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for use, as the foliage completely covers the bunches. Care 
should be taken in purchasing this variety, as there is a spurious 
strain of it in the market with the same foliage and habit of 
growth, but with short bunches and small fruits. Of the white 
varieties, the White Grape takes the lead, and, all things con- 
sidered, is the only one necessary to grow. | 
Insect ENEMIES OF THE CURRANT. 
‘The insects attacking the currant are the imported currant- 
borer, the American currant-borer, the imported currant-worm, 
the native saw-fly and several others of more or less importance. ° 
The two borers are in some sections a serious impediment to suc- 
cessful currant culture. The moth of the imported borer lays its 
eges in June, singly, near the buds, where in a few days they 
hatch into small larva, which eat their way to the center of the 
stem, where they burrow up and down, feeding on the pith all 
through the summer, enlarging the channel as they grow older, 
until at last they have formed a hollow several inches in length. — 
When full grown the larva is whitish and fleshy, with brown 
head and legs and a dark line along the middle of its back, ; 
When the hollow stems do not break off, indications of the 
presence of the borer may be found in the sickly look of the 
leaves and the inferior size of the fruits. 
The only remedies are to cut out and burn all hollow canes, or 
to capture and destroy the moths, who are sluggish in the cool of 
the morning. The American currant-borer differs from the above 
in being of smaller size and without feet. Sometimes as many as 
eight or ten of the borers are found within one cane. The cutting 
and burning of the infested stalks is recommended in this case as 
for the imported borer. 
The insects attacking the leaves of the currant are the imported 
and native currant-worm, and the currant span-worm. There are 
numerous others that commit depredations of minor importance, 
but these three are all that are likely to be troublesome. The 
first two can be kept in subjection by the use of powdered helle- 
bore, in the proportion of an ounce of hellebore to a pail full of 
water, sprinkled or sprayed on the bushes at their first appear- 
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