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Victoria is popular as a market variety in western Michigan, on 

 account of its at least partial exemption from the attacks of the twig 

 borer. It also usually retains its foliage later than most varieties. 



White Dutch is scarcely as vigorous as Red Dutch, but is fully its equal 

 in other respects, and in quality for the dessert it is unequaled. 



White Gondoin closely rivals White Dutch, in most particulars, even 

 including its superior dessert qualities. 



White Grape is perhaps slightly the largest of the white currants, and 

 though objectionably straggling in growth is rather popular as a market 

 variety. 



Wilder needs a longer trial. It has not maintained its previous reputa- 

 tion the past season. 



GOOSEBERRIES {Ribes). 



Gooseberries and currants, being in adjacent rows, received the same 

 treatment, so far as spraying is concerned; and the reader is therefore 

 referred to the preceding section for an account of the same. 



Only in the case of a plant or two of Triumph (of European parentage), 

 growing adjacent to the eastern side of a tall evergreen screen, was either 

 plant or fruit apparently attacked by mildew, unless we except a few plants 

 of Smith, which made no new growth, and produced no fruit, dropping 

 their foliage very early. This apparent lack of vitality may probably be 

 due to the circumstance that these plants were considerably injured by 

 the freezing and thawing, and consequent heaving, of the soil — a casualty 

 to which this variety is specially liable, on account of its inherent lack of 

 vigor. 



The crumpling of the leaves near the tips of the shoots of several of the 

 more slender growers, due apparently to the presence of a minute aphid, 

 has been somewhat more prevalent than heretofore. 



With the exceptions noted, there have been no noteworthy visitations of 

 either insects or fungi. 



1. EUROPEAN GOOSEBERRY (Ribes grossularia) . Also American seedlings and crosses. 



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Name. 



Aabarn 



Bendelon 



Champion 



Golden (Prolific) 

 Industry 



Keepsake 



Lancashire Lad.. 

 Orange (Early).. 



Pearl 



Red Jacket 



Triumph 



Color. 



Red. 



Green. 



Yellow. 



Bed. 



Yellow. 

 Green. 

 Red. 

 Green. 



