. Dreer's garden calendar : 1891. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. NURSERY DEPARTMENT. 143 CURRANTS. Currauts aud Gooseberries should be planted ou good soil, which luust be kept rich and well worked. Trim out the old wood as soon as it begins to decline, and shorten all tiie young shoots, to keep the bushes in good slia|)e. Sprinkle ashes around the roots occasionally, to keejt the borers away. The currant worm may be destroyed by sprinkling tlie bushes with powdered white hellebore while they are wet with dew. \Vhere it
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1891. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. NURSERY DEPARTMENT. 143 CURRANTS. Currauts aud Gooseberries should be planted ou good soil, which luust be kept rich and well worked. Trim out the old wood as soon as it begins to decline, and shorten all tiie young shoots, to keep the bushes in good slia|)e. Sprinkle ashes around the roots occasionally, to keejt the borers away. The currant worm may be destroyed by sprinkling tlie bushes with powdered white hellebore while they are wet with dew. \Vhere it has been applied, the fruit should not be used without first being washed. Jilack Naples. Vigorous and productive; used for jelly and jams, and highly [jrotitable for market in some sections. 2 years, $ per doz.; .^ per 100. Cherry. Fruit large, bunch small; deep red ; acid. 2 years (very fine), $ per doz.; per 100. Fay's Prolific. Color rich red; as compared with the Cherry currant,'Fay's Prolific is equal in size, better in flavor, contains less acid, and five times as prolific; and from its long, peculiar stem, less expensive to pick. 2 years, 20 cts. each; $ per doz. Versaillaise. A popular variety ; bunch and ber- ries large, bright crimson ; fine, vigorous and produc- tive. 2 years, very fine, $ per doz. ; $ per 100. Red Dntcli. Medium size; in large bunches; the old and well-kuowu Currant of the garden ; a profitable market variety. 2 years, $ per doz.; $ per 100. White Grape. The best white variety ; large, sweet and good; best for the table; a good bearer. 2 years, very fine, $ per doz.; $ per Industry Gooseberry. INDUSTRY GOOSEBERRY. .\ Gooseberry possessing desirable qualilies for table and market has long been a desideratum. The best American varieties have failed to satisfy the requirements, being too small and of poor flavor. The foreign varieties, wherever tried, have either mildewed more or less, or they h
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