The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-02-16
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The currant is native Of Great Britain.
aud moist, cool climate i best adapted to
Its slcceS,.u! culture yet, in a suitable To-
cation and under proper treatment, It may
be very prohtably cultivated with Us. Il IS
an excellent fruit, Ga1 Is in use for u longer
period than any other summer fruit Il NAV
be used IN its green state Tor pies and tarrs.
and when s.eNed makes an excellent sauce,
when ripe, n beautiful aud Wholesome icl'
/, made of It, Surprising that Of any other
fruit. aHd iJT wine Nc greigG /, ~ TIE native
grarc.
CCLT!VA.IJS.
The currant in our gardens is seldom cu,.
t!yatcd a. it should be the suckers are usu.
ally allowed TO grow round the original plant
u1tll It becomes a mass Of branches, g!mos.
wholly unproductivo.
The best method Of propagatiny the cur.
rant is 10 cut the branches OF the last sea.
sons growth just below their union with the
old wood, make the cuttings ten or twelve
inches long; with assharp knif. remove all
the buds except three Or four at the top Of
cutting, which will prevent the future
growth Of suckers. This should be done in
the month Of February, or IS carly as tho
ground is in good condition 10 work. Pre-.
ing ten or twelve inches deep then set tho
cuttings to about half their depth ia to tho
soil, aud tread the earth firmly around
them; q good mulching Of old straw, leaves
or other litter, will tend much TO insure
their growth. Ii the season is favorable.
the following spring they will be sufficiently
rooted for transplqntiag. 10 oLyate the ef.
iccts Of our hot summer sun, a northern as.
pcct is preferred, and II slightly shaded it /,
better. The soil should be rich and well
pu'yerIzed the p'9uta should be set about
three !,ct apart tDc ground should be keyt
clean and well cultivated If any suckers
appear they should he removed, and no
branches suffered to grow nearer tuan
twc,yca inches Of The grbund, and the head
pruncd annually preserving tie form Of a
a.l"tstNye trlc, and the remaining branches
should be shortened Uae-tA.rl or onu-fgurth
the last seasons growth, thu. heep.n. up
supply Of ness bearing wood. The ground
should have top dressing every ta., VI iue
manure or compost VH.4 should be We,
spadeI or f1rked under in the spring, and
the surface covered with leaves or o.d straw.
This treatment should ,. repeated every
year, and viii bc fully compca.a,ej by IA
abunlancc Of large nEe i;a!:,
VARIETIES.
/ Recently there have Leon number ol new
varieties Introduced from England some Of
which are Of large Size and Of good favor,
/ but for general cultivation there ara l.w
/ k.nI- We prefer 10 the
/ Hgi QnG lVite D4:.! !.-TA.s. are pro.
duclivc varieties Of good SIZE and mid fla.
yor the White Is more mid aud sweet than
the R-d, but We think hardly a. productive.
Rel Grape. His Is good grower, aad
bears well branches are ql,.. .yug; b-r..s
] large, light red, quite ac.l.
+ jtAt.e GTaPe The largest oF all the
white curraut> the lunches arc large, tho
-tcrl--s very large .a-a.I closely set; pale bu.
quite transparent The Ju,I isI.y, 30 free u
grower "a. some other kinds
, CheJry This variety bears the largoss
berries If any Of the currant,: the bunches
are short, but the fruit is very compact 1t
Is u vigorous grower and with close pruning
/ is al abundant bearer.
/ .hty's FictoyiG. - Bunchcs Of great
/ length, berries above medium szc. palo
red, good bearer; fuit may be kept on tho
I bushes long time.
I Ckgmpdg This j. quite now variety,
and i, p' cha )y eros, between ths whit,
and rcd--col)r Of the fruit !i.L. pink. lt
makes handsome Jelly.
Baact Naples. The b'acl; cQrrants nrs
/ not generally 50 much admired as the other
I varieties; but the Naples is the BEST Of all
! the black curlauts; it bears large clusters
and the berries ave ot large szt. It Is very
/ productive in soils suited To il,