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thickly covered with large leaves. The fruit stems are long and well- 

 filled, containing 12-16 rather small dark-red Jruits which have a slightly 

 heavy, rich juice. The berries are rather small for fancy use but the 

 quality is fine for jellies and they are very productive. 



Empire, received from J. Lewis Childs, Floral Park, N. Y., seems to 

 lack in hardiness as the bushes winter-kill some and do not recuperate 

 readily. The berries are large, of a bright dark or ruby red, but the stems 

 are short and contain only a few berries. The berries are of good quality 

 and attractive but they are not productive enough to be profitable. 



Filler, received from Jos. H. Black & Son, Hightstown, N. J. 

 Originated in Ulster Co.. N. Y. The bushes are very coarse, upright 

 growers, with dark rank foliage. The clusters are of medium size, long, 

 well-filled with bright red currants. They are good size, attractive and 

 have a pleas-ant rich flavor. 



London Market, received from Alexander Hamilton, Bangor, Michi- 

 gan, is a promising variety for general cultivation. The berries are a 

 little larger than the Pomona and have a bright clear red color. The 

 juice is thick, heavy and of a pleasant sprightly flavor. The bushes are 

 thrifty and vigorous but not quite as productive as Pomona. 



Pomona, received from Albertson & Hobbs, Bridgeport, Ind. This 

 has proven to be one of the best varieties of recent introduction. It is a 

 vigorous thrifty grower and exceedingl}' productive. The clusters are 

 long and filled with medium-sized berries having a mild, rich, pleasant 

 flavor. The color of the fruit is a bright, clear red, becoming dark when 

 fully ripened. They adhere firmly to the stems which prevents their mass- 

 ing in the boxes. 



Purity, received from John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, N. Y. The 

 bushes are low-growing and have a sprawling habit. The fruit is a yel- 

 lowish white, but it is not equal to the White Transparent in quality or 

 productiveness. 



Red Cross, from Green's Nursery Co., Rochester, is another choice va- 

 riety. The bushes are more upright and coarser than Pomona but not 

 quite as productive. The berries are a little darker in color, and a trifle 

 larger than Pomona but the stems are long and loosely filled. The qual- 

 ity is excellent. 



Scarlet Gem is not what the name would signify, it being a pinkish- 

 white currant. The bushes are low growers, coarse, and sparsely cov- 

 ered with foliage; stems long, fairly well filled with small, sub-acid, 

 pleasant flavored berries. 



White Transparent, received from Geo. S. Josselyn, Fredonia, N. Y., 

 and White Versailles from John Charlton & Sons, Rochester, N. Y.. are 

 two choice white sorts resembling each other. The berries are about the 

 same size and have a rich thick juice of a desirable sprightly flavor. The 

 bushes are upright, strong growers and well loaded with fruit. The 

 Transparent bunches are not quite as long as the Versailles but are a 

 little more compact, which makes the productiveness about ^le same. 

 The Versailles berries are a trifle larger but in general they are two va- 

 rieties either of which could be selected as a choice white currant. 



Wilder was received from Isaac Rogprs, Dansville. N. Y., and is a seed- 

 ling of Versailles. The berries are a little larger than Fays Prolific and 

 of superior quality. The bushes are thrifty and productive. It is a val- 

 uable variety. 



