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are quite small, oblong, and quite compact. They are moderately juicy, and with a 

 pleasant flavor. It seems to have no special value. 



Piasa is of rathe'' weak growth and laelcing in productiveness. The fruit is 

 rather small, of an irregular oblong form, borne in small compact clusters. The 

 berries are compact, somewhat lacking in juice and of a mild flavor. The plants 

 do not seem thoroughly established, and this may account for the poor showing 

 they have made. 



Reyner Avas planted in ]89G and has made a strong growth, and during the past 

 season produced a good crop of fruit. The berries were rather small, varying 

 from oblong to oval in form, and were rather compact and with a plentiful amount 

 of juice; flavor sprightly and pleasant. If, after the plants have become better 

 established, the size of the fruit is increased, It promises to be a valuable variety, 

 either for home use or market. 



Sanford made a comparatively weak growth, but was fairly productive, although 

 ine berries were rather small in size. The clusters were quite large, moderately 

 compact, and the fru't ranged from oblong to oval in form. Rather firm and with 

 a moderate amount of juice. Favor pleasant and vinous, but not of high quality. 



Thompson was among the earliest to ripen, and although the plants were not 

 especially vigorous, they were quite productive. The berries w^ere quite large, 

 of an irregular, oblong form, and were borne in large, loose clusters. They were 

 fairly firm and with a moderate amount of juice, but the flavor was slightly un- 

 pleasant. If it shows hardiness under average conditions, it may prove a valuable 

 variety for market. 



Of the common kinds, Kittatinny, Lawton, Snyder, Taylor, Western Triumph 

 and Wallace all gave good crops, slightly excelling Agawam, Ancient Briton and 

 Erie, although these kinds produced a fair amount of excellent fruit. 



CURRANTS. 



The plantation of currants contains twenty-four varieties, most of them three 

 years transplanted, altuough several new kinds have recently been added. The 

 usual treatment with fungicides was made, the first application being given March 

 18, before growth had started, and as soon as the worms appeared, they were 

 sprayed with Bordeaux mixture, for the prevention of fungi, and Paris green for the 

 worms. This treatment sufficed to hold the insects in check and saved the foliage 

 from the attack of fungi so that it remained upon the plants in a healthy condi- 

 tion long after all of the leaves had fallen from unsprayed plants. This enabled 

 the bushes to ripen their wood as well as to form strong fruit buds for the crop the 

 coming season. On the 2nd of June, aphides having appeared upon Long Bunch 

 Holland and spreading to the surrounding varieties, the infested bushes were 

 sprayed with tobacco water, and further injury was thus prevented. The season 

 was quite favorable to the currant crop, and a large yield was secured from most 

 varieties. In former years some injury had been done by the ctirrant stem borer, 

 but by cutting awaf all infested branches and the thorough use of insecticides, 

 the injury has been greatly reduced, although it is impossible to tell to what extent 

 lue destruction of the borers has been due to the spraying. 



Of the older kinds, good crops have been secured from Cherry, Fay and Versail- 

 laise, althougli they have been discarded by many persons as market varieties on 

 account of the injury from the twig borers. Although distinct in their origin and 

 with slight differences in bush and berry, there is a general resemblance between 

 them. The bushes are of medium height and with stout shoots and thick, dark 

 green, wrinkled leaves. The berries of Fay and Cherry are quite large, but the 

 former, as a rule, has somewhat longer stems. The Versaillaise has berries some- 

 what smaller than those of the other varieties, but the length of the stem and the 

 arrangement of the berries is similar to that of Fay. The large size of the berries 

 will make these valuable kinds where they can be grown without danger from the 

 twig borers, but where this cannot be held in check, all of them and Fay in partic- 

 ular, will be greatly injured. 



