Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-04-28
CURRANTS.

Among all the fruits Of the garden there is
.o,. more usefll than the currant. The bush
ca will thrive in most soils, they endure or
most severe winters; are CONSTANT bearers
tb, fruit continues long in use, and they al c
not liable to be destroyed 10y insects. VINO
will NEGLECT 10 cultivate SO valuable fruit
there are four kinds Of this fruit which should
be found in every garden. The large red x
white Dutch, the Campalgne pale red, y the
black English currant. We ind this iruit IN
different shapes upon our table Tor months
or one quarter of the year, and always accep
table. As for wine, know 1t will be SAID that
that they make a heavy kind oil wine, which
may he drank when we can get no other Let
the reader consider this is an age OF improve
ment, and we know OF cask oil currant WINE
in this county, made the last season, winch
will be pr pronounced equal in quality TO any
imported wine which can be purchased IN
this place al two dollars per gallon. AS there
will ba an account given hereafter of the
manufacture Of this wine, b. the gentleman
who made it, we shall only observe that the
materials were all the produce OF his own
farm, and such wine can he we'll made at
half dollar per gallon. We see attempts
made to train the currant as dwarf stand
ard; this requires much time IN cutting down
the SPROUTS which are constantly sprmg'ng
Nd from the root; but which may be avoid
ed by commencing right at first. AS this IS
a proper season for commencing the pFepa-
rations fer forming currant plantations, d
few directions to young gardesers may be
useful.
The best method of proPagating eurrants
is by cuttings; these may be taken from the
falling Of the eef in autumn until spring
Select the straightest and most thrifty shoots
of the preceding years wood, which should
be eighteen iuche3 long or more, let them be
cut at such distance from the old wood that
the buds are found regular. and are large *
distinct. When you have collected as many
Of these straight shoots as you wish, cut the
lower end to & point, that il may more easily
be stuck in the ground, then, with sharp
budding knife, cut OUT each bud much IN the
manner Of cutting them from scion fer bud
ding-proceed in this manner as far as you
wish the body ofyour bush TO remain without
limbs, as no sprouts will ever come out of
that part deprived Of buds, and the greatest
care should be taken that not one bud, how
ever small, should be left, as that would de-
feat all your calculatons--aitert this stick |
them in the ground from four to six inches, |
keeping then perpendicular. The fret sum
mer they will take root & make small growth, !
after which they may be set in the places
where you wish them to remain. As they in
crease in size the tops should be pruned and
shaped to the taste ofthe operator Currant
bushes managed in this way, will continue in
bearing fifty years-the fruit will be larger
and better Favored than irem those bushes
lett to grow IN the common manner. the Dor I
deFs will not be infested with sprouts; and
dwarf standards are ornamental, and should
be found in every well regulated garden.
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