364 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Botanically, the red and the white currants are both included in the 

 species — rubrum; and the black, fetid varieties belong to the species — 

 nigrum. Since, therefore, the color of the fruit unmistakably indicates 

 the species, the botanical column is omitted from the tubulation. 



The black currants, R. nigrum, are all very much alike in quality as 

 well as in productiveness as grown here; but Naples stands easily at the 

 head of the list, so far as vigor of the plant is concerned. 



Crandall, R. aureum, has been dropped as valueless, for any practical 

 purpose, and was not included in the recent replanting of currants. 



Cherry and Fay, though by no means superior if even equal to others in 

 quality, or even in productiveness, are large, and for this reason only are 

 popular with commercial planters. 



Holland possesses great vigor of plant, as well as persistency of foliage, 

 while it compensates for its rather small berry in length of cluster, 

 together with productiveness. It is a popular market variety at the west. 



Lakewood and Wilder have the characteristic foliage, as well as the 

 large fruit of Cherry and Fay, though in most seasons they have not 

 equaled them in productiveness. 



London Red, sometimes called London Market, is very vigorous and 

 productive, and for these reasons somewhat popular as a market variety, 

 though neither very large nor of high quality. 



North Star is of recent origin and the plant very vigorous, though, so 

 far, it has not proved superior in other respects. 



Red Dutch, though among the very oldest varieties, is scarcely equaled, 

 all things considered, by any modern ones. Under proper, liberal treat- 

 ment, it very nearly equals Cherry in size, and is superior to it in flavor. 



Ruby Castle and Ruby Moore are amateur varieties; the latter, espe- 

 cially, v being superior in quality. 



Select Moore is, in fruit, much like Cherry, but quite superior to that 

 variety in quality. 



Versaillaise, though somewhat distinct in habit of growth, is so much 

 like Cherry that, formerly, many persons considered them identical. 



Victoria holds its foliage later than most other varieties and the shoots 

 are seldom attacked by the twig borer JEgeria tipuliformis, for which 

 reasou, mainly, it is extensively planted for the market. 



White Dutch and White Gondoin are much alike, as grown here. They 

 have yet no superior, so far as beauty and mild, rich flavor are concerned, 

 though slightly inferior to certain others in productiveness. 



White Grape has a more spreading habit of growth, with slightly larger 

 fruit, and is somewhat more productive, though scarcely equal to the fore- 

 going in quality. It is occasionally planted for commercial purposes. 



GOOSEBERRIES— Ribes. 



Gooseberries, while yet dormant, were sprayed on March 29th with a 

 solution of one pound of copper sulphate in twenty-five gallons of water, 

 as a preventive of mildew. 



On May 4th the plat was treated with a spray of three ounces of potas 

 sium sulphide, (liver of sulphur) in ten gallons of water. This treatment 

 was repeated weekly, weather permitting, until the fruit was ripe and 

 gathered. 



