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What of the new variety of cherry known as Bing? 



Mr. Willard. — I have it. The scions came from Oregon. It ha& 

 fruited one year. Some of the specimens had a circumference of 

 3 to 3^ inches. It is the most promising of any of the nev/er 

 varieties that I have. The man who has that and the Windsor 

 will be a happy one. Montgomery is the most valuable sour 

 cherry, with English Morrillo second. 



Which variety of currant is best to plant? 



Mr. Willard. — There are some new varieties not long since in- 

 troduced that are among the best. Among them is President 

 Wilder, a red variety, and White Imperial. The latter is not a 

 commercial variety', but it has no equal as a table currant. I 

 have grown Wilder a number of years. It produces on my 

 grounds double the qua.rts yielded by Cherry or Fay, while the 

 quality is very much finer than that of either of these old sorts. 

 The children who pick our currants easily double their wages 

 when they begin picking it. 



George T. Powell. — -I have taken as many as IG quarts of Fay 

 from a single bush. If Mr. Willard can beat that, I would like to- 

 know^ it. 



Mr. Willard. — I take off my hat to that statement from Mr. 

 Powell, and go to the rear. 



W. D. Barns. — I do not feel confident to decide which is the 

 best commercial variety to plant. Many currants are grown 

 along the Hudson river. Fay drops its fruit, gets dirty, and is 

 straggling somewhat in its wood growth, while Cherry is infested 

 with disease. The old Victoria is a good one, but is not fully 

 satisfactory for one or two reasons. Prince Albert is the latest 

 to fruit of any in my grounds, but its color is light and therefore 

 objectionable to some. President Wilder gives the best satisfac- 

 tion so far. It is an upright grower, and the fruit hangs on 

 longer, and is still fit for market, than does that of any other 

 variety. I have several thousands of bushels of this variety, 

 and the fruit has averaged two to four cents per quart higher in 

 the market than any other variety, the color being fine and the 

 quality fully as high, while the yield is much larger. 



George T. Powell. — Currants at present are one of the most 

 valuable of the small fruits which I grow, but there are some 



