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resistant of all red currants to llic i)in('-l)list<'r rust. The his- 

 tory of the variety is obscure. 



IM;iiits tall, upright, vigorous, fairly productive. Leaves small, thin, 

 liglit green, late in opening, very abundant. Flowers open in midseason. 

 Fruit late; clusters long, medium compact, tips well 

 filled, 12-20 berries; l)erries of medium size, variable, 

 round-oblate, dark red ; flesh red, firm, juicy, sprightly; 

 quality good ; seeds medium in number, large. 



701. Perfection (Fig. 260).— The outstand- 

 ing characters of the plants are vigor, hardi- 

 ness, healthfulness, and productiveness; of 

 the fruit, large clusters of uniformly large 

 berries borne on a long stem, so that picking 

 is easy. The berries are bright clear red, and 

 in flavor superior to those of most other cur- 

 rants. The fruit is borne on the old wood in 

 a manner peculiar to the variety. Perfection 

 originated with Charles G. Hooker, Rochester, 

 New York, in 1887. 



Plants large, vigorous, upright -spreading, hardy, 

 productive, healthy; branches stocky, smooth, long, 

 straight, numerous, brownish, dull and with little red; 

 foliage deep green, healthy; season of bloom early. 

 Fruit midseason; very easily picked, ships well; clus- 

 ters long, compact, cylindrical, slightly tapering; stems long, of medium 

 thickness; pedicels short, thick; berries roundish, uniformly large, cling well 

 to the pedicels, bright handsome red; skin thin but tough ; flesh juicy, tender, 

 sprightly subacid; quality good; seeds intermediate in size and number. 



702. Prince Albert is an old European currant, valued for its 

 very late fruits, which are of large size, have thin skins and a 

 most pleasing piquancy of flavor. The bushes are vigorous and 

 upright, but only moderately productive. The fruit is well liked 

 by canners and in the home for preserves and jellies. The va- 

 riety is one of the latest to flower as well as to ripen its fruits. 



Plants large, vigorous, upright-spreading, very dense, medium produc- 

 tive; suckers of medium number; canes tall, rather slender; young shoots 

 tinged red. Leaves cordate, taper -pointed, dull green, very rugose; held 

 stiffly upright ; petiole 3 inches long, pubescent ; flowers late. Fruit very 

 late; clusters long, well-filled; stems and pedicels short; berries cling well, 

 of medium size, round-oblate^ bright red; skin thin, smooth, tough, translu- 



FlG. 



260. Perfec- 

 tion. 



