. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. GOOSEBERRY GOOSEBERRY 657 should be to keep a continuous supply As they become enfeebled, cut rhei spurring by cutting back n \. f vigorous shoots, nut. Encourage : wliiMi a ^arit'ty indulges in uiiMin^' like Josselyn â d .). Ill the East, it is ti. thin the bead to sen the te
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. GOOSEBERRY GOOSEBERRY 657 should be to keep a continuous supply As they become enfeebled, cut rhei spurring by cutting back n \. f vigorous shoots, nut. Encourage : wliiMi a ^arit'ty indulges in uiiMin^' like Josselyn â d .). Ill the East, it is ti. thin the bead to sen the tendency to mildew. s is probably good advice, but the West it dies not apply th the same force rather cut the weaker branches and pre t mildew b^ other methods n also to facilitate fruit pick Prune to encourage upright growth, when cultivating varieties like Mountain Seed ling and Houghton The bush form with several stems IS to be preferre i to the ii Ip stem, plantations last longer m bush t i i le productive Tillage and f 1 ili east and west coast climates, and m tl I 1 lean culture may be given, but in tli i t i i I hing with strawy ma nure or barnjaid littei is better than mulching with soil Cool, rich soil constitutes an essenti il to success Good results have been obtained by the use of coal ashes as a mulch This is, of course, only an amateur s method, and not feasible on a commercial scale. The Gooseberry is grown with a fair degree of success be- tween young orchard trees on the loose soils bordering the upper waters of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. The practice is not to be commended from the stand- point of the welfare of the orchard. Gooseberries are also grown between grape rows âa practice hardly to be commended. Practice only shallow tillage. Picking, marketing, and conserving. âPicking Goose- berries is an uncomfortable and generally uncongenial occupation. The best native varieties, as a rule, are those most completely armed with thorns. A little pract
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