HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 



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Ribes aureum — Yellow flowering currant. 



Ribes nigrum — Black currant. 



Black Champion 



Black Naples 



Lee 



Much like the Black Naples. 



Vigorous. 



Resembles the Black Naples. 



Ribes rubrum — Red and white currant. 



The Red Dutch and the Victoria are the popular varieties for general 

 planting, both being hardy and productive. The latter is remarkably free 

 from the attacks of the borer, for which reason it is largely used for mar- 

 ket plantations. The currant fly will also pass it by if varieties of more 

 tender foliage are planted near. 



The Fay is a weak grower, of a sprawling habit, and it suffers much 

 from the attacks of borers. These causes combined make it a failure 

 here. 



Prince Albert is much later than the Victoria; a rapid, upright grower; 

 young shoots large and strong; bunch short, compact, and well filled; 

 berries medium large and of good quality when fully ripe. It is quite free 

 from the attacks of borers and its tough foliage is objectionable to the cur- 

 rant worm. It does not receive the attention that it seems to deserve. It 

 is said that it is hard to propagate. 



The White Dutch and the White Grape are the best of their class. The 

 white currants are of less acidity than the red, and are very desirable for 

 dessert purposes. 



The black currants make a jelly that is highly prized by those who have 

 once used it, and there is a market for a limited quantity of them. They 

 are very little afiPected by insects and easily grown. 



