassium sulphide (liver of sul¬ 
phur) to 2 gals, of water, and mix just 
before using. Spray three or four times 
a month, from the opening of the blos¬ 
soms until the fruit is ripe. 
The native gooseberries are the hardi¬ 
est. Of these Downing and Houghton’s 
Seedling are the best. Industry is an 
English variety which does well here. 
Golden Prolific, Champion and Columbus 
are other good foreign sorts — if care is 
taken to successfully fight off the mildew. 
The gooseberry completes the list of 
the common small fruits. If your garden 
has heretofore been devoid of them, do 
not fail another season to try them all. 
They are all easily obtained, none of them 
cost more than a few cents apiece, and a 
very small number will keep the family 
table well supplied with healthy delicacies ; 
and you can grow them better at home 
than you can buy them. While the work 
may at present be unfamiliar to you, do not 
be deterred by that. The various opera¬ 
tions of setting out, pruning and spray¬ 
ing, will soon be as familiar to you as 
those in the vegetable have become. They 
are really much less complicated than the 
latter. There is no reason why every 
home garden should not have its few rows 
of small fruits, yielding their delicious 
harvests in abundance. 
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Thousands of plants for this formal garden were 
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