MICHIGA>f EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETINS. 



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3. — Ribes rubrum.— Red and White cnrrants. 



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Name. 



Cherry 



Fay .._ 



Holland (Long Bunched) . 



Lakewood 



London Red 



Moore Knby... 

 Moore Select. 

 North Star .... 

 Eed Dutch .... 

 Baby Castle . . 



Versaillaise 



Victoria 



White Dutch_.. 

 White Gondoin. 

 White Grape ... 



16 White Imperial . 



17 Wilder 



Remarks. 



Old, large, very acid. 

 Like cherry; but less acid. 

 Plant vigorous, continues late. 

 New, but partly tested. 

 Beet for jams and jellies. 



Mild. Best red variety. 



Not yet fully tested. 



New, claimed to be very hardy. 



Most valuable red currant. 



Is it the old Raby Castle (Victoria)? 



Resembles cherry. 

 Nearly proof against borers. 

 Finest flavored currant. 

 Comparative value yet undetermined. 

 Most profitable white variety. 



May prove to be White Grape. 

 Requires further trial. 



The peculiarities of a few of the foregoing varieties, and the uses to 

 which they seem specially adapted, are noted as follows: 



Crandall appears to be exempt from the insect attacks and fungous 

 diseases to which the varieties of ruhrum are so peculiarly liable; but 

 although its flavor is at least tolerable when cooked, the thickness and 

 toughness of the skin, even after cooking, is a well nigh fatal objection to 

 its use. 



Black English is planted to supply a known standard with which others 

 of its class may be compared. 



Lee, and the recent varieties, Saunders and Wales, have not so far 

 developed any special superiority over the older varieties of the species. 



Cherry, Fay, and Versaillaise are all of large size and quite similar in 

 both plant and fruit. Neither of the others can fairly be said to be supe- 

 rior to the Cherry which is the oldest variety of the three. 



Lakewood, a new variety received from Ohio, appears promising, but 

 requires further trial. 



London Red was received with the assurance that, while not of superior 

 quality, it is specially desirable for jams and jellies. It is a vigorous 

 grower and bears heavily. 



Moore Ruby is reputed to be the finest of the red currants. 



Moore Select needs further trial to develop its characteristics. 



Victoria is specially popular in western Michigan as a market variety. 



North star, White Gondoin, White Imperial, and Wilder, need further 

 trial to develop their characteristics. 



For family use the old Red and White Dutch have as yet no superiors. 



White Grape, though a somewhat straggling grower, is the most popular 

 market variety of its color. 



