Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-07-16
Chapter on Currants.

Chapter on Currants.
The is no class Of fruits 50 much neglect
ed as the curran;, and none possessing 50
many good qualities and % susceptible Of
Improvement, under good cultivation
Planted in some Ear oT corner, where other
fruits would s,aryc and die, i, is lci, TO take
care Of itself, receiving no care m the way
Of manurng and pruning, or mulching.
In almost every garden whore they are
planted, We find them complete nuisance
hedsc.rows Of poor weak struggling branch.
-, utterly incapable Of producing good sized
fair fruit.
In the production OF new varieties, the
currant has been sadly neglected, while
every year adds to the too already extended
Lists Of pear, apple, peach, &c, until with.
in very few years We have had nothing
new added 10 this list. Lately, however,
several now varieties have been sant out
frOm England, some Of which promise to
become worthy Of extended cultivation.
10 cultivate the curant thoroughly, it
should bo pruncd to ono stock Elk or eight
inches high, aud planted against the south
side Of the garden fence for iruitu: carly
in the season, and against the north side for
fruiiing later in thl. way ,hc fruitius "a.
sJu may he much heightened. Suckers
should by all means be removed as fast as
they appear, aud the head prancl annually,
keeping a sufficient, disiane, from each other
TO admit the sun and air-,hc young shoots
should he shortened at least oue.hali Of last
scasoa's growth, thus keeping up god
supply Of literal spurs Tor fruiting the sue.
ccrlns season.
IN, ground around each ba,h mus, bo
kep, vol pulyerr,l. and have y t,p.drc,,.
ins every fll, with a covering Of On, ma.
nure or good compost. Fork this in in the
srrin;, and apply Immediately under tho
branches a muichrns three or four inches
thick Of d,cayci leaves, grass. or dnc straw.
Repeat this every year, anl very soon you
will be surprised a, the quality anl quan.
,i,y Of your irui, We gathered few day.
ago fifteen varieties. nearly all Of which were
very Gnc. Among them wer, tho following,
with tho description taken at "a, time
"whitc Grape" The fines, and largest
%, all white curran,. tho bunchc- large
herrie. very large and clos'ly st, pale white
but quite Transparent, the bush rather
slow grower; wood short anl stout: leave,
dark green. The "Whia Dl,sh has bocn
70 some extent c5nr5uuIci with this.
"RcI Datch." Tho bancho, are short,
compact; bl.h o' fair rl, tho berries arc
large, high colJrcI and rich, and Tor JAMS
and jrllie- have no superior FREQ grower
and abuuilnt b,1r,r b,,i or roi currants
RED Grape" \ dno grower AMI good
bearer, with long bauchcs large light rci
berries; quite acid.
Champagne" \ new variety, lruitnr
With u, f,r the ir,, time evidently eros,
between white and rel The bunchcs are
ng f.ir sirl; leave. medium, color light deli
iclt, p,nk think when more extensively
known will be much in demand for pre-
serving
Cherry Curran,." Berries very large.
at lsl., one thirl.Arg'r than Red Grape,
bauchcs short, very compact; vigorous
grower, anl with clos, pruning an abuu.
daut bearer.
Victoria" Bunchcs Of enormous length;
bsrric, above medium sizc, pale red abuu-
dant bearer, and trained asnin,, the north
eide Of a tish, fence may be- septtilI August.
Morsln's white" palswhi,e, or good
sil,, abundant bearer, bat very acid.
Rotterdam White" Similar to the
above; but swceter and richer.
BLACK Naples" Best Of the black eur.
rants bunchc, Of good size berries above
medium. These ars much used in England
ny jams and blIics, bu, as yc, are LITTLE cal.
,iya,cd in this country.
Rotterdam Red Long Bunched
Red, %" Knights Early Rcd, -" PI,maston
Red" are all good rcd varieties; similar,
e1cep, m length OF bunches.
"Hnight's Sweet. Red Dunehcs long;
berries large; abundant bearer one Of the
sweetest.
Any Of the foregoing, with the treatment
and pruning recommended, will produce
we'll. J. u. g..
Progressive Farmer