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Snyder is strong, healthy, and very hardy, but the fruit, though o£ 

 excellent quality and abundantly produced, is quite deficient in size. 

 It has long been a popular favorite, on account of its hardiness. 



Taylor is the equal of Snyder in hardiness, productiveness, and qual- 

 ity. It is slightly later in ripening, and of somewhat larger size. It 

 is deserving of popularity, whether for home use or market. 



Wallace is a moderately hardy, large, and fairly productive variety; 

 which seems to deserve more attention than it has, so far, received. 



Erie, with another year's experience, shows, very conclusively, that 

 it is distinct from the Lawton. It promises well, for both family 

 and market purposes, the chief question being as to its sufficient 

 productiveness. 



Kittatinny, though one of the very early introductions, may still be 

 said to stand at or very near the head of the list, so far as quality, 

 size, and productiveness are concerned. Lack of hardiness is one of its 

 chief drawbacks. 



Lawton is one of the earliest introductions, and is too well known to 

 require description. In Michigan the plants need winter protection 

 and the fruit is too acid, unless left upon the plant till fully ripe. 



Western Triumph and Ancient Briton are varieties of western origin. 

 Both are hardy and vigorous, and even excessively productive, but their 

 fruit is too small to be popular in the market. 



Minnewaski is hai'dy and vigorous. The fruit is also large and of 

 fair quality. Its value must apparently depend largely upon its pro- 

 ductiveness, as compared with several other varieties which compete 

 closely with it in this, and perhaps other particulars. 



Stone's Hardy is of Wisconsin origin, in which state it has the rep- 

 utation of superior hardiness. It is also satisfactory in Michigan, except 

 that the fruit is too small. It will no doubt be found valuable in local- 

 ities in which great hardiness is required. 



A good succession for a family plantation is, Lucretia (dewberry), 

 Early Harvest, Kittatinny (with winter protection), Snyder, Taylor. 



For market. Early Harvest, AVilson or Wilson Jr. (with winter protec- 

 tion), Snyder, Taylor. 



CURRANTS, Ribes rubrum, nigrum, and aureum. 



This class of plants aj)pears to be specially liable to the depredations of 

 insects. 



The imported currant worm, Nemcdus ventricosus, has proved more 

 than usually troublesome this season; and the injury has proved the 

 more serious for the reason that fresh and pure hellebore proved not to be 

 readily obtainable when needed. 



The currant twig borer (whether the native or the imported we have 

 not so far been able to determine), proves to be a very troublesome 

 obstacle to currant culture here, at the lake shore, since the only 

 effective remedy at present consists in cutting away and burning the 

 infected branches, thus destroying much of the fruit-bearing wood for the 

 following year. Heretofore the wood of the Victoria has been nearly 

 exempt from the attacks of this insect; but from some unexplained cause, 

 neither this nor the black varieties have escaped its ravages this year. 



The premature loss of foliage, during July and August, due, probably, 

 to attacks of fungus, is a malady common to all the red and white 



