. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. partakes largely of European cliaracteristics. Downing is themost widely planted of all Gooseberries in America (); fruitmediunisize, oval, green; plautupright, vigorous, healthy, productive. Houghton, an old f
. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. partakes largely of European cliaracteristics. Downing is themost widely planted of all Gooseberries in America (); fruitmediunisize, oval, green; plautupright, vigorous, healthy, productive. Houghton, an old favor- ite; fr. small, round, dark red, good quality. Pearl; almost identical with Downing, of which it is a seedling. Josselyn; fr. large, red, oval; plant yigorous and pro- lific. Another promising native type is -ff. Cynoshnti, represented by the Mathews, of Iowa origin. Propagation,—This is effected in three principal ways. (1) Cuttings : The Gooseberry does not "strike" very readily from cuttings. Native varieties root more freely than English types. The cuttings may be taken in the fall, as soon as the wood is ripened. They should be 7 to 9 in. long. They may be set in the ground at once, or tied in bundles and buried in the ground, or stored in a cold cellar over winter. The cellar must be cold — almost down to freezing point. Pall-set cuttings should be planted obliquely, so that the heaving of the ground will not throw them out. Set cuttings in nursery row .S feet apart and give clean culture. (2) Layers: Propa- gation by layering is the ccmimon nursery practice. For this purpose, plants 5 or 6 years old are used. They should be vigorous and healthy. They should be cut back severely in the autumn or early spring. This en- courages a dense, bushy growth. The layering is done by plowing a furrow against the row on each side and forcing the branches down by throwing soil directly on top of the buslies. In moist regions a comparatively small amount of covering
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