. The book of the garden. Gardening. THE EED, WHITE, AND BLACK CUKRANT. 569 readily forced, so as to ripeii their fruit in April and May. Young plants of three years' growth well set with buds, and of moderate size, should be potted into 12-inoh pots the season previous to forcing; if carefully done, they may be potted even in October, and set at once in a somewhat close pit, to induce them to make young roots. The slightest artificial excitement should be ap- plied until the buds have all broken ; after that, a temperature, accompanied with abundance of light and venfUation, ranging from 58°
. The book of the garden. Gardening. THE EED, WHITE, AND BLACK CUKRANT. 569 readily forced, so as to ripeii their fruit in April and May. Young plants of three years' growth well set with buds, and of moderate size, should be potted into 12-inoh pots the season previous to forcing; if carefully done, they may be potted even in October, and set at once in a somewhat close pit, to induce them to make young roots. The slightest artificial excitement should be ap- plied until the buds have all broken ; after that, a temperature, accompanied with abundance of light and venfUation, ranging from 58° to 68°, wiU be sufficient imtil the period of the fruit's changing colour, when an addition of 5° more pnay be^given. The plants which have borne one crop, if as early as AprU, should be thrown away, and another set provided for the following year. If ripened in May, they may be removed to a lower temperature for a few days, and finally plunged out in some sheltered place till the returning season of forcing arrives. The black currant does not force so well, and even should the fruit ripen it soon falls off, which neither of the others do, and hence they are valuable for being placed on the table in the pots in which they have been growing. SELECT LIST. Red currants.—Dutch red.—Fruit nearly twice the size of the common currant; bunches from 2^ to 3 inches long, and somewhat less acid than the common ; leaves slightly downy ; a very abundant bearer; should take the place of the common red sort. Synonyms—Large-bunched red. Long-bunched red. New red Dutch, Large red Dutch, Red grape, Morgan's red, and pro- bably not different from the Pitmaston prolific. Baby Castle.—One of the newly-raised sorts of very great excellence, bunches from 5 to 6 inches in length ; fruit bright red, hanging on the tree a month longer than most other sorts. Synonyms—May's Victoria, Goliah, Houghton Castle, Lauder's large red. Wilmot's large red.—Resembles the last in size; berries hanging
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