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Brilliant, Coutant and Loudon did well. Loudon is valuable if free from root- 

 gall. Brilliant and Coutant are new varieties. 



Brilliant is strong, healthy, vigorous and productive. Berries are large and 

 attractive, but of poor quality. Valuable for market. 



Coutant is also a strong grower, and productive; fruit large, but crumbles and 

 is unattractive in appearance. s 



Bradley: — A new variety received from C. P. Bradley, Indiana. Fruit medium 

 to large, roundish, with an irregular surface; very firm. A. trifle too dark red 

 in color. Quality fair. Requires further trial. 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



There was an excellent crop of gooseberries, upon English varieties especially. 

 Chautauqua, Keepsake, Columbus, and Triumph being the best kinds. Lanca- 

 shire did fairly well, while Apex, Bendelon, Golden and Industry were less 

 satisfactory. The season was very favorable for mildew, but frequent spraying 

 with liver of sulphur kept them entirely free from the disease. Downing is still 

 the best of the American kinds although Josselyn and Pearl did fairly well. 

 Houghton artd Pale Red are small, dull red and are not to be compared to the 

 other kinds in value. 



CURRANTS. 



The currant crop was better than for two seasons. Red Dutch gave the heavi- 

 est yield of any variety; London, Holland, and Wilder coming next. Fay, Select 

 and Cherry gave fair yields of very fine, large fruit, which brought the highest 

 market price. 



Red Dutch and Victoria are productive but the berries are too small, Versail- 

 laise. Ruby Castle, and North Star are moderately productive varieties of 

 medium-sized fruit. Pomona bears fruit of good size, but seems to lack hardi- 

 ness as yet. London, Wilder and Cherry have been satisfactory and reliable. 

 Wilder especially seems desirable; a late ripening, productive sort; berries large 

 and of the Cherry type. 



Comet and Red Cross. — The berries were of large size on both varieties but 

 little can be said about them as yet, although planted in 1900. Red Cross is an 

 upright, close, compact grower, resembling Fay in this respect. 



Considerable injury is often done to the leaves of currants and gooseberries 

 by leaf-blight and currant worms, but both can be readily controlled by one or 

 two thorough sprayings with Bordeaux mixture and Paris green, or arsenite 

 of lime. 



GRAPES. 



The grape crop was very good. Concord and Niagara producing the heaviest 

 crop they have borne for some years. Of the one hundred ten varieties fruiting, 

 not more than ten could be recommended for commercial purposes and most 

 growers in Michigan would cut it down to one. and that variety. Concord. A 

 large number of varieties are practically worthless, while others might do for 

 some home collections, although we would not care to recommend them for 

 general planting. 



The crop was exceptionally free from disease, or the work of insects. Some 

 plant lice made their appearance on the tender shoots late in the season, but 

 did no apparent damage. Scarcely any mildew developed even upon varieties 

 that are most subject to it. A small amount of anthracnose was noticed upon 

 two or three varieties only. Black-rot did not make its appearance in the vine- 

 yard. 



The dust spray was tested in comparison with a liquid spray of Bordeaux 

 mixture and arsenite of lime for controlling mildew and anthracnose. Four 

 applications of each were made, the first as the buds were ripening; the second, 

 just before blossoming; the third, after the clusters and berries had well formed, 

 and the fourth, ten days later. No mildew made its appearance -on any of the 

 varieties in the test. Rather more anthracnose made its appearance upon one 

 variety (Guinevra), where sprayed with dust than with liquid, otherwise little 

 difference could be seen. The dust spraying machine is rather unhandy in the 

 vineyard, as compared with a spray pump, as it necessitates stopping and start- 

 ing quite often in order to reach every portion, while with a spraying rod and 



