Show THE THIE DOMESTIC GARDENERS CLUB transactions REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE 0 vegetables CLASS sd CULTURE OF FRUIT FIRST DIVISION THE DESERET we adopt the name deseret carrant car Gar ay as being Z most appropriate and indicative of its native local ty this currant is well deserving in 0 general cultivation for a table fruit and for domestic cooking in summer also for preserving drying ardd arid for making wine and vinegar the ile deseret currant is of the same ca as the ribes ribes flaves cens ns or sweet scented currant of missouri tri trl which is found grow ng in its primitive frimi tive state kate by the side of kanyon 3 and low moist places from the missouri to the rocky mountains and from thence to the extreme verge veme of the great basin of the territory of utah of this species of currant we ave have two distinct varieties til the e yellow and the black which have many intermediate suil sub varieties this fruit has already been much lm improved proved by obtaining several pew dew varieties produced from 0 seed geed and by taking takina ad advantage vantage of thedia the different f ere nt mod modes es of cultivation by y pruning the trees by kei kel keeping away the bucl young trees from cuttings by in grafting ac anait and it may be expected to see the native currant I 1 universally cultivated as one of the best i j fruits of the territory RAISING SEEDLINGS by this thia method almost any variety can be gradually improved and tobe toie successful the seed must b be e taken from the best improved varieties rie ties in raising g seedlings s tile the cultivators I 1 should plant out a tree of good variety van etab liy y itself r at a good distance from any other currants so that the pollen or male maie dust of an inferior variety is not mixed by being t brought by the wind to mingle mingie with the th good b to do this thia this in the most complete manner ta tree when in blossom should be covered with fine muslin 1 gauze or any fine cloth that will keep off the insects which settling on the blossoms and leaving again carry thle tia pollen from ohe one one tree to another and mingle the variety GATHERING THE BERRIES TOR VOR SEED ara lia may max the I 1 be done dene when they are ripe ripp in doing this the first ripe and the best should be se let iet etl 1 I rejecting the late berries as qs geless useless the berries may may be washed aid and ald the seed washed out dried and put by for SO sowing ving vida the ile seed may be planted in drills the of november half an inch deep and lightly covered with fine girth earth the young plants will require to be well cultivated th through the summer and remain in tha th rows until the fall when they are to be transplanted out into rows three feet apart for pr proving h the fruit in doing I 1 which the cultivator may probably obtain 1 one plant out of fifty worthy cultivation asa asu i good variety GENERAL cultivation in the cultivation of the currant the treve tree should be so planted that it is freely exposed to the sun and air in order that the fruit may be well ripened the trees may be planted in rows from north to south four feet apart and from six to seven feet apart from one row to another I 1 bruning THE TR TREES crees ees ELS one great object in the culture of thie the currant is pruning the trees so that the fruit fill L t can ha have e free access to the sun and air an and d in every case to keep away awa y all suckers from the 0 o keep a clean stem by cutting off all ail shoots as they th ey make their appearance the general pruning may inay be performed in the fall in doing this busine business sir siz take away all suckers from the root and if the trees are young r cut off all superfluous shoots leaving 0 a sufficient number of main branches to form a good rep regular P head the after pruning is to keep tle the top well balanced and of a regular form by shortening any ion IOD long iong straggling branches as aw they occur from one season to another and 0 to o I 1 keep the top of the tree thin and open so that the sun and air have free access to every ev ery part to ripen the fruit to perfection in order to improve currants to the greatest perfection it will require several ge generations ne rations and to carry out this method seed must a always from one gene generation raton to another be selected from the best beat improved varieties propagating ort oft i torease INCREASE l BY CUi cue cuttings CUTTINGS TINGS for this method take off the good healthy shoots of oung young woo wood d in the fall which may be shortened into lengths cf of twelve or fifteen inches taking 1 out tha eyes or buds with a sharp knife at a athe the lower erad end of the cutting leaving leavi it 1 three or four buds entire on the top to form t the he young youn tree having the cuttings prepared they may be planted in rows on a moist piece of ground one foot apart by pressing them into the ground so that the top ig is about six inches above the surface when the earth asvery loose and dry it will require to be I 1 trodden close to the cuttings so as a to make it compact to retain moisture THE tile GRAFTING ROOTS BOOTS 1 Is recommended as a more sure method for increasing choice varieties which seldom seldon strike root freely from cuttings THE tue INCUR increasing aslang ASTING CURRANTS BY SUCKERS and runners from the main roots of tile the tree I 1 ia Is always to be re rejected acted indeed everything that has a fen ten tendency dency to encourage the growth of 0 suckers ja to be rejected as injurious to the good culture of the currant tree REMARKS the curr currant anty antl like all other fruit a and nd vegetables requires good culture to bring it into perfection the ground round should be well cult bated about the trees by keeping it loose and an d mellow and arid the nicher richer it is kept the th e better will wil I 1 be the produce |